Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Building Site

Image

A building site at 11 West Main Street, next to Gamm's Jewelry Store and Cop's Cafe. Power lines are in the alley in the background.

Date Created:
1916
Creator:
Photoart House (Firm)

Publication Information

Creator Photoart House (Firm)
Date Created 1916

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 18 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Photoart House negatives, 1913-1918, 1947-1953
Call Number (M491)91

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013CAM
Legacy ID
WHi 61270

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.

View Our Curated Collections

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.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Motorcycle Races

Motorcycle Races

1914

Elevated view of crowd and observation tower at motorcycle races at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Men on raised platform are judging the races.

View
Photographs
Madison View from Capitol Dome to Third Lake Ridge District

Madison View from Capitol Dome to Third Lake Ridge District

1917

View from Capitol dome east to Third Lake Ridge District. Power plant is visible at center. Lake Monona is on the right.

View
Photographs
Meuer Photoart House "Shutterbug"

Meuer Photoart House "Shutterbug"

The Meuer Photoart House "Shutterbug," their mascot and/or logo. The Meuer Photoart House opened in 1916 on State Street in Madison.

View
Photographs
Cop's Cafe Dining Room

Cop's Cafe Dining Room

April 22, 1932

Cop's Cafe dining room, 11 W. Main Street, owned by James I. Coppernoll.

View
Photographs
Pool Room Storefront

Pool Room Storefront

1915

An abandoned pool room at 912 Williamson Street.

View
Photographs
Gay Building

Gay Building

1914

The Gay building on North Carroll Street on the Capitol Square, under construction.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown