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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.
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Main Street, looking east from Third
circa 1910-1919
View of a central business district. A streetcar and automobiles are in the street. Street lamps are along the curbs, and pedestrians are walking on the street and sidewalks. Caption reads: "Main S...
Main Street, East from Fourth Street
1905
A view of Main street, looking east from Fourth Street. It is interesting to note that "The Largest Whiskey House" saloon is located next door to a drug store. Caption reads: "Main Street, East fro...
Main Street
1910
View of a row of businesses on Main Street. Erhart's Drugstore is on the left, and advertises film and cigars, in addition to drugs. W.T. Irvine, optician, is located next door. Caption reads: "Mai...
Storefronts on Main Street
1940
View of a variety of storefronts in bustling downtown. On the left side of the street is Berman's, Cremer's Jewelers, Liggett's Drugs, and Kinney's Shoes. The church steeple is visible in the backg...
Main Street Looking East
1905
View of Main Street, looking eastward. A drugstore and the Stevens Point Journal offices are on the right. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking East, Stevens Point, Wis." Trees line the sidewalk on...
Fourth Street, South from Main
1915
View toward intersection. There are many pedestrians on the sidewalks and in the street. Caption reads: "Fourth Street, South from Main, La Crosse, Wis."
