Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 61-80 of 136

Print

John Emerson — Anita Loos: Productions for Paramount

Date: 1918
Description: Full page display ad for the husband and wife filmmaking team of John Emerson and Anita Loos in the 1918 edition of Wid's Yearbook, a motion picture trade ...
Photograph

Russ Murder-Suicide

Date: 06 28 1954
Description: James Quinn, witness of the events leading to the murder and suicide of Doris Russ and Guy Russ, talks to either police investigator John Henry or newspape...
Photograph

Blue Angel Drill Team

Date: 1970
Description: "The famous Blue Angel Drill Team visits Milwaukee."
Photograph

Blue Angel Drill Team

Date: 1970
Description: "The famous Blue Angel Drill Team visits Milwaukee."
Photograph

"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the Twentieth Century-Fox movie "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," featuring Gregory Peck (playing Tom Rath). He is smoking a cigarette a...
Photograph

Vera Caspary and Dancers

Date: 1956
Description: The writer Vera Caspary, pen in hand, with male and female dancers handsomely posed behind her in a publicity still for the musical comedy play "Wedding in...
Manuscript

15th Wisconsin Infantry Regimental Flag

Date: 
Description: Drawing of older gentleman presenting the regimental flag of the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, presumably at a Grand Army of the Republic meeting. The image is ...
Photograph

The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword

Date: 
Description: Full-length portrait of a woman posing in a costume made out of newspapers from the "Minneapolis Journal." She is holding an oversized ink pen and has what...
Photograph

Article Featuring Richard Ely

Date: 02 1930
Description: An article titled "Institute for Research in Land Economics and Public Utilities to Establish Outpost in China" features Professor Richard Ely.
Photograph

Writers on Social Questions

Date: 12 1900
Description: A composite of photographs of "writers on social questions". Pictured are 1. Henry D. Lloyd 2. Richard T. Ely 3. Benjamin Kidd 4. Rev. George D. Herron 5. ...
Photograph

William Theodore Evjue

Date: 
Description: William Evjue with Girl Scouts.
Photograph

Frame 30: Man Learning to Read and Write

Date: 1964
Description: A man is seated at a desk, writing and smoking a cigarette.
Photograph

Frame 34: Woman Signing Up - Freedom Registration

Date: 1964
Description: A woman in the foreground writes on a pad while a young woman looks on from a doorway.
Photograph

Truck Drivers at Truck Stop

Date: 1966
Description: Two truck drivers filling out paperwork at a table in an American Oil Company truck stop. Behind them is a vending machine for cigarettes.
Photograph

Truck Drivers Relaxing in Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Several truck drivers relaxing in an American Oil Company truck stop lounge. Two men in the foreground are working on paperwork.
Photograph

"On Wisconsin" Jeep

Date: 12 14 1943
Description: Ordnance Lieutenant Elroy Derksen of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, glances up from writing on papers laying on the hood of his jeep at a military base in New Guine...
Photograph

Robert Doyle at His Typewriter

Date: 04 16 1945
Description: Robert Doyle (shirtles), works at the typewriter in his quarters in the BOQ (Bachelor Officer Quarters) #5, room 110, at CINCPAC (Commander in Chief, Pacif...
Photograph

The History of Wisconsin Poster

Date: 1893
Description: John Fawcett Tyrrell, handwriting expert and documents examiner of Milwaukee, standing at left of an illuminated poster, ten feet high, entitled "The Histo...
Photograph

Irna Phillips Dictacting to Her Secretary

Date: 10 1940
Description: Irna Phillips sits at her desk dictating a letter to her secretary.
Photograph

Irna Phillips and Rose Cooperman

Date: 
Description: Irna Phillips, with her friend and secretary Rose Cooperman. Irna is holding papers and smoking a cigarette. Rose is sitting in the background writing.

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: