FEATURED GALLERY | Highlights from over three million photographs, negatives, cartoons, lithographs and posters in our holdings

An Unwelcome Visitor, Drawing by William Donahey, 1916. WHS Image ID 47714

Although largely forgotten today, the "Teenie Weenies" cartoons enchanted readers of all ages for more than 50 years. Created by William Donahey, the diminutive Teenie Weenies, a self-sufficient group of hardworking and courteous two-inch-tall people, appeared in newspapers, books, and on a variety of licensed products between 1914 and 1970. The gallery highlights 13 of the several hundred original drawings and paintings Donahey created to illustrate his cartoon strips and books. All of the originals are available to view in the Archives Research Room. Additionally, a selection of giclée print reproductions of Donahey's drawings are on display on the fourth floor of Society headquarters through April 2008. View the Gallery »

BROWSE THE COLLECTIONS | A selection of the nearly 28,000 digitized visual materials in our online image database

WHS Produces Digital Reproductions

The WHS Images Digital Lab produces quality giclée print reproductions made from high resolutions scans of original source material from our holdings. Custom orders are printed on matte or semigloss papers using large format printers and archival pigmented inks.

Additionally, our lab will produce custom digital file reproductions for commercial publishers in traditional print, editorial and advertising as well as for new media projects like websites, CD-ROMs and podcasts. All sale proceeds directly benefit the acquisition, preservation and maintenance of the physical and online collections.

Contact business manager Lisa Marine by email at lisa.marine@wisconsinhstory.org for details.

Native American Ledger Drawings

A selection of pictographic images drawn by American Indians of the Great Plains onto blank pages of ledger books obtained from U.S. soldiers, traders, missionaries, and reservation employees. Sketched onto discarded sheets of an Indian agent's record forms in pencil, wax crayon and earth colors c. 1880-1890, the drawings were acquired by Col. John J. Upham while he was serving with the U.S. Third Cavalry during the Indian campaigns.

Andreas Larsen Dahl Photographs

A Norwegian immigrant, Dahl made more than 1,200 images of people, towns, and landscapes primarily in Dane County, Wisconsin during the 1870s. His photographs illustrate the growth of many of its towns and villages, as well as rural farm life in the county. Dahl also photographed many Norwegian, Swedish, and other immigrant families, in front of their homes and farms, often with their most prized possessions.

Place File: Janesville, Wisconsin

Over the last two years, WHS has been scanning and cataloguing its collection of Wisconsin places. Consisting of over 10,000 items, the collection highlights main street views, prominent building in each community, local monuments and other features of interest. Each month, our newsletter will feature a selection of images from a Wisconsin place. This month's featured city is Janesville, Wisconsin.

DISCOVER THE VISUAL MATERIALS COLLECTIONS

Currently less than 2% of our total visual materials collections are available online, but we continue to add hundreds of new images to our online image database each month. The Archives online catalogue(ArCat) provides access to information about thousands of collections containing photographs and other images. Need help with your search? Drop us a line and we'll be happy to help you find the image you're looking for!

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