Discover the famous lithographic company most known for its WWII posters whose goal was to mobilize public support for the American war effort. |
View these images shot by an early female war correspondent, Dickey Chapelle from Wisconsin. |
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. |
The Civil War sketches of Alexander Simplot were reproduced as engravings for use in newspapers. |
View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
Black-and-white photographs taken and printed by Civil War-era photographer George N. Barnard. |
Learn about the history of Christmas cards and their various uses during World War I and II, and in postwar America. |
See images that document the stories of 18 Wisconsin survivors of the World War II Holocaust. |
Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives |
Images of a Milwaukee Manufacturing Powerhouse |
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Read about one of Milwaukee's most successful manufacturing companies and view vintage photographs of the corporation. |
Learn about the exploits of the U.S. Army National Guard's Red Arrow Division during World War II. |
Rabbit Raising in German Concentration Camps |
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View this unusual photo album, the cover of which is made of angora rabbit wool, to see how the rabbits were raised in concentration camps. |
The Story of Two Communities Through Photographs |
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Read about the history of Manitowoc and Two Rivers, two Wisconsin communities, and view photos documenting more than 150 years of life in the two cities. |
View Edmund Eisenscher's photographs of the personal and work life of Milwaukee union members from 1938-1956 |
Browse a gallery of cigarette advertising trade cards from the 1870s to 1940s. |
A Century of Aviation |
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Browse by category through aviation images drawn from the image collections of various archives including 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. |
View images from film "Hell's Angels," released by United Artists in 1930. |
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