Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 40

Photograph

First to Fly — Army Demonstration

Date: 09 17 1908
Description: Soldiers at Fort Myer, Virginia, watching Orville Wright demonstrate the Wright Brothers' airplane for the U.S. Army. Milwaukee's Billy Mitchell is said to...
Photograph

Pesticide Spraying

Date: 1925
Description: Loading an airplane with calcium arsenate in order to spray for the hemlock looper pest in Peninsula State Park. This is believed to be the first such use ...
Photograph

Shriner Circus Sideshow

Date: 
Description: Dell Hammel offering tickets for a Shriner Circus sideshow of Dancing Girls. There are good indications that this photograph has been manipulated and is a ...
Photograph

Centennial Celebration for Madeline Island Mission

Date: 1935
Description: Father Gumbly and Sisters, with three Native Americans in ceremonial dress, standing outdoors in front of altar.
Photograph

Great Divide or Watershed Sign

Date: 1930
Description: Great Divide or watershed sign.
Photograph

Kohlmann House

Date: 
Description: View of the Friederich Kohlmann house, built in 1867. It is located on Highway 19, one mile east of Marxville.
Photograph

Kierig-Babbitt Building in Bloomer

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior view of the Kierig-Babbitt building, built in 1880.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1928
Description: Administrative building of the State Fish Hatchery.
Photograph

Doty Office

Date: 1880
Description: View of the J.D. Doty office. Doty served as agent for John Jacob Astor in promoting the village of Astor, later renamed Green Bay.
Photograph

The Second First Presbyterian Church

Date: 
Description: View of the church. A dusting of snow is on the church lawn. The church has a tall spire, and stained-glass windows with gothic arches. First Presbyterian ...
Photograph

"Lawton's Folly"

Date: 1885
Description: "Lawton's Folly," the home of Joseph Lawton, built in 1851, between De Pere and Ft. Howard. Joseph Lawton came from Pennsylvannia. This building no longer ...
Photograph

Kenosha County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: Kenosha County's second Court House located at the southeast corner of Market and Sheridan Road. It was built in 1885 and razed in 1925. Four men are stand...
Photograph

Grand Army Home

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of Bryant Hall at the Grand Army Home for Veterans.
Photograph

Waelderhaus

Date: 1958
Description: The Waelderhaus, a memorial planned for John Michael Kohler the founder of the Kohler Company, by his daughter, Marie Christine Kohler. Waelderhaus is a re...
Photograph

Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1925
Description: View across road towards Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
Photograph

Briggs Hotel

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the Briggs Hotel, which burned down in 1913.
Photograph

Odd Fellows Hall

Date: 1930
Description: The Odd Fellows Hall, built in 1838, was the first to be built west of the Allegheny Mountains. The cornerstones were laid by P.G. Sire Thomas Widley, foun...
Photograph

Jackson Residence

Date: 
Description: The Jackson residence, 323 North Carroll Street, home of the James A. Jackson family for 40 years.
Photograph

Douglas County Historical Society Museum

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Douglas County Historical Society Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was located here from 1939 until 1963.
Photograph

Old Military Trail Marker

Date: 1927
Description: Military road marker erected in 1927 by Iowa Daughters of the American Revolution at the foot of the old road opposite Prairie du Chien. The road was built...

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: