Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-14 of 14

Photograph

Demolition of Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant.
Photograph

Man Delivering Ice with International Truck

Date: 1930
Description: Man removing a block of ice from an International truck for delivery in a residential neighborhood. The house in the background is at 462 Seneca Parkway. T...
Photograph

Kappa Delta Sorority House

Date: 11 25 1927
Description: View from street towards the Kappa Delta sorority house.
Photograph

Osborn House and Road

Date: 1951
Description: View down a road of the Osborn house and barn. To the right is Osborn Avenue. The photograph is taken from South Park, which was once a part of the Osborn ...
Photograph

M.J. Purry House

Date: 1926
Description: Children play outside the M.J. Purry House, 2125 E. Dayton Street.
Photograph

Harriet Wheeler House

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Harriet Wheeler's house, built in 1884, at the corner of Chapin Street and Milwaukee Road.
Photograph

Couple and Dilapidated House

Date: 
Description: A young couple poses in front of a dilapidated house.
Photograph

Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A view of the split lath boards, which are hung between wall beams to apply plaster to create the interior wall, inside of the Doty house.
Photograph

Langdon Street House

Date: 1926
Description: 250 Langdon Street. This Tudor Revival-style house, erected around 1906, was built for the Delta Gamma sorority, though at the time of this photo the stru...
Photograph

Ambassador Company Laundry Truck

Date: 1941
Description: A man removes what appears to be a bag of laundry from the back of an International truck used by the Ambassador Laundry & Dry Cleaning Company. The truck ...
Photograph

Vel Phillips at Bat

Date: 
Description: Vel Phillips grips the bat and ducks as the ball is pitched at a baseball game. The catcher is on the right. Chain link fencing, a bicycle and a residentia...
Photograph

Billowing Steam from Wisconsin Power and Light

Date: 
Description: High humidity and low temperatures cause massive steam clouds to billow from the stacks of Wisconsin Power and Light Company behind a house on Jenifer Stre...
Photograph

Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Ave Courts

Date: 
Description: The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The...
Photograph

Chicago Housing Authority Prairie Ave Courts

Date: 
Description: The Chicago Housing Authority's Prairie Avenue Court public house project was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #410 in 1950. The...

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: