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| Date: | 11 04 1909 |
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| Description: | Color postcard depicting Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit flying his Curtiss Pusher for the first time, November 4, 1909. Warner was the first person in Wisco... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot at Beloit. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Beloit, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized image of the Fairbanks-Morse & Company buildings. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the Steensland Bridge with a boat and passengers passing beneath. Caption reads: "Steensland Bridge, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station." |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the Capitol Park and the replica of Centennial fountain installed in the park in 1878. The green paint is a change made in 1898. |
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| Description: | Embossed souvenir postcard decorated with gold that depicts the third Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared, 1883-1904. The gold dome was an entirely arti... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of one of the four Prairie du Chien stone gateways that stood at the four corner entrances to the Capitol Park. More elaborate gates topped with iron ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Postcard depicting the fire of February 26-27, 1904 that destroyed most of the second Wisconsin State Capitol. The smoke and flames have been dramatically ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | This card which is postmarked 1912 shows the zinc statutes on the stone gateways near the sidewalk at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). Ori... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Manitowoc on the shores of Lake Michigan. A map of the northeastern part of the United States at the top indicates Manitowoc's location ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A postcard of a Native American (Ojibwa) at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. This image is part of an exhibit about Native Americans prepared by Paul Vanderbilt... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Fountain City, with bluffs in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down the main walk leading to Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, then Main Hall. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons. The memorial was built to honor Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and is located on the University of Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Top image on Place File card. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Camp Ra... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Central R. R. Depot, Ladysmith, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of passengers arriving on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train at the Williams Bay station. Many automobiles are parked near the depot, ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait of mail carrier Michael P. Adler, with his mailbag, an armful of mail, and a parcel. He is standing in front of a painted backd... |
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| Description: | Colorized view depicting the Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge at Stevens Point, with several men standing on top of the bridge painting the structure. Cap... |
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