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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.
Wisconsin State Capitol Building
1904
Wisconsin's Third Capitol building seen from across the road, with a fountain just inside the gate, which has sculptures on top of the columns. The grounds are surrounded by columns and a fence.
Wisconsin State Capitol Illustration
1889
Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus from Lincoln Terrace
1948
Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison's upper campus from Lincoln Terrace down Bascom Hill. The Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the distance.
Fourth State Capitol under Construction
1912
Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street.
Wisconsin State Capitol
May 22, 1963
View of the Wisconsin State Capitol, probably from Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.