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| The 1849 Sketches of James F. Wilkins |
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| View this selection of drawings by James F. Wilkins, created on his journey on the Overland Trail from Missouri to Califonia in 1849. |
| Rural Wisconsin |
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| View the landscapes of rural Wisconsin through the eyes of photographer Paul Vanderbilt. |
| Photographs and Poetic Texts |
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| Learn about the experimental style of one of the country's most respected scholars in the field of photography and archives. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Conductor's baton presented to Marquette University by John Philip Sousa in 1924. (Museum object #1980.228.12) |
| See the designs Wisconsin artists produced for the Centennial Stamp Contest. |
| Photographs by Richard Quinney |
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| View photographs of the 1969 construction of the New York City World Trade Center. |
| Images relating to Daisy Bates, former Arkansas NAACP President |
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| View photographs from the collection of Daisy Bates, an American civil rights activist, publisher and writer. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Learn about the exploits of the U.S. Army National Guard's Red Arrow Division during World War II. |
| See images that document the stories of 18 Wisconsin survivors of the World War II Holocaust. |
| Candidates on the Road |
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| Documenting Political Campaigns in the Moment - Image Gallery Essay |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Fragment of six-pound cannonball fired in battle between American and British forces on July 1814 at Prairie du Chien, Illinois Territory (now Wisconsin). |
| Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| 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. |
| Carrie Chapman Catt: A Life of Service |
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| View Carrie Chapman Catt's glass lantern slides from her travels as an activist for women's rights and world peace. |
| An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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| Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Dairyland Rat Poison container made for the Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. of Milwaukee, 1955-1965. (Museum object #1999.143.34) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Escape trunk, restraining devices, and curtain used by magician Ben Bergor of Madison, Wisconsin, 1940s. (Museum objects #1982.159.17,19,21,23,25) |
| Photographs by Richard Quinney |
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| Discover the photographs of Richard Quinney from his book "Things Once Seen," containing more than 40 years of photos documenting his life. |
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