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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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WMTV Weatherman Paul Ekern
May 28, 1953
WMTV weatherman Paul Ekern is standing and pointing to a weather map in front of a WMTV television camera.
Four Men and Award at WMTV Channel 33
February 10, 1954
Four men and award at WMTV Channel 33.
Stanley Sadler, Chief Engineer at WMTV
September 1955
Stanley Sadler (b.1905-d.1969) posing with a camera. Sadler is chief engineer at the WMTV station in Madison.
Roundy Coughlin at The HUB
May 6, 1953
Ad for WMTV showing Roundy Coughlin signing a contract with The HUB, his TV sponsor. Pictured with Roundy are Ed Schmitz, Jim Schmitz and Bob Schmitz, owners of The Hub, a men's clothing store, an...
We Saw You . . . On Television
July 29, 1958
Members from Madison's five Senior Citizens groups tour the University of Wisconsin television station WHA-TV. The group reacts when they view themselves on a television for the first time.
WMTV Sports Program
April 28, 1953
University of Wisconsin football coach, Ivy Williamson, is showing films to Art Lentz, director of the University Sports News Service, boxing coach, Johnny Walsh, and basketball mentor, Bud Foster....
