Documenting a Sense of Place |
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View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
View these 19th-century panoramic, detailed maps of Wisconsin communities. |
Civil War Envelopes |
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View the culture and politics of a country at war with itself through envelopes produced by publishers and printers. |
An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
Black-and-white photographs taken and printed by Civil War-era photographer George N. Barnard. |
Mississippi River Town |
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View 19th century photographs of life on the Mississippi River logging town of Alma, Wisconsin. |
View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
A Wisconsin Historical Society Menu Sampler |
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View menus selected from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
pencil drawings |
Milwaukee's First Photojournalist |
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Read about the life and career of photojournalist John Robert Taylor, who captured the spirit of Milwaukee through photographs in the early 20th century. |
Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin. |
View a large gallery of Wisconsin residents playing: bowling, dancing, curling, sailing, skateboarding, skating, skiing and snowmobiling. |
Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
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