Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 115

Photograph

Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
Photograph

Young Arthur Altmeyer and Friends

Date: 
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Arthur Altmeyer as a young man posing in Wingra Park with five other young people identified as Selma, Russell, Lloyd, May Wescot...
Photograph

Jane Theresa Taylor in Bajiou, Philippines

Date: 1913
Description: Trading market; Bajiou, Philippines. Image of boy with notation: "Native Bajiou (P.I.) giving Jane his hat." Second of a sequence of three images.
Photograph

Jane Theresa Taylor in Bajiou, Philippines

Date: 1913
Description: Trading market; Bajiou, Philippines. Image of boy with notation: "Janie paying a native of Bajiou P.I. for having his picture taken and giving me his hat."...
Photograph

Fans at Baseball Game

Date: 1960
Description: Close-up of fans shouting at a Milwaukee Braves baseball game.
Photograph

McCormick Family at Island Lake Camp

Date: 1888
Description: McCormick family group portrait at Island Lake Camp in Northwestern Wisconsin, owned by Dr. William C. Gray (editor of "The Interior") and the McCormicks. ...
Photograph

Boys Doing Gymnastics in Field

Date: 1874
Description: Three young men doing gymnastics in a field near a cow, with other people standing and posing behind them. Two people are in a wagon. In the background are...
Photograph

DelliQuadri Family at Church Door

Date: 11 21 1955
Description: Fred and Velma DelliQuadri and their three daughters, Geri, Lyn, and Toni, enrollees in the Character Research Project, standing at the door of the First U...
Photograph

Pedestrians on Street Near Fire

Date: 
Description: A large cloud of smoke blankets the end of the road, and snow covers the ground. Pedestrians are the sidewalks. A woman is running across the street, and a...
Photograph

Portrait of Two Women and a Girl

Date: 
Description: A studio portrait of two women and a young girl, in front of a painted backdrop. The young girl wears a hat and coat and holds a pair of mittens in her lap...
Photograph

Elderly Woman with Young Girl

Date: 
Description: An elderly woman sits with a young girl holding a doll for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The woman wears an elaborately decorated coat ...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Wife and Children of Little Solder

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio group portrait of a Ho-Chunk family in front of a painted backdrop. Mary Littlesoldier (HoUpTchooJayWinKah), left, is sitting with her d...
Photograph

Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women and a Ho-Chunk Girl

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on the left. She is wearing several necklaces, earrings, and a plaid dres...
Photograph

Yerkes Observatory Tour

Date: 11 19 1949
Description: Three high school science teachers and a Kiwanis Club representative escort 22 pupils from Madison's five high schools on a Kiwanis-sponsored educational t...
Photograph

Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Couple

Date: 
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk couple posing in front of a painted backdrop. The man sitting on the left is wearing a striped suit, bandan...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Group

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women (unknown) seated, wearing several necklaces, earrings, traditional blouses, rings, and moccasins, in front of a...
Photograph

Portrait of a Young Ho-Chunk Group

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk women and Frank Thomas Jefferson (Ma He Ha Na Cho E Kah), standing, and Fred Kingswan, sitting. The Ho-Chunk woman si...
Photograph

Marjorie Quinney's Checkered Coat

Date: 1910
Description: Marjorie Quinney, Richard Quinney's aunt, wearing a stole and a checkered coat, standing behind a Model-T Ford on the family farm with sheds in background.
Photograph

Girl Scout Cookie Sale

Date: 02 27 1952
Description: Girl Scouts Janet and Jane Brandenburg promote a Girl Scout cookie sale to Dorothy Freck.
Postcard

Studio Portrait of Two Women in Hats

Date: 
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women posing sitting and standing in front of a painted backdrop. On the left, the older woman is holding a basket on he...

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: