Oshkosh Public Library Digital Collections : Home

Materials from the Oshkosh Public Library Local History Collection, Photograph Collection and items loaned by individuals have been compiled into our digital collections. The collections include photographs, postcards, maps, and documents. The digital collection is a work-in-progress, so check back often for new additions.

	Postcards of Oshkosh Remember the Hotel Athearn? The fountain in Riverside Cemetery? Relive memories of Oshkosh through these postcards. This collection consists of views of businesses, churches, parks, city streets, country roads and other structures throughout the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

	Picture Oshkosh - A Look at Life in Oshkosh Through the Eyes of Those Who Live Here The Oshkosh Public Library wants to preserve images of Oshkosh community life through photos and videos taken by residents and visitors. The Library has created this digital photo and video album.

	Barns of Winnebago County Once upon a time, these proud structures dotted the bucolic landscape. Michael has captured the essence of these vanishing structures in 260 photos.

	Oshkosh Businesses Photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, pamphlets and catalogs of businesses that once flourished in Oshkosh. Through this online digital collection, memories of Oshkosh come alive.

	Oshkosh City Directories No longer under lock and key, Oshkosh Public Library has digitized twenty-nine city directories spanning the years 1857 to 1922. Enjoy digging into your Oshkosh past through the contents of these directories.

	Oshkosh Local History Books Oshkosh Public Library has digitized a number of local history books (mostly books of pictures.) Search or browse these books that date from 1887 to 1919.

	Oshkosh Atlases and Histories A collection of materials published between 1856 and 1909 illustrating 19th Century Oshkosh and Winnebago County history.

	Public Enemies - Tinseltown comes to Oshkosh In April 2008, downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was transformed into a movie set for the Johnny Depp film, Public Enemies. This collection are the photographs taken and submitted by the residents of Oshkosh who experienced Tinseltown in their hometown.

	Main Street, Oshkosh Postcards and photographs showing Main Street in older times.

	Winnebago County Rural Schools A collection of photographs dating from the early 1950s of school buildings from across the county. The images have been digitized to help document local education and architectural history.

While using the collection, you can get help by clicking the help link found on the top of each page.

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