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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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Milwaukee River
1870
North of Huron Street Bridge looking toward point near Grand Avenue crossing. A ship with several masts is docked on the river, and several large buildings are along the shoreline. A line of barre...
Mendota Yacht Club
1913
Mendota Yacht Club, later the site of James Madison Park. A mast with flags is standing outside of the club near the water.
View Across River of Victory
View across the river towards buildings along the shoreline in Victory.
Harbor Scene
1887
Some of the Old-Timers in the photograph: Steamers: Petosky (on stocks), Muskegon, Corona, A.D. Hayward, City of St. Joe, Lotus, J.F. Dayan, Grace Williams and Tug George Pankratz. Schooners: Henr...
Schooner on the Milwaukee River
1870
Elevated view of Milwaukee River with large sailing ship - a two-masted schooner - entering the port.
