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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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Kraut Eating Contest
August 8, 1984
The winner of the sauerkraut eating contest, Don Bauer, standing triumphantly before his clean plate. A U.S. flag and a sign for the 34th Kraut Festival adorn the wall behind Mr. Bauer, who is wear...
Millie Rudella and Herman Comfort at Polish Fest
August 13, 1989
A man and a woman are dancing the polka. Caption reads: "Millie Rudella of Greendale and Herman Comfort of West Allis were among the many polka fans at Polish Fest over the weekend."
Face Painting at Orton Park Festival
A man painting the face of a young child at the Orton Park Festival.
Dousman Derby Dancers
August 14, 1989
Three groups of people square dancing on a stage or platform. Caption reads: "OCONOMOWOC FESTIVAL — The Dousman Derby Dancers went through a square dance routine Saturday during the start of Oconom...
Soggy but Fun
August 3, 1981
Despite rain and fog, people turned out to enjoy a street festival sponsored by the Guadalupe Center at 239 W. Washington Street in Milwaukee. There were ethnic foods, music and games to entertain ...
Sentry's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Department
February 14, 1985
A display of fruit and vegetables in the East Side Foods Sentry store.
