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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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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.
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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.
Schurtz Home
1910
View of the Schurz home. Caption reads: "Carl Schurtz's Home, Watertown, Wis."
Carl Schurz Home
1915
View of the Carl Schurz home shortly before it was destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "Home of Hon. Carl Schurz, Watertown, Wis."
Lewis Fountain
1910
View of the Lewis Fountain located on West Main Street. Caption reads: "Lewis Fountain, Watertown, Wis."
Main Street
1910
View across Main Street. A streetcar is coming up the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking East, Watertown, Wis."
Watertown
1842
View across the river towards several residences on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Watertown in 1842."
3rd Street
1900
Elevated view of 3rd Street. Caption reads: "Market Day, 3rd Street Looking South from Main St."