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Map or Atlas

Ethnic Stocks Map

Date: 1940
Description: Map of the people of Wisconsin according to ethnic stocks.
Map or Atlas

German-Born in Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: A map indicating the population density of German-born people in Wisconsin based on the 1905 census. The map shows the county boundaries throughout the sta...
Photograph

Massacre Victim

Date: 1939
Description: A German person who fell victim to a massacre by Poles in Lemberg, Poland as the Nazis invaded.
Photograph

Massacre Victim

Date: 1939
Description: A German person who fell victim to a massacre by Poles in Lemberg, Poland as the Nazis invaded.
Photograph

Massacre Victim

Date: 1939
Description: A German person who fell victim to a massacre by Poles in Lemberg, Poland as the Nazis invaded.
Map or Atlas

All Men Are Created Equal Map

Date: 06 29 1941
Description: A map showing the national roots of the people of Wisconsin, based on the ethnic stock research by University of Wisconsin-Madison sociologist Prof. George...
Photograph

Nazi Surveillance

Date: 10 1940
Description: Street scene of people in the Jewish ghetto in Szydlowiec, Poland, being addressed by two German soldiers. The scene was witnessed by American journalist A...
Photograph

Tents at Prisoner of War Camp

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: German prisoner of war camp with tents and fencing surrounding the area. Several people are on the grounds. Prisoners are working in the local cannery.
Photograph

German Market

Date: 1866
Description: Stereograph. This building, which was destroyed by fire in 1866, was located in the commercial district known as Market Square. The Square was actually a t...
Photograph

German Market - Anaglyph

Date: 1866
Description: Stereograph. This building, which was destroyed by fire in 1866, was located in the commercial district known as Market Square. The Square was actually a t...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Germany "Wurtemberg"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Wurtemberg, Germany in "native" costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine.

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