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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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Manufacturing Machine
November 12, 1913
Manufacturing machine in a factory. The side of the machine reads: "Defiance, Machine Works, Defiance, Ohio, USA."
Detail of Drive Chain on Header
November 24, 1913
Close-up of a drive chain on a Header on a factory floor.
Detail of Dump Rake
October 13, 1913
Close-up of a Dump Rake, showing the front of the seat which has a sign on the post that reads: "McCormick."
Binder at McCormick Works
December 29, 1913
Binder with attachments and bunchers outdoors in the yard. There is a brick factory building in the background.
Plant Under Construction at McCormick Works
October 28, 1913
View from roof looking towards a building under construction. The new tower above the building has a sign that reads: "McCormick."
Man Adjusting Binder at McCormick Works
April 26, 1913
A man is adjusting a Binder outdoors in the yard. Parts are stacked behind the machine, and a brick factory building is in the background.