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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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Monona Bay
circa 1950-1959
Aerial view over Monona Bay showing two railroads crossing in the center. Olin Park is on the top left.
Capitol Square
1955
Elevated view of Capitol Square, looking northwest up Carroll Street at its intersection with Main Street.
Olin Terrace
March 3, 1957
A view of Olin Terrace. The terrace and fountain were built in 1934 by CWA and FERA workers. It was designed by Frank Riley, Madison architect, in the Italian Reanissance style and funded by the Jo...
Monona Terrace
July 2014
View from the top level of Monona Terrace towards the spiral ramp leading to the outdoor parking lot. Just beyond is John Nolen Drive and railroad tracks. Office, commercial and apartment buildings...
State Office Building
1958
An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
South Park Street Interchange
1956
Aerial view of the South Park Street interchange.
