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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.
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Passenger Trolley at the Fair
1951
Fairgoers ride a tractor-drawn passenger wagon at the Fair. In the background is the Sky King roller coaster.
Uncle Bob's Train at the Wisconsin State Fair
August 20, 1952
Boys wave from the passenger cars of Uncle Bob's train, while a crowd watches the amusement park ride at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Governor Rennebohm
1950
Governor Oscar Rennebohm speaking into a microphone on Governor's Day at the Wisconsin State Fair.
West Allis Fair Grounds
July 24, 1952
Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Fair grounds, showing the GMC trucks tent and the residential neighborhood that bordered the grounds.
Automobile Race at the Fair
1956
Elevated view of an automobile race at the state fairgrounds, with the crowd in the foreground. Cars are parked in the infield.
After the Fair is Over
William Kammoeller, a 4-H Junior Fair camper, waiting in the Youth Building for the car to take him home.
