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Digital Collections
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.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Father Reading to Son
December 28, 1981
Father reading "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain to his son.
Mowing the Lawn with Baby
May 5, 1985
Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
Stilts Walker
August 7, 1989
Jay Taylor, age 12, demonstrates his skill on stilts with a walk down E. Nock Street.
Children Relaxing in the Pool
June 18, 1989
Overhead view of four children relaxing in a wading pool.
Children in Sack Race
August 11, 1971
Children wearing large sacks up to their waists and racing each other.
