click zoom to display a high-res image
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W0139FH
WHi 32834
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.
Goose Island Ramblers Band
1960
The Goose Island Ramblers (left to right): George Gilbertsen on fiddle, "Wendy" Whitford on guitar, and Bruce Bollard on jug and piano accordion.
Goose Island Ramblers
Original Goose Island Ramblers posing with their instruments. (Left-right) "Stubby" Stuvatraa, Wendell "Wendy" Whitford, Alvin "Salty" Haugen and Vern Minor.
"Hawaiian Group" Four-Piece Country Band
"Hawaiian Group," a four-piece country band made up of (left to right): Martin Angus, Al Flansberg, Jack Pennywell, and George Gilbertson. Their instruments include lap steel guitars, upright bass...
Alvin "Scotty" Hogan With Musical Instruments
Studio portrait of musician Alvin "Scotty" Hogan posing with an upright bass guitar, a guitar, a banjo, a mandolin, a lap steel guitar, and a jug.
Goose Island Ramblers
1972
The Goose Island Ramblers performing at Johnny's Packers Inn. Their instruments include accordions, guitar, and a fiddle. Tommy McDermott sits in on a button accordion.
Harv Cox and his Montana Cowboys
1931
Band photograph of the five members of Harv Cox and his Montana Cowboys. The men are dressed in western wear, including cowboy hats, and are posing with their instruments.
