Police officer helping students cross the street at Oregon Street and 11th Avenue in 1957.

Oshkosh Works

On View Now Through Fall 2028
Interested in learning about the work that has helped build the City of Oshkosh over time? Learn more in our new lower-level photo exhibition, Oshkosh Works: Images of Labor.
This exhibit explores the various forms of labor that have contributed to Oshkosh throughout its history. From contractors and industrialists to public servants, artists, and more, you’ll learn about their contributions and efforts to grow, strengthen, and support the community we know and love today.

 

Frederick J. Gerstmeyer seated at a saddler’s clamp, working on leather in the Oshkosh Trunk Company’s leather department, 1947.

On view now in the lower level.

Interior of Emma Rhyner’s Dress Shop in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, circa 1898.
Firefighters gathered at the Brooklyn Fire House in Oshkosh, circa 1872.
Child inspecting artifacts in People of the Waters

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