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Columbus Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester Company's Columbus branch house. Several automobiles are parked alongside the curb. A railroad car is behind the b...
Photograph

Columbus Branch House Showroom Display

Date: 01 13 1928
Description: A McCormick-Deering cream separator display stands in a showroom at International Harvester's Columbus branch house. A miniature cow statuette accents a ba...
Photograph

International LFCD-405 Truck

Date: 08 1952
Description: Men back an International LFCD-405 semi-truck with sleeper cab up to a loading dock. The truck was owned by Berchtold Transfer Company of Columbus, Nebrask...
Historical Essay

Brown, Olympia 1835-1926

Suffragist and Minister
Biography of suffragist and Universalist minister Olympia Brown, the first female minister in America.
Historical Essay

Southern Colonial Dollhouse

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Southern Colonial dollhouse handmade and furnished by Ann Little of Columbus, Wisconsin, 1976-1977. (Museum object #2007.191.1)
Historical Essay

Prohibition Soda Pop

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Case of soda pop bottles shipped by the Kurth Company of Columbus, Wisconsin during prohibition, 1920-1933. (Museum object #1994.77.1)
Historical Essay

Guppey, Gen. Joshua J. (1820-1893)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Politician
Historical Essay

Lewis, Gov. James Taylor (1819-1904)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Governor of Wisconsin
Historical Essay

A Minister Teaches Escaped Slaves to Read and Write

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Photograph

Merry Go Round

Date: 1932
Description: A man wearing a hat pushes a rig similar to a horse mill to give four children a ride on a merry go round in the Columbus Park. The children are seated on ...
Drawing

First State Buildings at Columbus

Date: 1815
Description: Engraved view of the first state buildings in Columbus, Ohio, including the United States Courthouse, Public Offices and the Old State House. A number of p...
Map or Atlas

Parcel Map of Columbus, Ohio

Date: 1834
Description: Parcel map of Columbus, Ohio.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Town of Columbus, Columbia Co., Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map shows plat of town, local streets, railroads, projected railroads, residential buildings, mills, and part of the Crawfish River. The map includes ...
Map or Atlas

Plot of Lewis's First Addition to the Town of West Columbus Situated in Columbia County and State of Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map is ink and pencil on paper and shows plat of the town, local streets, and blocks and lots by number. The map includes explanatory text.
Photograph

Mrs. J.N. Heater and Honey Display

Date: 
Description: Honey display by the Eureka Apiary. A sign in front of the display on the table says "Hands Off." Mrs. J.N. Heater stands on the left. In the foreground ce...
Postcard

James St., Looking West

Date: 1900
Description: View down center of street looking west along James Street. There are pedestrians and two horse-drawn carriages on the street. Caption reads: "James St., L...
Postcard

James St., Looking West

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored photograph of James Street looking west. Caption reads: "Columbus, Wis., James St., Looking West."
Postcard

James Street

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard of James Street, looking east, with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles. Caption reads: "James St. Columbus Wis."
Postcard

James Street Looking West

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photograph looking west along James Street, with pedestrians, a horse-drawn carriage, and an automobile. City Hall is in the right backgrou...

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