click zoom to display a high-res image
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W0137LD
WHi 148503
Image
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.
Duke Ellington at the Piano
May 9, 1952
Duke Ellington at the piano during a performance with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. The bassist is likely Joe Benjamin, and the drummer is Louie Bellson. Other orchestra members are in the background.
Man with Chinchilla
January 21, 1951
A man holding a live chinchilla at a Milwaukee style show.
Eddie Cantor Applying Blackface Makeup
August 3, 1946
Eddie Cantor standing in front of a mirror applying blackface makeup.
Hopalong Cassidy
August 26, 1949
William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy posing while sitting on a rail fence before meeting fans at Schuster's Department Store (N .12th and W. Vliet Streets) in Milwaukee. Several children are waiting in...
