Oshkosh Public Library Digital Collections
Oshkosh Public Library Digital Collections
Books on the history of and life in Oshkosh, Wisconsin compiled and written by local historian, Clarence "Inky" Jungwirth.
100 Years Old or More and a Remnant of the Immigrant Experience
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.
Once upon a time, these proud structures dotted the bucolic landscape. Michael Cooney has captured the essence of these vanishing structures in 260 photos.
Photographs, newspaper articles, postcards, pamphlets and catalogs of businesses that once flourished in Oshkosh can be found in this collection. Through this online collection, memories of Oshkosh come alive.
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.
Postcards and photographs showing Main Street in older times.
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.
In April 2008, downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin was transformed into a movie set for the Johnny Depp film, Public Enemies. This collections consists of the photographs taken and submitted by the residents of Oshkosh who experience Tinseltown in their hometown.
Images submitted by individuals showing their city at 151 years old.
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 collections are a work-in-progress, so check back often for new additions.
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