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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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Radisson Cabin
1655
Front view of the Radisson cabin, the first house built by a white man in Wisconsin. It was built between 1650 and 1660 on Chequamegon Bay, in the vicinity of Ashland. This drawing is not necessari...
The Chequamegon Hotel
circa 1870-1879
Lithograph depicting the Chequamegon Hotel from the Ashland harbor.
Lighthouse, Superior, Wisconsin
1907
Caption reads: "Old Light House, Wisconsin Point, Superior, Wis."
Boat Landing at Yosts Park
1908
View towards people standing on the shoreline near a boat landing at Yosts Park. A man and a dog are standing on the pier, and a group of people are in a boat. Caption reads: "Boat Landing at Yosts...
Aztalan Indian Village
Elevated view of Indian village, along a river, (in a painted reconstruction) during an Indian ceremony.
Narrows Bridge
1910
View of the Narrows Bridge, with a group of people on the left sitting and standing in a boat. The far shoreline is tree covered. Caption reads: "The Narrows Bridge Chetek, Wis."
