click zoom to display a high-res image
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Image
Portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, who would be a key figure in developing the U.S. Social Security system, as a young men. Appears to be around the time he was a graduate student at UW-Madison under John R. Commons. A building is visible behind him.
1918
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W0138EG
WHi 154768
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.
Arthur J. Altmeyer
1936
Portrait of Arthur J. Altmeyer, a key figure in the creation of the United States Social Security system. Altmeyer was a student of John R. Commons at UW-Madison, where he studied social and labor ...
William Edward Aitchison
1884
Vignetted profile carte-de-visite portrait of William Edward Aitchison, a University of Wisconsin student who graduated in 1884. After graduation he worked in the abstract department of J. W. Squir...
Harry Wilfred Adams
Quarter-length studio portrait of Harry Wilfred Adams, a lawyer and mayor of Beloit, 1914-1918.
Edward P. Alexander
November 1941
Waist-up portrait of Edward Alexander, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, 1941-1946.
Lorentz Adolfson
Quarter-length portrait of Lorentz Adolfson, Director of the University of Wisconsin Extension Division.
Edward P. Alexander
circa 1940-1949
Quarter-length portrait of Edward Alexander, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, 1941-1946.
