Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-13 of 13

Photograph

John Street Bridge

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down at people working on John Street Bridge during the razing. There is a crane on the bridge.
Photograph

Bridge over the Black River

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view of a bridge over the Black River during construction. It was built during 1923 and 1924 by the Wausau Iron Works. Tom Cleary was the Resident...
Photograph

De Pere Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1932
Description: View of the bridge under construction, with a crane atop the structure. Eight men are standing on scaffolding below the bridge. The Nicolet Paper Company ...
Photograph

Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge Removal

Date: 1885
Description: Partial removal of railroad bridge over Rock River. A train is on a section not being removed in order to transport men and materials.
Photograph

Pere Marquette Ferry

Date: 06 1939
Description: Bridge on the Manitowoc River raised to allow the Pere Marquette car ferry through. River dredging equipment can be seen in the foreground.
Poster

Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch...
Photograph

Hue after Tet

Date: 1968
Description: Journalist Robert Shaplen, facing the camera, at a bombed bridge over the Perfume River at Hue, where crowds of pedestrians and cyclists were attempting to...
Photograph

Photographer at Parade

Date: 1964
Description: "Mayville photographer, Edgar G. Mueller, covers a parade in Theresa."
Photograph

Delivery Truck Parked in Front of City Skyline and Ships

Date: 1970
Description: Elevated view of an International Harvester model MA-1500 Metro delivery truck is parked on a bridge overlooking a body of water and a city skyline, likely...
Photograph

Construction of the Bulkhead

Date: 1908
Description: View looking toward men working on a construction site. Men are standing and watching from the rocky shoreline on the right. Identified as the construction...
Photograph

Reconstruction after the 1911 Flood

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a construction site. There are two men standing on a dirt road, looking down at other men down below them working around a brick wall. A w...
Photograph

Industrial Tractor for Street Construction

Date: 10 07 1927
Description: A man is operating an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Men are in the background standing near a pile of sandbags. Tal...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: