Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 27

Photograph

American Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1965
Description: Assembly line of the American Motors Company, formerly Nash Motors, in Kenosha.
Photograph

Female Auto Workers

Date: 1918
Description: Women working on the automobile assembly line at Nash Motors (later American Motors) during World War I.
Photograph

Nash Motors Assembly Line

Date: 1935
Description: A nearly-completed automobile on the assembly line at Nash Motors in Kenosha.
Photograph

American Motors Plant

Date: 12 1965
Description: Interior view of the American Motors plant. A man in a lab coat is holding a clip board and examining rows of engines.
Property Record

LAKEFRONT

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 13065
Property Record

5TH AVE & 57TH ST

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: SIMMONS MATTRESS FACTORY
Reference Number: 9464
Historical Essay

Nash Ambassador Automobile

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
1948 Ambassador sedan, manufactured by the Nash Motors Division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, Kenosha, WI, 1947-1948. (Museum object #1992.156)
Photograph

Kenosha Chrysler Plant

Date: 04 29 1989
Description: One of a group of photographs taken to document the appearance of the Chrysler Company plant in Kenosha in 1989. The factory, which was then the oldest au...
Historical Essay

Charles W. Nash and the Nash Motor Company

Learn about the strong influence Wisconsin held on the national automobile industry in the early-mid 20th Century.
Property Record

SE CNR OF 24TH AVE AND 60TH ST

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 12764
Property Record

E SIDE OF 5500 BLK OF 5TH AVE

Community: Kenosha
County: Kenosha
Historic Name: Simmons Headquarters Building
Reference Number: 13022
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: Rotary snowplow manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: Gasoline rail car manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: Truck with attached crane manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Interior

Date: 1921
Description: Crated motors for trucks manufactured in the Winther Motor and Truck Company factory.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: A man uses a post hole digger manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: H.P. Lundskow demonstrating the usage of a posthole digger manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: Side view of a posthole digger manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory mounted on a Caterpillar tractor.
Photograph

Winther Motor Company, Factory Product

Date: 1921
Description: Front view of a snowplow with four wheel drive manufactured by the Winther Motors Inc., factory.
Photograph

Women Employed by The Nash Motor Company

Date: 1918
Description: View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti...

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: