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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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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.
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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.
Three Men Riding in Fire Engine
July 29, 1913
Three men are riding in a brand new fire engine. Factory buildings are in the background.
International Model 54-C 1927 Fire Truck
September 3, 1927
Three-quarter view from front right of a Model 54-C 1927 fire truck parked outdoors on a street.
Two Men in a Fire Truck
1919
Two men in a fire truck. Signs on the front read: "Chatham Fire Dept."
Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works
July 29, 1913
Full-length portrait of a man standing in front of a building. The ladder for a fire escape is on the wall behind him.
Man Driving International Model M Highwheeler Truck
1912
Man driving an International Model M highwheeler with the Chicago skyline in the background. The Model M, introduced in 1915, was rated at 1000 pounds carrying capacity and featured a heavy-duty wa...
Men Gathered Around International Model H 1917 Fire Truck
1917
A group of distinguished men in hats, coats and suits are standing around an International Model H 1917 fire truck.
