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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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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Construction
1911
Elevated view over trees towards the Wisconsin State Capitol during construction of the dome. The wing in the foreground is the new west wing. The old north wing is on the left.
Riveting Gang on Capitol Dome
1911
Three men posing while doing rivet work on the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. All three men have been numbered, in correspondence with the caption. Caption on back of image reads: Riveting gang at w...
Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction
October 1869
The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
Group Portrait of Capitol Building Construction Workers
May 30, 1911
Group portrait of construction workers for the dome of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. In total thirty-two men are posing, with six of the men marked with numbers drawn in pen. Caption...
Fourth Capitol Dome Superstructure
1911
Construction of the dome for the Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. Four men are at working around the girders of the dome. One man is marked with an "X" drawn in pen. Caption on the back rea...
Construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome
circa 1910-1919
Stereograph view of construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Square sidewalk in the foreground. The dome is part...
