Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 24

Photograph

Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
Photograph

Oxygen Delivery

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: James Robinson and E. Newton of the Professional Pharmacy prepare to load a Linde oxygen tank for home delivery.
Photograph

Rennebohm Drugstore Clerk with Vitamins

Date: 10 24 1944
Description: Rennebohm drugstore clerk showing male customer a box of Plenamins vitamins.
Photograph

Nurse in front of Refrigerator

Date: 04 16 1935
Description: A nurse in uniform standing in front of an open refrigerator, checking vials of medicines at the Wisconsin General Hospital.
Photograph

Howard Miner Receiving Poppy

Date: 09 20 1934
Description: Howard Miner, disabled World War I veteran, receiving Forget-me-not flower from Florence Palz, ladies auxiliary chairman, marking the opening of the forget...
Photograph

First Baby Born in Madison in 1932

Date: 01 02 1931
Description: First baby born at Methodist Hospital, 1932, 309 W. Washington Avenue. Nurse Mrs. Gorden L. Fredendall is holding Brunell Winston Ethun.
Photograph

Alfred Deering in front of Doylestown Bank

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Alfred Deering, on the steps in front of the Doylestown Bank, holding his hat. He received a wound to the head during the Doylestown bank robbery. Men are ...
Photograph

Doylestown Bank Robbery, Gunshot Victim

Date: 09 11 1931
Description: Portrait of W.J. Baw, Doylestown Bank robbery gunshot victim, who was shot through the wrist as he attempted, with only a brick as a weapon, to attack one ...
Photograph

Toledo Scale

Date: 06 08 1928
Description: Employee with a Toledo scale at the Fisher Body Co.
Poster

"First Aid Rooms" Factory Safety Poster

Date: 1916
Description: A poster or signboard showing six first aid rooms at six different International Harvester factory and office locations: Champion Works, Akron Works Dispen...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster on Employee Clubs

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Clubs - Fostered for Good Fellowship; Recreation for Good Health." promoting International Harvester's ideas on the im...
Poster

Health and Safety Poster Illustrating Employee Lunch Rooms

Date: 1916
Description: Poster or signboard with the title: "Lunch Rooms - A Clean and Neat Place to Eat: Makes Food More Palatable." Includes images of lunch rooms or cafeterias ...
Photograph

Gonigam - Bass Company

Date: 1934
Description: Employees stand in a line outside the Gonigam - Bass Company, possibly an International Harvester dealership.
Photograph

Physician Attends an Injured Man

Date: 
Description: A doctor bandages a man's head at the Dane County Hospital and Home. Another patient waits in the background with a nurse.
Photograph

Joseph L. Julius

Date: 07 15 1962
Description: A man holding a cane is sitting on a felled tree near the stump. Caption reads: "A huge willow tree is among the trees that have been cut down to make way ...
Photograph

Man on Crutches at McCormick Works

Date: 05 14 1908
Description: Man wearing a suit on crutches standing inside an office at McCormick Works.
Photograph

Employee in Business Suit

Date: 03 14 1913
Description: A man wearing a hat and a suit is standing outdoors near a door to a brick building.
Photograph

Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 05 01 1913
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a metal grate in front of a brick wall. A window on the right has a metal grate protecting it.
Photograph

Man Wearing Business Suit at McCormick Works

Date: 06 04 1913
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing on a loading dock in front of a brick wall.
Photograph

Elderly Man with Two Crutches

Date: 01 29 1917
Description: Elderly man with two crutches posing standing on a wood sidewalk in front of a fence.

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: