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Photograph

Midway Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Midway performer (left) at the Wisconsin State Fair and an audience, primarily boys and men listening to an unseen speaker.
Photograph

Midway Scene

Date: 1936
Description: A costumed young woman who danced as part of the Carioca Revue stands on a stage in the midway of the Wisconsin State Fair, perhaps waiting to perform.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Midway church is landmark

Date: 1935-09-08
County: La Crosse
City: 
Photograph

Midway Barn

Date: 1938
Description: Midway Barn at Taliesin, the summer home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, ...
Property Record

2509 MIDWAY BLVD

Community: Wausau
County: Marathon
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 236615
Property Record

SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23

Community: Wyoming
County: Iowa
Historic Name: Taliesin - Midway Farm Buildings
Reference Number: 139059
Property Record

2204 MIDWAY BLVD

Community: Wausau
County: Marathon
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 236540
Property Record

2318 MIDWAY BLVD

Community: Wausau
County: Marathon
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 51211
Photograph

Carnival Scene at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: Midway area of the Wisconsin State Fair, showing a truck advertising peanuts at 5 cents in the center background.
Property Record

N8910 US 10

Community: Menasha
County: Winnebago
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 168441
Photograph

TWA Airplane and Tractor

Date: 08 24 1937
Description: Worker moving Trans World Airlines DC-3 (DC-2?) airplane with an International industrial tractor outside the TWA hangar at Chicago's Municipal Airport (la...
Historical Essay

Horses to Horsepower - Image Gallery Essay

Automobiles in Wisconsin History
Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture.
Historical Essay

Wisconsin State Fair - Image Gallery Essay

View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began.
Historical Essay

April 19, 1862: Governor Harvey Drowns!

Read about the Wisconsin governor's tragic death, which occurred while he was helping wounded Civil War soldiers after the Battle of Shiloh.
Property Record

603 MAIN ST

Community: Racine
County: Racine
Historic Name: United States Post Office- Racine Main
Reference Number: 11071
Historical Essay

Up North with Lucy Rumsey Holt - Image Gallery Essay

Explore Lake Life in Northern Wisconsin with the Holt Family

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