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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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George Fairfield
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of George Fairfield, facing forward with torso turned slightly right, in a military uniform with rank stripes on sleeves.
George McCready Oakley
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of George McCready Oakley. Half figure facing front and slightly right, leaning slightly back, wearing beard and dark coat. Hand-coloring on cheeks.
Granville Johnson
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Granville Johnson, who fought and died in the Civil War. Waist-up portrait facing forward.
Phillip Greenthal
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Phillip Greenthal. Waist-up portrait, seated, facing forward, in a white shirt, short tie, and cap. He is wearing a strap across his chest to carry an unseen object...
Unidentified Soldiers
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of two Civil War soldiers in uniform, seated, both with left hands in hidden hand pose with jackets buttoned.
Daniel L. Wells
circa 1860-1869
Sixth plate ferrotype/tintype of Daniel Wells, quarter length facing front, with hand-coloring on cheeks.
