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| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| A Collection of Photographs |
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| Photographs of Winther Motor company offer insight into early 20th century manufacturing. |
| A Historical Look at Service Stations |
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| Photographs of Wisconsin gas stations portray the development of service station architecture. |
| Harry Ellsworth Cole |
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| Cole's photographs show scenic views of the Dells and Devil's Lake area as well as geological features throughout Sauk County. |
| Photographic portraits of Native Americans dating from 1898. |
| Circus images from the 1860s to the 1960s. |
| A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
| A Visual Biography, 1908-1957 |
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| Learn about the four years Senator Joseph McCarthy held the nation in his grasp with his anti-Communist rhetoric. |
| View this beautiful collection of Valentine's Day greeting cards collected from 1840 through 1980. |
| The "Teenie Weenies" cartoons enchanted readers of all ages for more than 50 years. View this selection of cartoons by William Donahey. |
| Documenting a Sense of Place |
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| View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
| Harry and Roy Aitken |
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| View the photographic stills from early silent film producers and Waukesha natives Harry and Roy Aitken. |
| View an extensive image collection about this early social leadership center that focused on labor organization, and later, civil rights. |
| View a large gallery of Wisconsin residents playing: bowling, dancing, curling, sailing, skateboarding, skating, skiing and snowmobiling. |
| View these 19th-century panoramic, detailed maps of Wisconsin communities. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| The Work of Blanchard Harper |
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| Learn about the work of Blanchard Harper, a female photographer who settled near Madison, Wisconsin. |
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