Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 23

Photograph

Friends of the Polish Companies in the U.S. Army

Date: 1918
Description: Group of women gathered at 2nd (now 7th St.) and Mitchell wearing light-colored dresses and hats. Each woman holds a U.S. flag. There is a sign to the righ...
Photograph

Hotel de Nemours

Date: 08 28 1944
Description: View across cobblestone street of a military jeep (marked "PRESS") is parked in front of the Hotel de Nemours, Rennes, France. Driving the jeep is Corporal...
Photograph

Armistice Day Street Parade

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: Elevated view from building of informal Armistice Day street parade at an intersection of the downtown area. They are celebrating the conclusion of the fir...
Photograph

Armistice Day Street Parade

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: Elevated view from building of informal Armistice Day street parade at an intersection of the downtown area. They are celebrating the conclusion of the fir...
Photograph

Crowds Welcome Soldiers Home

Date: 05 21 1919
Description: Elevated view of street entertainment, with crowds, dancing and band concert to welcome home Wisconsin National Guard, 3d Regiment, Company H, after servic...
Photograph

Women Employed by The Nash Motor Company

Date: 1918
Description: View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti...
Photograph

Landsturm Soldier

Date: 
Description: Landsturm (reservist) soldier and wife in Brandenberg on the Havel. Landsturm are identifiable by the cross on their shakos.
Photograph

Red Cross Soup Kitchen

Date: 
Description: Red Cross soup kitchen with a crowd at the entrance. For 10 pfennigs one can obtain a hearty lunch.
Photograph

Horse Soldier Reading News

Date: 
Description: Our Bavarians in the Vosges. A German soldier on horseback reading the newspaper with "Good News."
Photograph

Ortelsburg in East Prussia

Date: 
Description: The Russians destroyed the fire fighting apparatus so that the residents could not put out the flames.
Photograph

Hungarian Civilians

Date: 
Description: Hungarian hussar, and his wife, heading for the train station.
Photograph

Farmer's Market in Czernowitz

Date: 
Description: Woman at the farmer's market in Czernowitz selling a goose.
Photograph

East Prussian Refugees in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: East Prussian refugees, who are in Berlin to be inducted in the military, receive free meals daily courtesy of a well-known restaurant (Weinstuben Haus Tra...
Photograph

War Credits Bank

Date: 1914
Description: The War Credits Bank of Berlin located in the Wilhelmstrasse.
Photograph

Weekly Market in Antwerp

Date: 1914
Description: Our naval soldiers buying fruit. German forces occupied Antwerp on October 10th, 1914 after a two week siege.
Photograph

Refugees Receiving Meals

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees receiving a midday meal at a Dutch church.
Photograph

Belgian Refugees Leaving Messages on Signboards

Date: 1914
Description: Refugees using every wall space to write messages and addresses in order to inform their relatives of their location.
Photograph

Refugee Suffering

Date: 1914
Description: Homeless refugees resting by their belongings.
Photograph

Belgian Refugees in Bergen op Zoom

Date: 1914
Description: A refugee who had collapsed from exhaustion is being carried away by Dutch soldiers. Bergen op Zoom, the first large city on the Dutch side of the border, ...
Photograph

Jerome Francis Franklin, Sr. and Family

Date: 1916
Description: The extended Franklin family posing in front of a store (possibly the family owned Drug Store or Hardware Store) with messages wishing Perry Small Franklin...

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: