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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.
State Office Building
June 16, 1941
Exterior view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. This Art Deco building was designed by Kirchoff and Rose for the office of the state architect, Arthur Peabody.
Commercial State Bank Building
August 26, 1941
Exterior view of the Commercial State Bank building, located at 102 State Street, at the corner of State and Carroll Streets.
Commercial State Bank Building
August 26, 1941
View of the State and Carroll Streets intersection and the Commercial State Bank building, located at 102 State Street.
Motor Vehicle Department Office
June 7, 1941
Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department office in the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street.
State Office Building Office Corridor
June 7, 1941
View of an office corridor at the state office building, 1 West Wilson Street.
National Guardian Life Insurance Building
June 16, 1941
National Guardian Life Insurance Company building, 142 East Gilman Street. The building was built in 1941 and torn down in 1970.
