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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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Photographer's Son in Boat
circa 1910-1919
Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, plays in boat. The photograph was originally titled "The Lone Boatsman".
Laurie Peterson with Baseball Glove
circa 1910-1919
Laurie Peterson standing indoors gazing through an open doorway, and holding a baseball and baseball glove.
Christine, Laurie and Muriel Peterson
1910
Christine (mother), Laurie and Muriel Peterson sitting in the grass. Laurie is looking directly at the camera.
Sledding
1914
Laurie, Muriel, and James Peterson, children of the photographer, sledding near the family home. Handwritten on reverse, "Laurie, Muriel, James Peterson, children of Carl Peterson."
Laurie and Muriel Peterson Playing with Blocks
circa 1910-1919
Laurie and Muriel Peterson playing with blocks on the floor. Behind Muriel is a rocking chair below a window. Handwritten on the reverse: "Interested."
Laurie Peterson Posing with Folded Arms
circa 1910-1919
Quarter-length portrait of Laurie Peterson posing with his arms folded over the back of a chair, resting his chin on his hands.
