Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-10 of 10

Poster

Testing the First Reaping Machine

Date: 1883
Description: Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc...
Photograph

Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
Photograph

Group Posing with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View across harvested field towards a group of people posing near a man in a horse-drawn McCormick binder. A man is standing on the left, and in the backgr...
Photograph

Group of Men with Farmall A Tractor and No.61 Combine

Date: 1940
Description: Four men are standing with a Farmall A tractor pulling a No. 61 combine in a field of Great Northern beans on 110-acre farm of Ralph Lyda. The outfit is ow...
Photograph

"Gallant Lady" Still

Date: 
Description: The cast and crew of the film "Gallant Lady" preparing to shoot a scene on a lake. The motion picture camera and crew are on a raft on the left, and are sh...
Photograph

"Wuthering Heights" Publicity Stills

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the set of the film "Wuthering Heights." The crew is standing and sitting behind the camera which is on the ground. An actor and actress a...
Photograph

Mostar in Southern Bosnia

Date: 
Description: Mostar.
Photograph

Two Men on a Hillside in Mountains

Date: 08 04 1928
Description: Two men in business suits shaking hands while standing near a road. There is a cleared forest behind them, and a mountain peak is in the distance.
Photograph

Col. O.F. Ohlson and Don Irwin

Date: 05 23 1935
Description: View over heads of crowd towards two men standing above the the crowd. There are tents behind them, and mountains in the distance. Caption could be: "Same ...
Photograph

Group Portrait of People at Stanley McCormick School

Date: 
Description: Outdoor group portrait of men, women and children posing on the steps of a building at the school. A mountain is in the background.

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: