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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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The Dam
1907
Text on front reads: "The Dam, Ripon, Wis." Water spills over the Ripon Dam, on Silver Creek, with the Ripon Pond in the background. Dwellings and a building can be seen on the shoreline, with tree...
Public Square
July 25, 1908
Text on front reads: "Public Square." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading out to the horizon.
Burning of the Ripon Opera House
1904
Text on front reads: "Burning of the Ripon Opera House, Ripon Wis." A dramatic scene at night, with flames consuming an Opera House which is silhouetted against an orange background.
Ceresco High School
1912
Text on front reads: "Ceresco High School, Ripon, Wis." A two-story schoolhouse with basement windows along the foundation, and attic space. The school has two towers, a chimney, sidewalks and trees.
Bird's-Eye View
circa 1910-1919
Hand-colored view over rooftops of Fairchild. Commercial buildings are in the foreground, and dwellings are in the background. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Fairchild, Wis."
Bird's-Eye View of Fox Lake
1912
Bird's-eye view of downtown Fox Lake, with a marshy area and the lake in the background. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Fox Lake, Wis."