Wisconsin Historical Society

This organization has contributed to the following objects in the Encyclopedia.

Actor portraying Isaac M. Singer demonstrating his first sewing machine to printer George Zieber

Actor portraying Isaac M. Singer demonstrating his first sewing machine to printer George Zieber, from The Singer Light, Special Issue,…

Actors portraying Isaac M. Singer and George Zieber examining a Lerow and Blodgett

Actors portraying Isaac M. Singer and George Zieber examining a Lerow and Blodgett produced in Zieber and Orson Phelps’ Boston shop, from The Singer Light, Special Issue, 6.

American Fur Company Outpost

American Fur Company outpost in La Pointe, Madeline, Wisconsin. Ca. 1842.

Anneke, Mathilde at approximately twenty-five years of age

Photograph of a drawing of Mathilde Anneke when she was approximately twenty-five years of age.

Anneke, Mathilde Franziska wearing dark dress and coat, n.d.

Studio portrait of Mathilde Franziska Anneke wearing dark dress and coat, n.d.

Anneke, Mathilde Franziska’s first newspaper, the <em>Frauen-Zeitung</em>

The second page of Mathilde Franziska Anneke’s first newspaper, the Frauen-Zeitung, which she published on September 27, 1848, in Cologne.

Constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association

A copy of the 1873 constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association with listed Mathilde Franziska Anneke as one of…

Cover page of Mathilde Anneke’s <em>Deutsche Frauen-Zeitung</em>

Cover page of Mathilde Anneke’s Deutsche Frauen-Zeitung, published on October 15, 1852, in New York.

Five partners in the Ringling Bros. Circus

The Ringling brothers’ advertising posters often featured the five partners’ profiles. The posters conveyed a sense of family unity, arguably…

German seamstresses

German seamstresses in front of Anne Graumann's dress shop. Manitowoc, Wisconsin, ca 1898.

Pabst Park beer garden, Milwaukee, 1903

Pfister, Charles portrait, no date

Undated studio portrait of Milwaukee entrepreneur Charles F. Pfister, who, among other activities and business interests, was the owner of…

Program for a Christmas event at Mathilde Franziska Anneke’s Töchter Institut in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Program for a December 20, 1879, Christmas event at Mathilde Franziska Anneke’s Töchter Institut in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Railroad Land Sales

Card advertising land in Wisconsin. In German, n.d.

Ringling family portrait, ca. 1895

Studio group portrait of the Ringling Family. Standing, from left to right: Al, Alf, Gus, Charles, and Otto. Seated: John,…

Ringling, Al's residence in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 1918

Of all the brothers, Al Ringling had the strongest ties to Barbaroo, Wisconsin, and spent the most time there. In…

Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition, 1933

Sign of Singer Service

"The Sign of Singer Service," from The Singer Light, Special Issue, back cover.

Singer, Isaac M.’s 1870 will written while he was living in Paris, France

The first page of Isaac M. Singer’s 1870 will written while he was living in Paris, France, with Eugenie Boyer…

Studio group portrait of Charles F. Pfister, Henry C. Payne, and Frank G. Bigelow, 1902

Henry Payne, the director of the First National Bank of Milwaukee, was a leading Republican and friend of Pfister. Over…

Töchter Institut in Milwaukee Pamphlet

Pamphlet containing information about Mathilde Franziska Anneke’s Töchter Institut in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The pamphlet discusses subjects taught at the school…

Wisconsin Immigration Brochure

Cover of a brochure in German designed to attract immigrants to Wisconsin, 1868

Wollenberg, Harry to D. Clark Everest

Harry Wollenberg to D. Clark Everest, August 18, 1936, a letter illustrating Longview Fibre’s efforts to expand its product range

Wollenberg, Harry to H.M. Bower

Harry Wollenberg to H.M. Bower, Dec. 1, 1943