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Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection
The Wisconsin Local History and Biographical Articles (WLHBA) Collection contains 16,000 digitized historical newspaper articles and clippings on notable Wisconsin people and communities. Most articles were published between 1860-1940.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Like Putnam of old, Manitowoc men imbued with the spirit of patriotism literally left their plows in the field and rushed to arms
Oct 29, 1922
Manitowoc Herald
Hundreds of ships; thousands of lives toll on Great Lakes from 1899-1931
Dec 29, 1931
Manitowoc Herald-News
Keel laid, boat launched, maiden trip started, all on a Friday, yet Steamer Petoskey never had major mishap
Apr 07, 1932
Manitowoc Herald-News
Shipbuilding industry of 1867 and other items of interst gleaned from old relic of newspaper
Aug 29, 1918
Manitowoc Herald
Rhinelander in 1903 first saw "horseless" car
Jun 08, 1929
Wausau Herald
