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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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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.
Obey and Staff
1980
Congressman David R. Obey, chair of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, discussing foreign policy issues with his staff. A map is on the wall in the background.
Campaign Finance Reform
1983
Press conference called by Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (center) to introduce his bill to reform political campaign contributions by political action committees (PACs). With him are other su...
Obey and Staff
1980
Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin (center) and his staff. The conference table is covered with papers and pencils. Framed maps are on the walls.
Obey Replies to Reagan
August 30, 1986
Congressman David R. Obey delivering the Democrat's reply to a Labor Day speech by President Ronald Reagan.
Capitol Train
March 3, 1980
Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin riding on the underground train that connects the Capitol with the legislative office buildings. A man in work clothes is seated behind him in a control booth.
Congressman and his Secretary
June 1970
Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his secretary in his office in the United States Capitol.
