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. |
View these 19th-century panoramic, detailed maps of Wisconsin communities. |
A Greenbelt Town |
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Read about how the suburban community of Greendale, Wisconsin, was engineered and view photographs documenting its development. |
Snapshots of Daily Life |
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Study this collection of family photos and see a natural, simple view of everyday life in early 20th-century Randolph, Wisconsin. |
The Photographs of Harold Hone |
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This article describes the careers of Harold Hone and Frank Utpatel in relation to the W.P.A. |
The Watercolors of Winifred Ford |
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Read about the life and career of painter Winifred Ford who created watercolors of historic Madison residences. |
Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
View Edmund Eisenscher's photographs of the personal and work life of Milwaukee union members from 1938-1956 |
Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part I |
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Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of Theresa, Wisconsin. |
View the online collection of Photo Copy Service photographs taken in Madison from the 1920s through 1960s. |
Milwaukee's First Photojournalist |
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Read about the life and career of photojournalist John Robert Taylor, who captured the spirit of Milwaukee through photographs in the early 20th century. |
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