Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Post Office

Image

Stereograph. Elevated view of corner of Milwaukee and Wisconsin Streets. Three-story white building with several chimneys. A horse and cart are on the right.

Date Created:
1880
Creator:
Bangs, E. D.

Publication Information

Creator
Bangs, E. D.
Date Created
1880

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
6.75 x 3.25 .

Collection Information

Call Number
PF Milwaukee.471

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013V17
Legacy ID
WHi 54456

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
St. James Church

St. James Church

1880

Stereograph. On Spring Street. Front of church along the road, with trees on each side.

View
Photographs
Wisconsin Street

Wisconsin Street

1875

Stereograph of Wisconsin Street looking east from Spring Street.

View
Photographs
Plankinton House

Plankinton House

1880

Stereograph. The Plankinton House is in the near foreground across the street. A sign for Little Dry Goods, 105, is on the left, above a horse-drawn cart.

View
Photographs
Elevated View with St. Mary's Convent

Elevated View with St. Mary's Convent

1881

Stereograph. Elevated view of rooftops on the west side, with St. Mary's Convent in the background.

View
Photographs
Waterworks

Waterworks

1880

Stereograph of the Waterworks looking northwest.

View
Photographs
Post Office Exterior

Post Office Exterior

1876

Stereograph. Building also housed the Custom House. Corner of Milwaukee and Wisconisn Streets.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown