Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Oshkosh from River

Image

Elevated view of Oshkosh from across a river.

Date Created:
1890

Publication Information

Date Created 1890

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 22 x 17 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Oshkosh.87

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013TNZ
Legacy ID
WHi 43503

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.

View Our Curated Collections

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.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Lumbering on Fox River

Lumbering on Fox River

1870

Stereograph of an elevated view of the lumbering industry on the Fox River. Lake Winnebago is in the background.

View
Photographs
Wisconsin River Shoreline

Wisconsin River Shoreline

1880

Elevated view of the Wisconsin River shoreline, showing lumber rafts "tied up over Sunday."

View
Photographs
Elevated View of Town and River

Elevated View of Town and River

1915

An elevated view of the town and river.

View
Photographs
Paine Lumber Co. on Fox River

Paine Lumber Co. on Fox River

1910

View of Paine Lumber Company from across the Fox River. Pilings are in the foreground. Founded in 1853 by Edward L. Paine, located on the east bank of the Fox River.

View
Photographs
View of Town

View of Town

1880

Illustration of an elevated view over rooftops looking towards Oshkosh. There are chimneys along the horizon with smoke rising into the sky. A river is along the right side.

View
Photographs
Elevated View of Town

Elevated View of Town

1870

Stereograph of an elevated view of the town.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown