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.
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.
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.
Greetings from Milwaukee – Selections from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection
Postcards of Milwaukee scenes and landmarks distributed by Milwaukee publishers, from the Thomas and Jean Ross Bliffert Postcard Collection housed at the UWM Archives Department.
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.
Hortonville Memory Project
Early 20th century postcards depicting scenes in and around the community of Hortonville, Wisconsin.
Images of Lake Geneva
Photographs and postcards depicting Lake Geneva, Wisconsin in its heyday as a summer retreat for wealthy Chicagoans. This collection also includes plat books and atlases spanning 1873-1962.
Jane Morgan Memorial Library
In 2018, the Jane Morgan Memorial Library and the Cambria-Friesland Historical Society began to digitize materials from their archives that are important to the history of Cambria and nearby communities in Columbia County, Wisconsin. The digital collection includes photographs, postcards and pamphlets such as a booklet published for the 1944 Cambria centennial and the “Cambria Victory Homecoming” after World War II.
Janesville’s Past
A range of materials documenting the history of Janesville, Wisconsin including photographs and postcards from the 1840s through the 1980s and directories for the city of Janesville and Rock County, 1857-1931. Also includes walking guides to historic districts published in the 1990s and 2000s.
Kaukauna Memory Project
Local history materials from the community of Kaukauna, Wisconsin including early 20th century postcards, marriage licenses ca. 1905-1959, materials related to the Riverview Sanatorium tuburculosis hospital, a membership roll for the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, high school graduation programs and publications including Kaukauna 175th Jubilee Album (1965) and Industrial Kaukauna (1939).
Langlade County Logging Photographs
The logging photographs in the collection of the Langlade County Historical Society document work crews, logging camps, sawmills and other aspects of Wisconsin’s logging industry from the 19th century to the 1990s. Some photographs were taken by Arthur J. Kingsbury for his picture postcard business, but many are by anonymous photographers.
Langlade County Railroad Photographs
The railroad photographs in the collection of the Langlade County Historical Society depict depots, rail yards, rail crews, locomotives and train wrecks in the Antigo area from the late 19th century to the 1990s. Some photographs were taken by Arthur J. Kingsbury for his picture post card business, but many are by anonymous photographers.
Lucille B. Chapman Collection on the Menominee
Photographs and postcards of the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin and of Shawano, Wisconsin, including landmarks such as Smokey Falls, Wolf River Dells, Rainbow Falls and Spirit Rock, 1914-1975. Also contained in this collection are four programs from pageants written, produced and performed by members of the Menominee Nation from 1955-1957.
Main Street, Oshkosh
Postcards from personal collections show views of Oshkosh’s Main Street.
Manitowoc Local History Collection
Photographs and postcards by professional photographer Herman C. Benke from the 1890s and 1900s and images by amateur photographer Frances M. Kadow from the 1920s through the 1940s. Also includes historical texts concerning Manitowoc County, plat books and plat maps, and oral history interviews recorded with area residents in the 1970s.
Nancy and Bill Alderman Collection of Neopit Postcards
Postcards depicting buildings in the community of Neopit on the Menominee Reservation, including the hospital, school, train depot and lumber mill.
Northernaire Resort Collection
The digital collections from the Three Lakes Historical Society document culture and social life in Northwoods Wisconsin in the 20th century. The Northernaire Resort Collection features photographs, postcards and newsletters related to the history of the Northernaire Resort, founded by Carl Marty, Jr. in 1947.
Oconto Falls Memory Project
Postcards and photographs depicting scenes from Oconto Falls, Wisconsin and the surrounding area, including images of Stiles Hydro Dam on the Oconto River, aerial views of Oconto Falls, and depictions of early 20th century local events by amateur photographer William Temple.
Oshkosh Businesses
Photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, pamphlets and catalogs of businesses that once flourished in Oshkosh, including Deltox Rug Co., Oshkosh Trunk Co., and Stein’s clothing store.
Pearsons Hall Collection
Pearsons Hall was commissioned and built in the late 19th century to serve as Beloit College’s science hall. To oversee its construction, College officials sought renowned architect and urban planner Daniel Hudson Burnham. This collection contains over 70 letters, postcards and images documenting the early life of the building.
Postcards of Oshkosh
Postcard views of businesses, churches, parks, city streets, country roads and other structures throughout the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Postcards of Wisconsin Dells
Postcards depicting Fort Dells, Chimney Rock and other landmarks on the Dells of the Wisconsin River.
Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection
Wisconsin’s story is still being written, folding in the customs and traditions of everyone who calls this place home. You’re invited to help build a shared history of our state by contributing your photos, documents and audio files to the Recollection Wisconsin Shared Collection.
Reedsburg Library Archives Postcard Collection
This collection is a set of postcards with images from the Reedsburg area.
Richland County Digital History Room
Images of a wide variety of people and places pertaining to Richland County in southwest Wisconsin, from the collections of the Richland County History Room, part of the Brewer Public Library in Richland Center.
Ripon College Archives
Photographs, postcards and other materials portraying the College’s history from 1851 into the 21st century. Also included in the collection are images of campus life such as bands, athletic teams and social events.
Ripon Historical Society
Postcards and photographs depicting local businesses in downtown Ripon.
South Wood County Postcard Collection
Postcards from Grand Rapids (later Wisconsin Rapids), Nekoosa and Port Edwards from the early and mid-20th century.
Views of Antigo and Surrounding Langlade County
This collection of views of Antigo, the county seat of Langlade County, shows businesses, homes, schools, and street scenes of downtown Antigo throughout the 20th century. Antigo’s first home was built in 1878. It was incorporated as a city and made the county seat of New County (later renamed Langlade County) in the 1880s. The city was originally named Springbrook but was renamed Antigo using the middle word of an Ojibwe phrase Nequi-Antigo-Seebeh, which means “Where the river flows past evergreens.” The collection also contains some scenes of towns and villages of Langlade County as well as resorts and towns in other regions of northern Wisconsin.
Visual Materials in Mills Music Library
Photographs of musicians and music-related subjects held by Mills Music Library, dating from the late nineteenth century to the present, representing the musical heritage of Wisconsin from Swiss yodeling to Les Paul. Also includes postcards, lithographic prints, advertising and promotional materials, posters, and other types of ephemera.
Wisconsin Traditions of Social Care
Images of people and buildings contributing to Wisconsin’s social care system, including asylums, hospitals and orphanages.
