Photographs

All types of photographic images, including photo prints, slides and negatives.

Clintonville Memory Project

Items pertaining to the history of Clintonville, Wisconsin including portraits of local residents photographed by J. Alva Carter in 1927, Waupaca County plat books and atlases, and photographs and a scrapbook detailing the history of Wisconsin Central Airlines and the Clintonville Municipal Airport from the 1930s through the 1970s.

Consolidated Papers Inc.

Photographs and books documenting the history of the Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, later Consolidated Papers, Inc., including the Consolidated News employee magazine, published monthly between February 1926 and December 1931.

Cornfalfa Farms Collection

Images donated by the Swartz family, who operated a large progressive farm in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Many photographs were taken at Cornfalfa Farms by the Swartz family to document their best practices for raising alfalfa, apples and sheep as the farm rose to prominence in Wisconsin and beyond.

Cranberry Photo Collection

Images depicting the cranberry industry in central Wisconsin, digitized in collaboration with the Wetherby Cranberry Library.

Crandon Community Building Collection

More than 50 photographs of Crandon and its early residents at the beginning of the 20th century, originally presented as an exhibition at the Crandon Community Building in 1986. The Public Property Committee of the City Council of Crandon sponsored the exhibit in order to inspire an interest in Crandon’s past among its residents as well as engage tourists.

Cyril Colnik Archives

Drawings and blueprints created by master blacksmith Cyril Colnik, his Ornamental Iron Shop and the Colnik Manufacturing Company. Includes designs for architectural commissions in the Milwaukee area and beyond.

Dane County Library Service

A history of the Dane County Library Service, covering 50 years of service to the residents of Dane County, Wisconsin. Includes news clippings, photos of bookmobiles and oral history interviews with bookmobile drivers and other staff.

Daniel Klapproth World War II Photographs and Letters

Daniel Klapproth was a soldier and a Somers, Wisconsin native who was stationed in Panama during the Second World War. This collection consists of photographs taken by Daniel during his military service, as well as letters written by Daniel to his mother in Wisconsin.

David A. Yates Photograph Collection

During WWII, the US Army’s Fort McCoy, in Monroe County, Wisconsin, served as a location to house German prisoners of war (POWs). David Yates was stationed at Fort McCoy during this time and managed to take photographs that now give insight into daily life for soldiers and POWs alike. This collection consists of over 100 black and white photographs that capture day-to-day activities and military personnel during WWII at a German POW camp located inside the United States.

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