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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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Snow Blower
1963
Winter scene of Ralph Widmer, the photographer's brother, using a snow blower to clear a walkway on Wisconsin Street, Theresa, Wisconsin. Written on back, "Ralph Widmer blows snow off the sidewalk ...
Shoveling Snow
1959
Winter scene of Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, digging out a snow-covered sidewalk. Caption: "Shirley Widmer digs out after a big snowstorm."
Shoveling Snow
1959
Winter scene with Shirley Widmer, the photographer's wife, shoveling snow after a big snowstorm.
Milk Delivery
1958
"A sled was used to convey the milk cans. Shown are Ralph Widmer, Bill Breitag, and Ken Reimer."
Snow Storm
December 1968
Winter scene of a snowstorm in downtown Theresa. One person is crossing the unplowed street; another digs out the sidewalk in front of Arty's Tap Bar.
Snow Removal
December 10, 1992
"Jody Steger snowblows at the village lift station on Wisconsin Street."
