Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-7 of 7

Photograph

Vilas Flying Boat

Date: 1915
Description: Jack Vilas (seated) in the Curtiss hydroplane he used to spot forest fires for the Wisconsin Conservation Department. (His companion is not identified.) Th...
Photograph

Crystal Lake CCC Camp

Date: 1935
Description: Barracks buildings at the Crystal Lake Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp.
Photograph

Log Driving, Idaho

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline of log driving, with a large group of men using long poles to transfer logs from the land into the waterway. Logs can be seen in the ba...
Map or Atlas

Emergency Conservation Camps as of January

Date: 1936
Description: This 1936 Wisconsin Conservation Dept. map shows the locations of state forestry Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps, closed state forestry CCC camps, ...
Photograph

Signal Point Stone Wall Under Construction

Date: 1936
Description: Four men are building the wall at Signal Point Lookout in Wyalusing State Park. They are part of Works Progress Administration (WPA) Project #8656-8. Th...
Photograph

Hatfield Dam Construction

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the construction site of a dam across a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield dam across the Black River in 1907 to 1909.
Photograph

Lumberjacks On the River

Date: 1910
Description: A bateau or york boat full of lumberjacks traveling down the river.

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: