Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:
National Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic: Capt. John Kelly Fortress No. 11 (Eau Claire, Wis.) Scrapbook, 1934-1936
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 306
Summary
Scrapbook of photographs of members of the National Daughters of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) from the Eau Claire post, as well as some newspaper articles.
Dates:
1934-1936
Norman “Kee” Hahn Papers, 1940-1968, 2011 (bulk 1940-1944)
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 349
Summary
Letters, news articles, photographs and artifacts relating to Norman Kee Hahn, a World War II veteran. Hahn was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1916. Hahn served in the Canadian Royal Air Force from 1940-1942, and then fought for the United States as a pilot for the U.S. Navy from 1942-1945.
Dates:
1940-1968, 2011 (bulk 1940-1944)
North Western Lumber Company Records, 1870-1955
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss A
Summary
Records of North Western Lumber Company, an Eau Claire, Wisconsin company, organized in 1873, which engaged in lumbering in northwestern Wisconsin until the depletion of timber supplies halted operations in about 1920. Correspondence relates primarily to the management and gradual liquidation of the company's assets after 1920. Most of the letters were written by George W. Hipke of Stanley, an officer of the company. Among these are many which pertain to his campaigns for the state...
Dates:
1870-1955
Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Records, 1935-1983
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss CV
Summary
Records of a tourist destination in Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wis.) established by the Kiwanis Club in 1934 depicting a logging camp such as would have existed in the Eau Claire area in the late 1800's. The records primarily document the move and reconstruction of the camp between 1981 and 1983 at which time it was moved to the other side of Carson Park so that it was closer to the Chippewa Valley Museum. Included are plans and correspondence for the reconstruction, primarily dealing with...
Dates:
1935-1983
Pearl Robinson Papers, 1917-1978
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 386
Summary
Photographs, letters, diplomas, books, and records of Pearl Robinson, a 1926 Eau Claire State Normal School teaching graduate. Records relate to her education, and during and after World War II her time as an instructor and organizer of Aeronautics courses in Washington D.C. high schools, Before You Fly: Essentials of Aeronautics books she co-authored, Certificate of Merit from the U.S. Navy, and the Trophy Award from the Washington Air Derby Association for...
Dates:
1917-1978
Pearl Seguin Papers, 1917-1944
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 279
Summary
A collection of pamphlets, programs, and ephemera from the World War I era, 1917-1944, collected by Pearl Seguin, an Eau Claire State Normal School graduate and Eau Claire teacher. Includes pamphlets and programs on World War I, American citizenship, the League of Nations, Ku Klux Klan, War Expositions, Memorial Day annuals, a circa 1918 College Service Flag, Periscope yearbooks, photographs, correspondence, “Facts About Eau Claire” flier, and a copy of the...
Dates:
1917-1944
Phillips and Cohen Family Papers, 1936-2009
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 344
Summary
L.E. Phillips (1899-1978) and Melvin Cohen (1918-2008) were two prominent Eau Claire industrialists and philanthropists. The collection includes a variety of newspaper clippings related to their community involvement and reports on their company, National Presto Industries. Company booklets and photographs are mixed with photographs of philanthropist work, as well as materials on Phillips’ Boy Scouts involvement and speeches. Other photographs depict the Phillips’ and Cohen’s community...
Dates:
1936-2009
Pictorial View of the Modern City (Eau Claire, Wis.) Scrapbook, 1957
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 169
Summary
Scrapbook documenting commercial, industrial, and residential areas in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, through aerial and ground-level photography.
Dates:
1957
Pinter Hunting Camp Records, 1939-2016
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 360
Summary
This collection contains materials that pertain to the Pinter Hunting Camp that has been around the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, area since 1939. The materials date from 1939-2016. The contents include photographs (digital copies), a log book, a few yearly camp newsletters, maps, hunting gear, a newspaper article, signs and flyers from the camp, and a letter from the donor, John Pinter.
Dates:
1939-2016, bulk 1990-2005
Putnam Park Records, 1896-2022
Collection
Identifier: Archives Series 117
Summary
Principally minutes of the Putnam Park Commission and its predecessors which advise University officials on the use of Putnam Park, a local nature preserve. Originally the property of lumberman Henry C. Putnam, Putnam Park was donated to the City of Eau Claire in 1909, and to the University in 1957. Shortly thereafter William R. Davies established the Putnam Park Management Committee to advise the President and the Long-Range Planning Committee on the use of the nature preserve. It has...
Dates:
1896-2022