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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.
Attribution
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.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
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.
Niagara Paddle Wheel
View of the paddle wheel of the wrecked steamer Niagara at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Niagara Wreckage
View of a portion of the wrecked Niagara at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Wreckage of the Niagara
Part of the paddle wheel and drive shaft of the wrecked Niagara at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
The Wreck of the Louisiana
June 10, 2005
Underwater view of algae and mussels living on the engine mount of the sunken Louisiana. To the left, an underwater archeologist is surveying the site.
The Windlass of the Northerner
January 21, 2011
Underwater view of the windlass (on the bow of the ship) of the Northerner, which is covered by algae and mussels.
Lumberman Lumber Ports
View of the lumber ports of the wrecked Lumberman at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
