Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 87

Photograph

University of Wisconsin Students with Senator Mueller

Date: 03 09 1933
Description: University of Wisconsin students representing the U.W. Student Budget Committee present a petition to Senator Otto Mueller at the Wisconsin State Capitol. ...
Photograph

Ray-O-Vac Bond Selling Winners

Date: 01 1943
Description: Group portrait of 24 winners of Ray-O-Vac bond selling contest.
Photograph

Raiffeisen House

Date: 01 16 1939
Description: Raiffeisen House and CUNA (Credit Union National Association) Mutual Society office, 142 E. Gilman Street, taken for the cover of "Bridge" magazine. The bu...
Photograph

Mrs. Glenn Osmundsen Bookkeeping for Farm

Date: 05 12 1933
Description: Mrs. Glenn Osmundsen, whose husband works 40 acres of Sunny View farm owned by Howard King, 5710 Lacy Road, sitting at a table with a large decorative kero...
Photograph

Joseph M. Boyd Co. Booth

Date: 04 08 1927
Description: Joseph M. Boyd Co. booth at home show, set up as an office with a sign that reads: "Let us finance the building of your home."
Photograph

Parade of Homes Displays Tent

Date: 09 18 1952
Description: Parade of Homes displays tent featuring Findorff Lumber & Supply Company, First National modernization financing, Edward Hines Lumber Co. and a civil defen...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin Budget Hearing

Date: 02 05 1953
Description: Joint Finance Committee of the 1952 Wisconsin Legislature listening to arguments for and against the $5,000,000 cut Governor Walter Kohler proposed in the ...
Print

City of Madison Bond

Date: 1857
Description: One thousand dollar bond and unclipped coupons issued by the city of Madison in 1857. The bond was illustrated with a railroad train, perhaps to suggest th...
Print

Watertown & Madison RR Bond

Date: 1857
Description: One thousand dollar bond and coupons issued by the Watertown and Madison Railroad Company in 1857. Jairus Fairchild, president, and T.L. Lawrence have sig...
Manuscript

J.C. Fairchild Letter

Date: 1856
Description: Letter from Napoleon Bonaparte Van Slyke to Mayor Jairus Fairchild, from the Astor House, New York, describing the sale of city bonds.
Print

Savings Bank for Freedmen

Date: 
Description: An advertising card for the National Freedmen's Savings & Trust Company, Norfolk, Virgina branch.
Photograph

Manchester's, Inc., Employees Sell War Bonds

Date: 06 23 1944
Description: Preparing for War Bond Drive at Breese Stevens Field are Manchester's, Inc., employees Charmain Sabanske, Jenny McMahon, Helen Heisman, Jean Stehr, Jeanne ...
Photograph

G.I. Loan at Anchor Savings and Loan Association

Date: 03 16 1945
Description: Anchor Savings and Loan Association staff making the first G.I. loan to Arthur L. Cass, discharged veteran, and his wife so they can purchase a home at 330...
Photograph

Three Men at Cashiers Window

Date: 01 31 1947
Description: Three men (veterans?) at a cashiers window (depositing money?).
Photograph

Cashier's Desk at McCormick Works Club House

Date: 1931
Description: Lobby and cashier's desk in the McCormick Works Club House. In the center is a set of double doors. On the left is a flight of stairs. The Club House was d...
Photograph

State Audited Cancelled Check

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: The front of a canceled check that established a discrepancy in the 1947 income tax return of Judge Fred M. Evans.
Photograph

Student Chuan-Yen Liu

Date: 03 05 1949
Description: Chuan-Yen Liu, a University of Wisconsin graduate student in economics, working at the Truax Field cafeteria. The students at the University of Wisconsin h...
Photograph

Frank Arthur Sillman

Date: 
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Frank Arthur Sillman, Milwaukee accountant.
Photograph

Unpaid Bills

Date: 01 13 1950
Description: A display of unpaid bills. One of four images used in a montage of Don Dickinson, World War II veteran, and his daughter Linda Sue.
Photograph

Transfer of Governor's Residence

Date: 02 15 1950
Description: The historic governor's residence, 130 East Gilman Street, passed officially into University of Wisconsin hands. U.W. President Fred (left) hands a $60,000...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: