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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.
Allis Chalmers Tent at the Fair
Allis Chalmers tent at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
West Allis Fair Grounds
July 24, 1952
Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Fair grounds, showing the GMC trucks tent and the residential neighborhood that bordered the grounds.
Boy Scout Hijinks
1946
Elevated view during a meal at the Wisconsin State Fair, where a crowd of Boy Scouts mug for the camera.
Bardahl Pit Crew
The Bardahl car's pit crew watches the action during an automobile race at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
Eggs Hatching
A group of fairgoers intently watch an exhibit of eggs, some of which are just beginning to hatch.
Fair Midway Crowds
Elevated view of crowds packing the Midway at the Wisconsin State Fair.
