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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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Public School
circa 1910-1919
Exterior view of the public school — a two-story brick building with a bell tower.
Fountain City
circa 1910-1919
Elevated view of Fountain City, with bluffs in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis."
Night Scene at the Boat Docks
circa 1910-1919
Twilight view of a steamer at the Ephraim dock. Caption reads: "Night Scene at the Boat Docks, Ephraim, Wis."
Steamer G.W. Hill taking excursion out of La Crosse, Wis.
circa 1910-1919
View from shoreline towards the paddle steamer "G.W. Hill" on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Steamer G.W. Hill taking excursion out of La Crosse, Wis."
Fountain City as seen from the Mississippi River
1905
View of Fountain City from the Mississippi River. There is a steamer at the dock on the far shoreline. Hills in the background are reflected in the water.
Steamer "Wisconsin" on Lake Mendota
circa 1910-1919
Elevated view from shoreline towards an excursion steamer filled with tourists on Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Steamer 'Wisconsin' on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis."
