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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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Elkhart Lake Racetrack
1987
Race course and grandstand at Road America in Elkhart Lake, where racing began in 1955. Prior to that, Elkhart Lake was host to automobile racing on the village streets.
Mario Andretti at the Starting Line
1987
Mario Andretti, whom many consider to be the greatest race car driver of all time, at the start/finish line of the Road America race course at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Road racing is a long-standi...
Race at Road America
July 1983
View from the stands of an automobile race at Road America near Elkhart Lake. Large striped tents are in the background on the right.
General Motors Employees
1987
Employees of the General Motors plant in head to work.
GM Automobile Frame in Factory
1987
An automobile frame on the assembly line at the General Motors plant.
Midway Motor Lodge
1977
A Midway Motor Lodge, with the Interstate traffic just behind it.
