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Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
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For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Wisconsin State Capitol Looking Northeast
June 16, 1928
Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. In the background is Lake Mendota on the left, and on the right is Lake Monona.
Wisconsin State Capitol
October 9, 1928
View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the center of East Washington Avenue, looking through two trees planted on a wide grassy median.
Wisconsin State Capitol from Lincoln Terrace
June 3, 1928
The Wisconsin State Capitol, from the Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill.
Wisconsin State Capitol Looking Northeast
August 24, 1945
Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel.
Compressing Machine
May 22, 1928
Wisconsin Foundry & Machine Co. compressing machine from the side. 613-629 E. Main Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is in the background.
Capitol Theatre Stage
January 23, 1928
Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre stage from the balcony.
