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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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Swimmers at South Shore Beach
July 26, 1914
A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South Shore Park".
Crowds at the Fair
September 1, 1921
Numerous individuals at the fair, presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
Amusement Rides at the Fair
September 1, 1921
Crowds of people walking, with amusement rides in the backround. Presumably the Wisconsin State Fair.
State Fair
September 1, 1921
Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Fair looking west from the top of the grandstand. Amusement rides and pavilions visible with individuals walking.
Milwaukee Yacht Club
August 1, 1914
Milwaukee Yacht Club, located at the foot of E. Layfayette Street on Lake Michigan. Numerous sailboats are in the harbor, and individuals are on the pier.
Whitefish Bay Resort
1905
Elevated view of people walking on a path by the Whitefish Bay Resort along the lake front. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Milwaukee."
