Learn the inside story of the Teasdale Vice Committee Investigation of 1913 in Wisconsin and their crusade against "social evil." |
View a large gallery of Wisconsin residents playing: bowling, dancing, curling, sailing, skateboarding, skating, skiing and snowmobiling. |
Wisconsin's First Outdoor Rock Festival |
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Learn about and view photographs of Wisconsin's first outdoor rock festival, a groundbreaking three-day event. |
Madison's Soap Box Derby |
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Learn about the history of Madison's Soap Box Derby, a popular racing sport amongst young boys nation-wide in the early to mid-1900s. |
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. |
Photographs from the Apostle Islands |
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Learn about the history of the Apostle Islands in the northnmost part of Wisconsin, a popular summer refuge for tourists and residents. |
The Photographs of Harold Hone |
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This article describes the careers of Harold Hone and Frank Utpatel in relation to the W.P.A. |
The Extinction of a Species |
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Read about how the species of passenger pigeons became extinct. Follow links to short essays on the topic and view a collection of images. |
Mid-Century Photographs from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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Circus images from the 1860s to the 1960s. |
Farming in America |
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Discover the history of the International Harvester Company through the Wisconsin Historical Society's images |
A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
An album of 32 unusual photographs taken in 1905 of graduates of Menomonie High School in Dunn County. |
View images from Cornelius (Neal) L. Harrington’s collection of photographs highlighting Wisconsin state parks, preserves and forests. |
A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker |
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Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895. |
Read about Earth Day's founder, Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator and early environmentalist. |
Wisconsin's Camp Craft Camp for Girls, 1930-1955 |
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This gallery shares more than 100 images from a northern Wisconsin summer camp for girls that operated between 1930 and 1955. |
View the online collection of Photo Copy Service photographs taken in Madison from the 1920s through 1960s. |
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