Graduation group, St. Peter and Paul Church, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1906.
via: Belgian-American Research Collection, Cofrin Library, UW-Green Bay, by way of University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
Source: digital.library.wisc.edu
Title Town U.S.A. decal, Green Bay, 1961.
1961 was the start of a record-setting winning streak for the Green Bay Packers. Under Coach Vince Lombardi, the Packers won three NFL Championships and two Super Bowls in seven years.
via: Turning Points in Wisconsin History, Wisconsin Historical Society
Source: content.wisconsinhistory.org
Henry and Elizabeth Baird of Green Bay, Wisconsin led relief efforts to aid victims of the Peshtigo Fire in 1871. Donations came in from across the country. This letter to Elizabeth Baird lists some of the clothing collected for survivors by a group of women in Stamford, Connecticut.
via: Henry and Elizabeth Baird Collection, Wisconsin Historical Society
Source: content.wisconsinhistory.org
Green Bay Packers win Super Bowl I, January 15, 1967.
It’s a bit of a stretch date-wise, but we couldn’t talk about 1966 in Wisconsin and leave out the Packers! In January 1967, the Green Bay Packers, led by head coach Vince Lombardi, capped off a stellar 1966 season by beating the Kansas City Chiefs in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game, later known as the Super Bowl.
via: Turning Points in Wisconsin History, Wisconsin Historical Society
Source: content.wisconsinhistory.org
Label for Larsen’s Freshlike Corn, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1944.
via: Wisconsin Historical Images WHi-91318, Wisconsin Historical Society
