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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The Madison water tower and farmers' market as seen through the stone gateway at the East Washington Avenue entrance to the Capitol Park. The building on t... |
| Date: | 08 29 1937 |
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| Description: | Madison Concert Orchestra members with their instruments seated on a "stage" under trees at Vilas Park. The conductor is standing in front. Groups of U.S. ... |
| Date: | 05 20 1932 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of West High School students (Phi Bi Chem ?) on a picnic at Olin Park. Three students are holding musical instruments. |
| Date: | 08 22 1931 |
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| Description: | Group portrait taken in Vilas Park of children, and a few adults, some in costume, from the Lincoln Street-West Side area, who put on a circus to raise mon... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi... |
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| Description: | View from street through gates towards a small group in front of the third Wisconsin State Capitol near the West Washington Avenue entrance. The iron fence... |
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| Description: | The southeast entrance to the Capitol Park at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Boulevard), probably taken about 1875. In the foreground are elaborate ... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View from the Wisconsin Avenue entrance of the Capitol Park to Madison City Hall. The City Hall building has a clock tower on the roof. The stone gateways ... |
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| Description: | Snapshot by Madison butcher Earl Omen of elephants parading past the Monona Avenue gate of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ... |
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| Description: | Fourth of July flag drill at Vilas Park, choreographed by F.W. Kehl in Madison. The land for Vilas Park was donated to the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive ... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View of the gate to the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds, looking out to the street. On the left on the opposite side of the street is a building with a sig... |
| Date: | 05 24 1970 |
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| Description: | Unusual concrete play castle at Brittingham Park. This functional art was built by Paul Duesler with materials supplied by the Madison Jaycees. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Southeast Gate of Capitol Park. Four stone columns stand along the sidewalk, with statues on top of the two columns in the center, and two columns with str... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A group of formally dressed people gather at Tenney Park to hear a band concert. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A view looking down Wisconsin Avenue as seen from the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds. On the right, the post office is visible. |
| Date: | 05 26 1948 |
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| Description: | WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital... |
| Date: | 06 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Three girls doing craft work at the Brownie Day Camp at Burrows Park. Left to right, Barbara Jean Jull, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Jull, 2434 East Jo... |
| Date: | 08 04 1979 |
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| Description: | A person wearing a Richard Nixon mask and flashing a peace sign is posing with Michael Kienitz, who is holding a megaphone and wearing a t-shirt advertisin... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | An elevated view of a Decoration Day parade, near what appears to be Capitol Park. A small crowd gathers at the edge of the street to view a military band ... |
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