Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 23069

Photograph

Man Posing in Old Car

Date: 1918
Description: A man poses behind the wheel of a car in the foreground. In the background on the left two women are on the porch of a building with a false front. In the ...
Photograph

Men in Front of Brown Corliss Engine Company Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Several men posing in front of the newly constructed Brown Corliss Engine Co. machine factory. Caption reads: "Corliss, Wis. About 1901. Men in front of ma...
Photograph

War Bride and Groom Back From Spain

Date: 01 04 1938
Description: A man and woman are seated in front of a flag and next to two posters. Caption reads: "War Bride and Groom Back From Spain. New York, N.Y. — Captain Hans A...
Photograph

First Artesian Well in DePere

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of people standing near an artesian well. Men wearing long coats and hats to protect them from the water are standing on and unde...
Photograph

This Train For Racine

Date: 1900
Description: Several men pose on a station platform in front of a locomotive and railroad car at the end of the railroad tracks. A man standing in the center is wearing...
Photograph

Delegates Registering at ICFTU Conference

Date: 01 1951
Description: Several men are seated at a table, some of them filling out forms. Others people are in the background. Caption reads: "U.S. delegates registering at ICFTU...
Photograph

Excavation in Circular Mound

Date: 11 01 1947
Description: Men are working in a hole dug in the ground, which is roped off with stakes. Caption reads: "Excavation in circular mound on R. J. Harker property, Frost W...
Photograph

Special Orchard Disk Harrow for California (Experimental)

Date: 09 21 1926
Description: A man driving a tractor is using a disk harrow in a field. In the background is an IH plant.
Photograph

Man Harvesting Beans

Date: 
Description: Rear view of a man harvesting beans in a field. In the background on the left is a horse-drawn buggy.
Photograph

Man with Horse-Drawn Corn Binder

Date: 
Description: A man is standing behind a horse-drawn corn binder in a field. The horses are wearing fly-nets. There are corn shocks on the right.
Photograph

Irrigation Operation

Date: 01 05 1929
Description: Men with hoses are hosing water into an irrigation canal.
Photograph

Wheels in Storage Area

Date: 05 19 1922
Description: Wheels stacked in a storage area. Men (blurred by movement) are working in the background.
Photograph

Wheel Storage in Factory Yard

Date: 
Description: Wheels are stacked in factory yard, and men are standing on a platform behind. There is a view of a neighborhood in the background.
Photograph

Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View down railroad tracks towards a man standing in front of a railroad car. There are commercial buildings along the street on the left. A train is on ano...
Photograph

Loading Railroad Cars

Date: 04 17 1929
Description: Elevated view of a railroad yard. A large, brick building has a date stone of "1908" and railroad tracks and railroad cars are along the building on the le...
Photograph

Man Using Continuous Track Tractor for Road Construction

Date: 06 12 1929
Description: A man is driving a continuous track tractor to pull a man operating road grading equipment on a road.
Photograph

Man with Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 10 04 1916
Description: A man is standing and holding onto a part of a Thresher outdoors in the factory yard. Part numbers are written in chalk on the machine. A brick building is...
Photograph

Man on Farmall Tractor in Field in Canada

Date: 11 22 1927
Description: A man is sitting on a Farmall tractor, and another man is standing on the right in front of the tractor holding the belt attached to the tractor. The machi...
Photograph

Garden near Plant Buildings

Date: 05 28 1918
Description: View of garden, with industrial buildings in the background. Two men are standing near a building in the background.
Photograph

Neighborhood on a Hill

Date: 06 10 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view across yards and fences of a neighborhood on a hill. A man is standing in the yard in the center just beyond a fence.

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: