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Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
Group portrait of the girls living at Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, established in 1817 as the Roman Catholic Benevolent Society. The girls gather around a central monument.
Golden Spike Ceremony
A crowd gathers as a golden stake is driven as a part of a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Tanana Valley Railroad. Caption reads: "Driving Golden Spike, Tanana Valley, RY, Fairbanks, Al...
Crowds Awaiting Drug Store Opening
July 29, 1909
A crowd stands beside horses and carriages while awaiting the opening of a drug store owned by E.M. Allen. Published by E.M. Allen.
Celebration on C Street
View of C Street during a celebration. American flags wave from upper story windows as men and women walk through the street. Published by Pioneer Drug Store.
