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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.
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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.
Mayor Law Sitting at Desk
December 1, 1932
Mayor James R. Law sitting at a desk signing a document in City Hall, 2-4 W. Mifflin Street.
Governor Kohler's Inauguration
January 5, 1953
Governor Walter Kohler taking the oath of office on the balcony of the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda. The oath was administered by Chief Justice Oscar M. Fritz of the State Supreme Court.
Raquel Torres at Manchesters Cosmetics Counter
August 12, 1932
Raquel Torres at Manchesters cosmetics counter with Max Factor representative, Mabelle Hege, and another woman holding a dog.
Mayor Law Buying V.F.W. Poppy
May 10, 1933
Mayor James R. Law buying V.F.W. poppy from Miss Jane Elizabeth Ward.
Hans Anderson Family
January 24, 1932
Group portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Anderson, Morningside Heights, and their 14 children.
Herman W. Sachtjen
January 3, 1956
Circuit judge Herman W. Sachtjen (left) takes the oath of office as a Dane County jurist for the final time before retiring. Chief Justice Edward T. Fairchild administers the oath.
