Back to Primary Sources by State

The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Wisconsin resources available for free on the Library's Web site.
Teachers can find even more primary sources, along with the tools to help use them in the classroom, at www.loc.gov/teachers. They can also search the Library's American Memory or Prints and Photographs collections.
Primary Sources
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Elizabeth Plankinton House, 1492 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee
View PDF (777 KB)Hello Wisconsin / Harry Ruby [notated music]
View PDF (159 KB)Oshkosh, Wis. : From H.L. Cottrill's Block, 185?
View PDF (813 KB)Panoramic view of Milwaukee, Wis. Taken from City Hall tower
View PDF (959 KB)Dousman Hotel, Water Street at Fisher Street, Saint Feriole Islan, Prairie du Chien
View PDF (935 KB)Wisconsin day. May 29th. Upon this day in 1848 Wisconsin was admitted to the Union of states
View PDF (2.0 MB)Pressing the curd into form. Swiss cheese factory. Madison, Wisconsin, 1941
View PDF (188 KB)Dell Chase, Lumberjack
View PDF (1.0 MB)Poster in Tomoh, Wisconsin [between 1935 and 1942]
View PDF (820 KB)Men of progress. Wisconsin. A selected list of biographical sketches and portraits...