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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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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.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Ashley-Bailey Silk Mill
Four girls gather on the bank of a creek outside Ashley-Bailey Silk Mill.
Oil Field
An oil field in Titusville, Pennsylvania, where Edwin Drake constructed the first oil well in 1859.
Bethlehem Steel Company
The first rails of puddled iron were rolled on Bethlehem Steel Company's rolling mill September 26th, 1863.
Eastern Steel Works Factories
In the late 1800's Eastern Steel Works replaced Pottsville Rolling Mill, and was in operation until 1931 when it was replaced by Bethlehem Steel.
Carnegie Gate
Peviously Sharon Steel Company, Carnegie Steel began operations in 1902. Here, the front gate is shown.
