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| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
| Increase Lapham's Cartes-de-visite Collection |
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| View this magnificent collection of 19th century famous scientists collected by Wisconsin naturalist Increase Lapham. |
| An album of 32 unusual photographs taken in 1905 of graduates of Menomonie High School in Dunn County. |
| A Visual Biography, 1908-1957 |
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| Learn about the four years Senator Joseph McCarthy held the nation in his grasp with his anti-Communist rhetoric. |
| The Civil War sketches of Alexander Simplot were reproduced as engravings for use in newspapers. |
| View Edmund Eisenscher's photographs of the personal and work life of Milwaukee union members from 1938-1956 |
| View this beautiful collection of Valentine's Day greeting cards collected from 1840 through 1980. |
| The "Teenie Weenies" cartoons enchanted readers of all ages for more than 50 years. View this selection of cartoons by William Donahey. |
| Documenting a Sense of Place |
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| View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
| Harry and Roy Aitken |
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| View the photographic stills from early silent film producers and Waukesha natives Harry and Roy Aitken. |
| Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part I |
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| Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of Theresa, Wisconsin. |
| Photographs by Richard Quinney |
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| View photographs of the 1969 construction of the New York City World Trade Center. |
| The Natchez Poverty Report |
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| View this gallery of photographs from an unpublished 1960s report on living conditions in the African-American neighborhoods of Natchez, Mississippi. |
| Rabbit Raising in German Concentration Camps |
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| View this unusual photo album, the cover of which is made of angora rabbit wool, to see how the rabbits were raised in concentration camps. |
| View these images shot by an early female war correspondent, Dickey Chapelle from Wisconsin. |
| An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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| Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
| James T. Potter's Photos |
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| View this image collection of architectural details of places in Madison, Wisconsin. |
| View an extensive image collection about this early social leadership center that focused on labor organization, and later, civil rights. |
| Farming in America |
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| Discover the history of the International Harvester Company through the Wisconsin Historical Society's images |
| Learn about the long life of the mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Civil War Regiment, a bald eagle named 'Old Abe'. |
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