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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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Auditorium
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard of the Auditorium, a large red brick building with wide steps up to the entrance. A Model T is parked at the curb, and a few pedestrians are standing on the sidewalk. Caption rea...
Grand Hotel
1911
View from intersection towards a hotel on the corner, with an electric sign. An automobile is parked at the curb, and a public scale is on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Grand Hotel, Janesville, Wis."
Grand Opera House
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard with an elevated view of the Eau Claire Opera House, which has a roofed entrance over the sidewalk. At the curb are posters of coming attractions. Caption reads: "Grand Opera Hou...
Hotel Myers
circa 1910-1919
View of a four-story corner hotel on a street corner. The arched entrance has columns. An automobile is parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Hotel Myers, Janesville, Wis."
Hotel Charles
circa 1910-1919
Exterior view of the Hotel Charles, at the corner of Second and Main Street. A drug store is on the corner, with a bakery next door. Automobiles are parked at the curbs. Caption reads: "Hotel Charl...
Main Street Looking West
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard of Main Street looking west. The street is unpaved and lined with many stores. Signs are advertising hardware, meat, flour and many other products. Automobiles are parked alon...
