Learn about the wide range of visual materials subjects available to view both online and in our Archives |
Study of a Neighborhood |
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Discover the history of Madison, Wisconsin's Willy St. neighborhood through the Wisconsin Historical Society's image gallery |
An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
pencil drawings |
Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
Milwaukee's First Photojournalist |
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Read about the life and career of photojournalist John Robert Taylor, who captured the spirit of Milwaukee through photographs in the early 20th century. |
Rural Wisconsin |
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View the landscapes of rural Wisconsin through the eyes of photographer Paul Vanderbilt. |
View the online collection of Photo Copy Service photographs taken in Madison from the 1920s through 1960s. |
The Watercolors of Winifred Ford |
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Read about the life and career of painter Winifred Ford who created watercolors of historic Madison residences. |
Madison's Settlement House |
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Images of Madison's only settlement house, Neighborhood House, from 1916 until the 1960s. |
A Greenbelt Town |
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Read about how the suburban community of Greendale, Wisconsin, was engineered and view photographs documenting its development. |
Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin Home |
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Learn about he home of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and view rare photographs of the building he designed and redesigned during his lifetime. |
Architectural photographs of the restored opera houses of Wisconsin. |
Learn the inside story of the Teasdale Vice Committee Investigation of 1913 in Wisconsin and their crusade against "social evil." |
Snapshots of Daily Life |
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Study this collection of family photos and see a natural, simple view of everyday life in early 20th-century Randolph, Wisconsin. |
Wisconsin photographer David Marcou's images of life in La Crosse, Wisconsin. |
Photographs by Richard Quinney |
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Discover the photographs of Richard Quinney from his book "Things Once Seen," containing more than 40 years of photos documenting his life. |
Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
The Photographs of Harold Hone |
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This article describes the careers of Harold Hone and Frank Utpatel in relation to the W.P.A. |
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