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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.
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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.
Cardinal Market
December 15, 1934
Elevated view of automobiles parked in front of the Cardinal Market at 120 North Fairchild Street, with a sign on the storefront advertising Essers Wholesale Meats.
Bates Bedspreads and Draperies
August 18, 1953
Emporium Department Store window display of Bates bedspreads and draperies with sign that reads: "Back to School."
Ragatz Shoe Store
April 22, 1953
Exterior view of Ragatz Shoe Store, at 2033 Atwood Avenue.
20TH Century Market
January 18, 1941
Exterior of 20TH Century Market at 2701 University Avenue.
Living Room Furniture
June 4, 1953
Living room furniture for sale at Town and Country House, furniture store.