Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 99

Photograph

A Quiet Evening at Home

Date: 
Description: Amos Elliot, pioneer stage coach driver, enjoying a quiet evening at home with his second wife, and her daughter (center), Stella Hart.
Photograph

Relaxation on Hammocks

Date: 1898
Description: Men and women sitting in two hammocks. The people pictured are Julia Murray Ormsby, Fred Werner, and R. Effie (Ettie) Meinhold.
Photograph

Riverbank Card Game

Date: 1910
Description: Two men smoking pipes and playing cards in the grass along a riverbank.
Photograph

Joseph McCarthy in a Pensive Mood

Date: 11 1946
Description: A vigorous campaigner, Joseph R. McCarthy relaxes in front of a log cabin fireplace after his electoral campaign.
Photograph

Young Adult Club Anniversary Dance

Date: 03 05 1947
Description: Young Adult Club 1st Anniversary dance. Rodney Miller, Joe Ann Higgins, Elaine Roberts, and Tom Maloney are standing at the snack bar at the Community Cent...
Photograph

Group of People on Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men and women on the shore of an unidentified lake. Nearby, a second group of children, men, and women are pushing off from the shoreline in row b...
Photograph

Family on Court House Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Family group resting on Court House hill, near Perkin's cottage.
Photograph

Ada Bass and Friends near Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Ada Bass with friends on the shore of the Fox River.
Photograph

Ada Bass and Daughter Everetta

Date: 1890
Description: Ada Bass sitting in a rocking chair reading, while her daughter Everetta is sweeping the front porch of the family home.
Photograph

Mendota Yacht Club Members

Date: 08 09 1947
Description: Mendota Yacht Club members, sitting on the pier behind the James Payton house, 409 N. Blair Street. Left to right: Ann Dre Schlimgen, James Payton, Parnee...
Photograph

Mendota Yacht Club Members

Date: 08 09 1947
Description: A few of the children of Mendota Yacht Club members, seated on the terrace at the James Payton house, 409 N. Blair Street. Left to right: Mark Nesbit, Jimm...
Photograph

Two Men Relaxing

Date: 
Description: Two men relax against a barn doorway.
Photograph

Women Relaxing in Yard

Date: 
Description: Two women sit back to back in a yard near a farmhouse.
Photograph

Relaxing on a Hillside

Date: 
Description: A woman takes a picture of a group of individuals relaxing on a hillside.
Photograph

Group Relaxing Around a Hammock

Date: 
Description: A group of men, women, and children relax in and around a hammock that is near a river.
Photograph

Man and Women Resting in Hammock

Date: 
Description: Two women and a man resting in a hammock that is tied between two trees.
Photograph

Women and Man Relaxing in a Hammock

Date: 
Description: Two women sitting in a hammock with a man. One woman is straightening the man's bow tie.
Photograph

Maple Bluff Teenagers

Date: 11 12 1948
Description: Some of the young people who attended the first of a series of informal parties for teenagers living in Maple Bluff. The party was at the Lakewood school. ...
Photograph

Women Relaxing

Date: 
Description: A group of women relax in or near a hammock between two trees. Identified from right to left: Flora LeClair (sitting), Lottie Bright (standing), Neddie Eri...
Photograph

Recreation Leadership Club

Date: 12 02 1948
Description: Five University of Wisconsin students in the Community Leadership in Recreation curriculum are watching Prof. James Schwalbach demonstrate metal work in th...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: