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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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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.
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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.
Fox Terrier
1910
Tootsie, the Middleton family dog, poses on a pedestal which is covered by a woven throw with a fleur de lis design.
Woman with Pets
1909
An unidentified woman sits in a rocking chair holding the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, and a cat. The pets are dressed in gowns and the cat wears a sweater and knit hat.
Cat
1910
The Middleton family cat poses near a basket on a table which is covered by an oriental carpet.
Rabbit
1910
A rabbit sits on the floor in front of a curtained shelf. A laundry basket sits on a chair nearby.
Forest and Tootsie on Settee
1900
Forest Middleton, wearing a striped shirt, bow tie, and knickers, shares a quiet moment with his dog, Tootsie.
Tootsie Takes Up Music
1910
Photographic postcard of Tootsie the dog, wearing a dress and holding a mandolin while sitting on a daybed. A banjo, marked "Joker," and zither are propped up on either side.
