Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 41-60 of 238

Photograph

Ansel Adams in his Home Office

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams talks on the telephone in his home office.
Photograph

Ansel Adams in his Home Office

Date: 1968
Description: Ansel Adams, seated, talks on the telephone in his home office.
Photograph

Romance Koopman and Bobby Koopman

Date: 06 24 1944
Description: Romance Koopman and her son, Bobby Koopman. She did freelance writing and radio scripts, and was a winner of five national awards for writing. Her mother w...
Photograph

Waiting in the Oval Office

Date: 07 22 1971
Description: President Richard Nixon speaking on the telephone in the Oval Office of the White House, while Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird is waiting to report on hi...
Photograph

Harry G. Marsh

Date: 11 04 1944
Description: Harry G. Marsh, passenger agent for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, seated at his desk. Mr. Marsh was responsible for troop movements to and from Trua...
Photograph

Red Cross Worker with Two Clients

Date: 02 12 1945
Description: Volunteer Mrs. F.F. (Louise) Bowman, Jr., sitting at the information desk at Dane County Red Cross Headquarters, 315 North Carroll Street, is assisting Tec...
Photograph

Red Cross Liaison Agent Mrs. Kenneth (Rachel) Shiels

Date: 02 12 1945
Description: Mrs. Kenneth (Rachel) Shiels, a Red Cross liaison agent who works with servicemen and their families, is shown with Mrs. Elvin (Edna) Olson, whose husband,...
Photograph

Rocket Oil Company

Date: 10 10 1946
Description: Man (probably R.O. Champeau, owner and operator of the Rocket Oil Company, 204 South Paterson Street), writing up an order for a customer who is seated to ...
Photograph

Great Britain Office of International Harvester

Date: 1943
Description: Exterior of International Harvester's General Office for Great Britain. The building included a showroom, service station, and parts and machine warehouse....
Photograph

Men Install Pole with Modified 10-20 Industrial Tractor

Date: 08 09 1927
Description: Men working along a road with a modified McCormick-Deering 10-20 industrial tractor with attached trailor and post hole digging rig. The men work for Shipp...
Photograph

Telephone Operator for Hazan's Telephone Supermarket

Date: 1958
Description: Gertrude Martin, operator for Hazan's Telephone Supermarket, at her desk with a phone in her hand. Behind her a chalkboard displays a reminder to "suggest ...
Photograph

Operator for Hazan's Telephone Supermarket

Date: 1958
Description: Betty Bakalaya, operator for Hazan's Telephone Supermarket, takes an order over the phone. Her coworkers are in the background.
Photograph

National Telephone Strike

Date: 1947
Description: National telephone strike, showing one operator in the left half of east switchboard room of Wisconsin Telephone Company, 16 South Carroll Street.
Photograph

National Telephone Strike

Date: 04 07 1947
Description: During the national telephone strike, one operator is present in the east switchboard room at Wisconsin Telephone Company, 16 South Carroll Street.
Photograph

Offices at Osborne Works

Date: 11 26 1918
Description: Offices at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as "Auburn Works"). The offices are empty except for a lone switchboard operator. A sign ha...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Journal Editorial Room

Date: 05 08 1947
Description: Editorial staff of the Wisconsin State Journal gathered around a table. L to R: Harold McClelland, State Editor; (sitting) Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Cit...
Photograph

Construction Worker Talking on Telephone

Date: 1969
Description: Construction worker talking in a telephone booth.
Photograph

Carl W. Regenberg

Date: 09 11 1947
Description: Carl W. Regenberg, 1947 Community Chest chairman and salesman for Mautz Paint Company.
Photograph

Wisconsin Council of Churches Office

Date: 11 24 1947
Description: Man (Ellis H. Dana?) seated at desk and dictating into a machine, in Wisconsin Council of Churches office, Room 353, Washington Building, 119 East Washingt...
Photograph

Armand F. Ketterer with Four Eighth Grade Pupils

Date: 11 04 1947
Description: Armand F. Ketterer, principal of Franklin Elementary School, shown discussing an Education Week poster with four eighth grade pupils. Left to right: Sandra...

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: