Title: Wisconsin. State Highway Commission: Highway Maintenance Photographs
Inclusive Dates: 1925

Creator:

• Wisconsin. State Highway Commission

Call Number: PH 1450

Quantity: 160 photographs (1 archives box) and 112 negatives (2 boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Images in the collection document road conditions, maintenance work, and the landscape along State Trunk Highways (STH) and County Trunk Highways (CTH) throughout Wisconsin, including the Menominee Indian Reservation. The images were made in 1925 by N.M. Isabella, who was a maintenance engineer for the Highway Commission.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph01450

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See the Agency History in the catalog.

The images were removed from an album that had deteriorated. The original album order has been maintained, alphabetically by county.

Some of the photographs appeared in Isabella's “Highway Maintenance Manual,” available in the Historical Society Library's Government Documents collection at call number HIG.3:16.

PH 1450	Ashland County
Box   1 Folder   1	STH 10, patrolman's outfit
Box   1 Folder   1	STH 10
Box   1 Folder   1	STH 13, view from hill just south of Highbridge
	Bayfield County
Box   1 Folder   2	STH 10
Box   1 Folder   2	STH 10, view of the barrens
	Buffalo County
Box   1 Folder   3	Overflow Section, Beef River Valley
Box   1 Folder   3	STH 37, private hobby park
Box   1 Folder   3	STH 37, silt deposit, Beef River Valley
Box   1 Folder   4	STH 37, showing corrugated metal culvert
Box   1 Folder   4	STH 54, Winona Dump, built in 1925
Box   1 Folder   4	Bridge on STH 54, Winona Dump
Box   1 Folder   5	STH 54 near Winona, Minnesota
	Burnett County
Box   1 Folder   6	STH No. 70 near Yellow Lake, wild ducks Physical Description: 3 views
Box   1 Folder   7	View on STH 35
Box   1 Folder   7	STH 35
Box   1 Folder   7	STH 152, St. Croix River Bridge
Box   1 Folder   8	STH 35, gravel road
Box   1 Folder   8	STH 35, bridge near River Side Park
	Columbia County
Box   1 Folder   9	Sand spreader used in tarring work
Box   1 Folder   9	STH 29, tar surface treated gravel road
	Dane County
Box   1 Folder   10	STH 12 north of Middleton, scarifying tarred road Physical Description: 3 views
Box   1 Folder   11	STH 19 east of Madison, scarifying tarred road Physical Description: 2 views
Box   1 Folder   11	View on STH 19 near Nakoma (Madison)
Box   1 Folder   12	STH 19, applying calcium chloride Physical Description: 3 views
Box   1 Folder   13-14	STH 19, tar treated road, winter Physical Description: 5 views
Box   1 Folder   14	STH 19, tar treated road
Box   1 Folder   15	STH 12, Middleton-Sauk City, tar surface treated, winter
Box   1 Folder   15	STH 19, tar treated road
Box   1 Folder   15	STH 73
Box   1 Folder   16	STH 41, view near Cross Plains
	Douglas County
Box   1 Folder   17	STH 10, foot bridge over Amnicon Falls
Box   1 Folder   17	STH 10, rapids below Amnicon Falls
Box   1 Folder   17	STH 10, Amnicon Falls
Box   1 Folder   18	Near STH 10, Amnicon Falls
	Eau Claire County
Box   1 Folder   19	Near STH 12, farm herd
Box   1 Folder   19	STH 12 south of Eau Claire
	Florence County
Box   1 Folder   20	STH 69
Box   1 Folder   20	STH 101 Physical Description: 2 views
	Fond du Lac County
Box   1 Folder   21	View on STH 15
Box   1 Folder   22	STH 55, erosion baffles Physical Description: 2 views
	Forest County
Box   1 Folder   23	Scene across Crystal Lake
Box   1 Folder   23	Large log on display near Wabeno
Box   1 Folder   23	Large log
Box   1 Folder   24	STH 32 south of Laona, forest fire
Box   1 Folder   24	STH 32 south of Laona
	Green County
Box   1 Folder   25	View on STH 31 Physical Description: 2 views
	Iron County
Box   1 Folder   26	STH 10
Box   1 Folder   26	Near STH 77, portable gravel producing plant
	Jackson County
Box   1 Folder   27	View on STH 54 near Melrose
Box   1 Folder   27	STH 27, concrete bridge south of Black River Falls
	Jefferson County
Box   1 Folder   28	Near STH 19, Watertown, welcome sign to tourist camp
	Juneau County
Box   1 Folder   29	STH 12, over-flow section
	La Crosse County
Box   1 Folder   30	STH 108, bituminous macadam road
Box   1 Folder   30	STH 108, 18-foot bituminous macadam
	Langlade County and Lincoln County
Box   1 Folder   31	STH 91, Langlade County Physical Description: 2 views
Box   1 Folder   31	STH 91, Lincoln County
Box   1 Folder   32	STH 26 north of Antigo, Langlade County
Box   1 Folder   32	STH 26 near Summit Lake, Langlade County
Box   1 Folder   32	STH 10, Tomahawk Avenue Bridge, Lincoln County
	Langlade County
Box   1 Folder   33	STH 55
Box   1 Folder   33	STH 26, special maintenance outfit
Box   1 Folder   34	STH 26, special patrol outfit
	Lincoln County
Box   1 Folder   35	STH 10, Fourth Street bridge, City of Merrill Note: See also 31.2 and 32.6.
	Manitowoc County
Box   1 Folder   36	STH 16, bridge near Cooperstown
	Marinette County
Box   1 Folder   37	STH 57 south of Niagara
	Milwaukee County
Box   1 Folder   38	Howell road, railroad crossing warning [stripes]
	Monroe County
Box   1 Folder   39	View from CTH "C" east of Tomah
Box   1 Folder   39	STH 29, Project 48, spec. drop inlet
	Oneida County
Box   1 Folder   40	View from STH 10 at Minocqua
Box   1 Folder   40	STH 10, view at Minocqua
	Outagamie County
Box   1 Folder   41	STH 15, wide curve
Box   1 Folder   41	STH 15, 9-foot concrete widened to 20-foot
	Ozaukee County
Box   1 Folder   42	Showing highway water mark on fence after flood in 1924
Box   1 Folder   42	Near STH 17, showing rocks washed down in flood of 1924
Box   1 Folder   42	Bridge failure caused by flood of 1924
Box   1 Folder   43	STH 17, sunken slab-Knellsville overhead
Box   1 Folder   43	Bridge Failure, Flood of 1924 Physical Description: 2 views
	Pierce County
Box   1 Folder   44	STH 35, Lake Pepin to left
	Polk County
Box   1 Folder   45	STH 14, gravel road
Box   1 Folder   45	STH 35, gorge of the St. Croix River Physical Description: 2 views
	Price County
Box   1 Folder   46	STH 13
Box   1 Folder   46	STH 13, wood pulp stock pile
	Richland County
Box   1 Folder   47	STH 56, ditching
Box   1 Folder   47	STH 41, gravel road
Box   1 Folder   47	STH 41, showing county line sign and standard highway marker
Box   1 Folder   48	View from STH 41
	Sauk County
Box   1 Folder   49	STH 41, tar surface treated
	Sawyer County
Box   1 Folder   50	Indians en route to Indian Pagent [Pageant] near Hayward Physical Description: 3 views
Box   1 Folder   51	STH 24
Box   1 Folder   51	STH 27, gravel road
	Shawano County
Box   1 Folder   52	STH 47, Menominee Indian Reservation
Box   1 Folder   52	STH 55, Menominee Indian Reservation Physical Description: 2 views
Box   1 Folder   53	STH 47, Menominee Indian Reservation, clearing right of way
Box   1 Folder   53	STH 16 near Shawano, standard detour diagram
Box   1 Folder   53	STH 47, City of Shawano
Box   1 Folder   54	Near STH 55, Wolf River, Menominee Indian Reservation
Box   1 Folder   54	STH 55, Menominee Indian Reservation Physical Description: 2 views
Box   1 Folder   55	STH 55, showing remains of dam at Eleshana Falls
Box   1 Folder   55	View of STH 55, Menominee Indian Reservation before maintenance
Box   1 Folder   55	STH Shawano County, Spirit Rock, Menominee Indian Reservation
Box   1 Folder   56	STH 47 and 55, division no. 3 shop and storage, Menominee Indian Reservation
Box   1 Folder   56	Repair and storage shop
Box   1 Folder   56	Gravel producing plant
Box   1 Folder   56	Near STH 47 and 55, Menominee Indian Reservation Physical Description: 2 views
	Trempealeau County
Box   1 Folder   57	STH 11 near Galesville, standard marker
Box   1 Folder   57-59	STH 93, view from Tamarack Hill Physical Description: 4 views
Box   1 Folder   58 (continued)	STH 11 between La Crosse and Trempealeau Counties, looking west from Black River Bridge
	Vernon County
Box   1 Folder   60	STH 11, bituminous macadam
Box   1 Folder   60	STH 11, showing tall corn, W.S. Sherlock in foreground
Box   1 Folder   60	STH 11, standard metal marker, extra route and mile plates
Box   1 Folder   61	View on STH 35
Box   1 Folder   61	STH 35, view of Mississippi River (note the wing dams)
Box   1 Folder   61	STH 35, view of Mississippi River
Box   1 Folder   62	STH 82
Box   1 Folder   62	STH 27, Monument Rock
	Vilas County
Box   1 Folder   63	Headquarters State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake
Box   1 Folder   63	STH 10
Box   1 Folder   63	State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake
Box   1 Folder   64	STH 70, view from near Lake Arbor Vitae
Box   1 Folder   64	STH 70, Lake St. Germain
Box   1 Folder   64	STH 70, Federal Aid Project 344
Box   1 Folder   65	STH 70, Vilas County maintenance outfit
Box   1 Folder   65	STH 70, view along lake shore
	Walworth County
Box   1 Folder   66	STH 61, overhead before improvement (Note narrow and crooked roadway)
Box   1 Folder   66	STH 61, overhead after improvement
Box   1 Folder   67	Showing R.R. crossing warning stripes
Box   1 Folder   67	STH 61, spec. curb and gutter construction
	Washburn County
Box   1 Folder   68	STH 11 near Long Lake Physical Description: 2 views
Box   1 Folder   68	STH 11, view of Long Lake
	Waushara County
Box   1 Folder   69	STH 32, gravel road
	Winnebago County
Box   1 Folder   70	STH 26, showing frost boils
	Wood County
Box   1 Folder   71	STH 66 near Wisconsin Rapids, tar surface treated road
Box   1 Folder   71	STH 13, Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield
	Miscellaneous
Box   1 Folder   72	Canadian delegation visiting Wisconsin highways
Box   1 Folder   72	STH 12, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, standard Michigan marker
Box   1 Folder   73	Core drill used by testing laboratory to test concrete