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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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Danger of Curved Staircase
July 1927
A man descending a curved staircase inside a building. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrate the hazards of unmaintained stairs.
Dangers of Firearms
August 1927
A man removing shotgun shells from a firearm before placing it in storage at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
Oil Stove Accident Prevention
August 1927
A woman wearing an apron pouring oil into a hot stove at the International Harvester Hinsdale experimental farm, illustrating a dangerous scenario for International Harvester's Agricultural Extensi...
Cleaning Supply Closet
July 1923
A broom, dustpan, and a duster hanging in a cleaning supply closet at the top of a staircase in the house of Adolph Betz.
Farm Machinery Dangers
1927
A man puts his hand into a McCormick-Deering 15-30(?) tractor to reach the running belt at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
"Bum" Asleep in Hay
June 1927
A transient man asleep in a pile of hay at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. Photograph taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to illustrate hazar...
