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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.
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Appomattox
August 2007
Underwater view of the Apomattox's floor keelsons near the bow.
Appomattox Wooden Knees
August 2007
View of the wooden knees of the wrecked Appomattox at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Diver Documenting Australasia Wreck
2009
A Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archeologist examines the bow of the steam screw Australasia at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Diver Documenting Niagara Wreck
Diver holding an artifact found while documenting the wreck of the Niagara.
Appomattox Keelsons
August 2007
An archaeologist investigates floor keelsons near the bow of the Appomattox.
Frank O'Connor Stern
August 7, 2004
View of the stern and propeller of the wrecked steam screw Frank O'Connor at the bottom of Lake Michigan.