Images of Ojibwe and Menominee Indians in northeast Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the early 20th century, photographed by Arthur J. Kingsbury of Antigo.
Photographs
All types of photographic images, including photo prints, slides and negatives.
Ach Ya! The Story of German Music in Wisconsin
“Ach Ya!: The Story of German Music in Wisconsin” presents images from the nineteenth through the late twentieth century that evoke the long-standing heritage and rich diversity of Wisconsin’s German musical traditions, especially in German-American communities in Calumet, Dodge, Marathon, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan counties.
Alan Williams Collection
This collection of four scrapbooks with photographs, postcards, documents, and booklets was donated to the Angie W. Cox Public Library by Alan Williams in July 2022. Alan Williams’ father, Payson (P. K.) Williams, was the cousin of Pardeeville Public Library’s founder Angie Williams Cox. He is the grandson of Charles Harvey (C. H.) Williams, who was the founder of the Pardeeville Times newspaper. His great-uncle, Robert Thompson, was the publisher of the Crank newspaper.
Aldo Leopold Archives
The Aldo Leopold Archives documents not only Leopold’s rise to prominence but the history of conservation and the emergence of the field of ecology from the early 1900s until his death in 1948. The collection includes more than 500 unpublished essays and reports as well as detailed diaries and journals of Leopold’s Forest Service activity, his travels, hunting and field experience, and observations and activities at his Sand County farm.
Antigo’s 107th Trench Mortar Battery Company in World War I
Photographs by William Wessa of Antigo documenting the 107th Trench Mortar Battery Company during World War I. The images include the company’s first drills in Antigo; training at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin and Camp McArthur, Texas; action in the Alsace region of France and the Argonne offensive; and their return to Antigo in 1919.
Appleton Memory Project
This growing selection of local history materials includes images of former Appleton mayors with descriptions of key events during their terms, the publications Appleton, Wis., Illustrated (1892) and Pioneers of Outagamie County (1895), city and telephone directories for the Appleton area from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and other items pertaining to city and town life, the library, schools and tourism.
Ashland Historical Society Museum
The Ashland Historical Society Museum’s digital collection is a sampling of photographic collections depicting historic buildings in Ashland, Wisconsin and the Chequamegon Bay ore docks.
Aviation History of Racine and Kenosha
Kenosha pilot and aviation history enthusiast John Sullivan donated his archive of over 400 photographs, newspaper clippings and aviator biographies to UW-Parkside in 2009. The digital collection includes aerial views of the Kenosha and Racine airports and portraits of pilots with their planes.
Barneveld Local History Collection
This collection spans more than a century of Barneveld’s history, from early settlement through the devastation of the 1984 tornado and the rebuilding effort. Content includes books, photographs, video, business and village records, and personal scrapbooks and memorabilia.
Barns of Winnebago County
260 images of Winnebago County barns captured by photographer Michael Cooney.
