click zoom to display a high-res image
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W0135GC
WHi 114214
Image
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.
Jefferson Transfer Company Bus
1922
A bus for the Jefferson Transfer Company sits in front of the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership on East Washington Avenue. Behind the bus is a Boarding Stable and the Palace Livery. The bus is a 191...
Schoelkopf Truck Hauling a Fordson Tractor
1923
Schoelkopf truck with a Fordson tractor on the truck bed is parked outside the Schoelkopf Lincoln Ford Dealership at 210-216 E. Washington Avenue. The church steeple in the left background may be S...
Damaged Ford Automobile
circa 1920-1929
View towards a man posing in the open door of an early Ford automobile, which has run off the road up onto a concrete barrier. The axle is broken and one tire is missing.
Motorcycle with Sidecar
circa 1920-1929
View down East Washington Avenue towards a motorcycle with a sidecar. It is parked outside the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership (not shown). The motorcycle has a large headlight and fenders on the ...
Tow Truck with a Ford Coupe
1919
Left side view from roadside of a tow truck pulling a 1919 Ford coupe. The detached front axle of the coupe is in the bed of the tow truck.
Pickup Truck Parked in Street
1910
An early Ford pickup truck is parked in the middle of East Washington Avenue near the Fashion Boarding Stables. In the background on the left is a smokestack and what may be a church.
