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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.
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.
The Bow of the Pathfinder
May 12, 2015
Underwater view of the bow of the Pathfinder. Algae is growing along the sides, and clumps of sand are on the ship. A maritime archeologist is surveying the bow.
The Schooner Advance
2014
Underwater view of pieces of the schooner Advance laying on the haul of the ship at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Deadeye on the Success
August 14, 2014
Underwater view of one of the deadeyes, in the middle of the ship along the port side, used on the scow schooner Success. The ship and rigging are partially buried in sand.
Abandoned Fishing Nets on Island City
August 12, 2018
Underwater view of abandoned fishing nets covering the port side bow of the schooner Island City.
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.
The Cargo of the Milwaukee
September 16, 2014
Underwater view of sinks on board the Milwaukee, a portion of its last cargo.
