Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 130

Property Record

103 W 3RD ST

Community: Beaver Dam
County: Dodge
Historic Name: Wisconsin Bell Building
Reference Number: 230672
Postcard

Upper Woolen Mill Dam

Date: 
Description: Postcard view of a dam with a mill behind it. Caption reads: "Upper Woolen Mill Dam, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin."
Historical Essay

Baptists in Wisconsin

Learn about the Baptist congregations which began organizing in Wisconsin in the 1830s.
Postcard

Hotel Rogers

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard view from street of the Hotel Rogers on a street corner. Text on front reads: "Hotel Rogers, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin."
Historical Essay

Mackie Spring

Origin of Mackie Spring, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Mackie Spring, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Wayland Hall

Date: 1950
Description: Front entrance to Wayland Hall, built in 1855, Wayland Junior College.
Postcard

Greetings From Beaver Dam

Date: 1906
Description: Color postcard with three illustrations: The Williams Free Library, the dam in 1841 (actual beavers), and the present dam. Captions read: "Greetings From B...
Photograph

Duck Hunter

Date: 10 1968
Description: A duck hunter with his gun on his shoulder navigates a marsh using swamp skis. Another hunter is standing in the background.
Postcard

Wayland Hall Wayland Academy

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of Wayland Hall. Caption reads: "Wayland Hall, Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wis."
Postcard

First Ward School

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of a school building. Caption reads: "First Ward School, Beaver Dam, Wis."
Photograph

Elevated View of Beaver Dam

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of town with homes and factories.
Postcard

The Pyramid Supper Club

Date: 1960
Description: Colorized postcard view of bartenders and group of people at an Egyptian-themed cocktail bar, the Pyramid Supper Club, in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Postcard

Three Views of Beaver Dam

Date: 1903
Description: Postcard with three illustrations — the Cotton Mills, the First M.E. Church, and the High School.
Photograph

Four Boys in Swimsuits

Date: 1979
Description: Four boys in swimsuits are laughing and smiling as they walk down a road.
Postcard

Crowds on Front Street in Beaver Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Crowds on Front Street during Dodge County Fair day, circa 1910-1915. Caption reads: "Front St., on a Dodge Co. Fair Day."
Postcard

The New Dam

Date: 1916
Description: Colorized postcard view of a dam on a river. There is a factory behind the trees in the background. Caption reads: "The New Dam, Beaver Dam, Wis."
Postcard

Residence of D.P. Lameraux

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard view of a stone mansion surrounded by a stone fence. Caption reads: "Residence of D.P. Lameraux, Beaver Dam, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

Date: 1932
Description: This map of Beaver Dam shows new boundary lines for wards, existing wards, roads, railroads, and rivers. Roads and Beaver Dam Lake are labeled. There are s...
Map or Atlas

Town Plat Record - Wisconsin Highway Commission : Town of Beaver Dam, County of Dodge

Date: 1952
Description: This map of Beaver Dam shows state trunk highway system, county trunk highway system, town roads, rivers, and Beaver Dam Lake and includes an additional at...
Photograph

Auto Graveyard

Date: 1968
Description: Auto salvage yard.

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: