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Postcard

Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: View of entrance to the Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Darlington, Wis."
Photograph

Darlington Public Library

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Darlington Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Carnegie Free Library." Two trees frame the entrance of the brick and st...
Photograph

Public School

Date: 1925
Description: View of a public school on a hilltop, which is a one-story brick building with a chimney and a belfry.
Photograph

Darlington Public Library

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the Darlington Public Library. In the foreground is a librarian's desk, and a bench on the left. In the background in two separate rooms a...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

A bit of pioneer history

Date: 1909-06-03
County: Lafayette
City: Wiota
Photograph

Darlington Public Library

Date: 
Description: Interior view of the Darlington Public Library. In the foreground are tables and chairs, an eight drawer card catalog, and a lamp hanging from the ceiling....
General Information

NEH Implementation Grants

National Endowment for the Humanities
The grant offers support for museums, libraries, historic places, and other organizations that produce public programs in the humanities.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Two early-day Wisconsin teachers recalled

Date: 1921-12-01
County: Lafayette
City: Darlington
Newspaper Article/Clipping

History of joint dist. 3, Wiota and Lamont

Date: 1909-06-03
County: Lafayette
City: Wiota
Photograph

Azel P. Ladd

Date: 1852
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of Azel Parkhurst Ladd (1811-1854). Ladd was the Wisconsin state superintendent of public instruction in 1852. Oval-framed quarte...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Early day badgers in the midst

Date: 
County: Lafayette
City: Darlington
Property Record

21782 Hwy 11

Community: Shullsburg
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: Shullsburg Farmstead - house
Reference Number: 223970
Property Record

21782 Hwy 11

Community: Shullsburg
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: Shullsburg Farmstead - barn and shed
Reference Number: 223971
National or State Registers Record

525 Main St

Community: Darlington
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: Darlington Carnegie Free Library
Reference Number: 100007661
National or State Registers Record

49 Water St.

Community: Benton
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: Benton Stone Water Tower
Reference Number: 98001598
Property Record

2995 County Highway Y

Community: Wiota
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: Pecatonica Battlefield
Reference Number: 207221
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Property Record

COUNTY HIGHWAY N

Community: Argyle
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: Reed House
Reference Number: 135858
Property Record

6972 HIGHWAY 78

Community: Wiota
County: Lafayette
Historic Name: LUTTER HOUSE
Reference Number: 65309
Photograph

Darlington Public Library

Date: 
Description: Exterior view from lawn of the Darlington Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Carnegie Free Library." On the reverse of the photograph is re...

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