Postcards

All types of postcards, including picture postcards and real photo postcards.

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.

Belleville Public Library

The Belleville Area Historical Society’s Frenchtown digitization project with the Belleville Public Library focuses on the history of the French immigrant settlement in the Belleville/Montrose/Exeter area as they began arriving in the 1850s through the 1920s. 3-D objects and photographs will also be on display in the library’s display cabinets.

Bonnie Young Postcard Collection

Postcards depicting locations in Arpin, Nekoosa, Stevens Point, Vesper, Wisconsin Rapids and the surrounding area. The postcards are also geo-located on this map.

Columbus Public Library

This digital collection of early postcards from the community of Columbus, Wisconsin is organized in partnership with the Columbus Area Historical Society.

Exploring Cultural History Online (ECHO)

The Exploring Cultural History Online (ECHO) Project developed by Winding Rivers Library System consists of photographs and postcards documenting the history and culture of western Wisconsin, specifically Buffalo, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Trempealeau and Vernon counties.

Great Lakes Maritime History Project

An overview of Wisconsin’s maritime history. Includes records on individual ships as well as photographs, postcards and pamphlets related to commerce and tourism on Lake Michigan and Lake Superior.

Herb Harris Postcard Collection

Postcards of the city of Dodgeville, Wisconsin from the 1900s to the 1960s, including street scenes, residences, churches, hospitals, schools, government buildings and businesses.

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