click zoom to display a high-res image
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W013OSP
WHi 60301
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.
DDT Application
Men pumping DDT from a tank on the back of a truck to be sprayed into a field.
Man Spraying for Mosquitoes
A man wearing a hat sprays liquid from a canister hanging from his shoulder designed to kill mosquitoes. He is in a field and trees are in the background.
Standard Insect Spray with DDT
Can of Standard Insect Spray with DDT. The package features the Standard Oil logo.
Doe Sitting in Tall Grass
circa 1970-1979
Close-up view of a doe sitting in tall grass.
Two Men Spraying Trees
Two men spray trees for pests. One man is driving a tractor pulling a tank, while the other man follows behind holding a high pressure hose spraying the liquid into the trees.
Interview with Maurice Van Susteren, 10 December 1974
December 10, 1974
Van Susteren discusses the use of Wisconsin laws regarding water pollution in the legal case against the use of DDT and why pursuing a public nuisance case would have proved more difficult. While w...
