Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 121-140 of 185

Photograph

Pile-Pontoon Bridge

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of John Lawler's pile-pontoon railway bridge over the Mississippi River. Three men are standing and sitting on the bridge in the foreground. Bu...
Photograph

Fourth of July

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of New Richmond(?) during a fourth of July celebration. Identification has not been fully verified, but there was a Coombs Hotel in this town a...
Photograph

Columbia County Jail

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Columbia County Jail. People are on the sidewalk near the entrance.
Photograph

Portage Canal

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Portage Canal.
Photograph

Townsend House

Date: 1870
Description: Townsend House and grounds with elaborate birdhouse in foreground.
Photograph

La Belle Lake

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph from east side of La Belle Lake.
Photograph

Chamber of Commerce

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the Chamber of Commerce at the corner of Broadway and Michigan Streets. Western Union Telegraph is housed within the building.
Photograph

Elevated View of Town

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the town.
Photograph

Lumbering on Fox River

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the lumbering industry on the Fox River. Lake Winnebago is in the background.
Photograph

Fox River

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of a view along the Fox River. A pier with pilings is along the right, with industrial buildings.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of Main Street viewed from the bridge. The Revere House is just beyond the bridge on the right, and on the left is a sign on the side of a buil...
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the Main Street bridge, looking toward a section of the city known locally as Brooklyn.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of the south side of Main Street.
Photograph

Panoramic View of Madison

Date: 1870
Description: Panoramic view of Madison, taken from the roof of South Hall. This reduced copy was made from original negatives by E.C. Nielson. Labels for both Lake Mend...
Photograph

Stephen Vaughn Shipman Residence

Date: 1870
Description: View of the Stephen Vaughn Shipman house at 65 Spaight Street, near the intersection of Ingersoll Street. The house was designed and built between 1855 and...
Photograph

Axtell House

Date: 1870
Description: Axtell House, located at Walker's point on the corner of S. Water and Ferry Streets. There are pedestrians on the bridge over the river.
Photograph

Buffalo Street Bridge

Date: 1870
Description: Metal bridge over river with three men standing near the railing.
Photograph

Chapman Dry Goods Store

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph; view of store and adjoining buildings, Wisconsin and Milwaukee Streets. A large statue of a bird sits atop the store in the right of the imag...
Photograph

Chapman's Dry Goods Emporium

Date: 1870
Description: Interior view with dome visible. A long counter takes up the lower right of the image, and at the left is a white barrier wall, next to a decorated column....
Photograph

Childs-Paul House

Date: 1870
Description: Located at 321 Hanover Street, this house was occupied by George H. Paul as a homestead from 1866 to 1893. The house has an old fashioned hardwood frame, ...

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: