Travel Back in Time to Richland Center

Thanks to Richland County History Room the downtown of Richland Center is well documented, from a tintype dating to ca. 1860 to a parade of elephants on Main Street. And, if you’re interested in how they did it, the Richland County History Room, located within the Brewer Public Library, shares their processes and the benefits of digitizing an image collection in this month’s Content Partner Case Study.

Court Street looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, ca. 1860. Tintype.
Court Street looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, ca. 1860. Tintype.
Court Street, looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, ca. 1930.
Court Street, looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, ca. 1930.
Elephants in the Ringling Brothers Circus parade, looking northwest at the intersection of Main and Court Streets, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1900.
Elephants in the Ringling Brothers Circus parade, looking northwest at the intersection of Main and Court Streets, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1900.
Court Street, looking west from Church Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1955 color.
Court Street, looking west from Church Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1955 color.
This collection even has a stereoscope! Court Street, looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, ca. 1880, whole.
This collection even has a stereoscope! Court Street, looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, ca. 1880, whole.
Court Street, looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1913.
Court Street, looking east from Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1913.
Log Day on Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1907-1912.
Log Day on Main Street, Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1907-1912.