Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Search: Wisconsin
Search: Historical
Search: Calendar
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of men
Filter: Subject of human settlements
| Date: | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Boardwalk leading to St. Joseph's Catholic Church in La Pointe. |
| Date: | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Stereograph of a group of people posing by the lakeshore of Maple Bluff with tents in the background. One of the woman is holding an archery bow, two women... |
| Date: | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th... |
| Date: | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The Gundry, Gray and Company store. The building was erected in 1841 and the dog on the sign was added in 1871. |
| Date: | 1880 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of flood damage, showing wrecked buildings along the Wisconsin River waterfront. |
| Date: | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two men ride their bicycles past curious on-lookers. |
| Date: | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline. |
| Date: | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising... |
| Date: | 03 08 1896 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three men stand near a large iceboat owned by Dutton and Wheeler on Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men... |
| Date: | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The storefront of Nicholas Kettenhoffen's "Graves Stones & Markers." Three men are standing in front of the store with three large grave markers. |
| Date: | 1898 |
|---|---|
| Description: | An elderly man stands in a room holding a small girl. Caption on negative reads, "Mary C. and Grandpa." |
| Date: | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Winter scene of two men standing on a snowy street with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background. They are holding snow shovels. |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of the Draper Hall boathouse on Lac La Belle with a row of boats in front of the building. Two men stand on the pier. |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Man posing with two horses with white-blazed foreheads. Taken in town, with buildings in the background and snow on the ground. |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group of people on a wanigan, the "Dancing Annie," used by Chippewa Lumber and Supply Company near Eagle Rapids. A wanigan is a floating office and supply ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The Russell Block, 1606-1608 Tower Avenue. The 1899 City Directory makes the first mention of New York Furriers, Simmons and Malik, proprietors. New York F... |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group of farm workers are standing and posing in a field while threading tobacco leaves on lathes for drying. Two children and a dog are standing in the ce... |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Franz Peters, Milwaukee Labor Day Parade Marshall, mounted on a horse on a neighborhood street. He is holding Freemason insignia in his right hand. Located... |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Studio portrait of two seated men with their legs crossed toward each other. One man has his arm over the chair back, and is sitting on the arm of the chai... |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: