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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.
Attribution
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.
Capitol Theatre Drinking Fountain
January 16, 1972
The ornate drinking fountain in the Capitol Theatre, which is decorated with smiling nymphs.
Gargoyle Fountain
July 2, 1972
A gargoyle fountain on the side of the residence of Thomas Nelson at 3403 Circle Close in Shorewood.
Woodwork in Wisconsin State Capitol
Detail of woodwork in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Capitol Theatre Ceiling Detail
May 19, 1974
Decorative plaster design on the ceiling over the balcony of the Capitol Theatre at 213 State Street.
Detail of Decorative Molding
Detail of decorative molding in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Stone Head Detail
October 29, 1972
Stone carved head detail on the Beta Theta Pi House at 622 Mendota Court.
