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| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| 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. |
| Mid-Century Photographs from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
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| Automobiles in Wisconsin History |
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| Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture. |
| The "Teenie Weenies" cartoons enchanted readers of all ages for more than 50 years. View this selection of cartoons by William Donahey. |
| View this image collection of the Wisconsin Democratic Senator William Proxmire. |
| Underground Newspapers of the 1960s and 1970s |
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| Images of the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection of underground newspapers. |
| Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part I |
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| Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of Theresa, Wisconsin. |
| Read about Earth Day's founder, Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator and early environmentalist. |
| 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. |
| Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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| Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
| A Historical Look at Service Stations |
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| Photographs of Wisconsin gas stations portray the development of service station architecture. |
| View this beautiful collection of Valentine's Day greeting cards collected from 1840 through 1980. |
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