Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-16 of 16

Photograph

Two Boys at Tenney Park

Date: 
Description: Two boys lying on the grass asleep in Tenney Park near the lagoon with a hat on the ground between them. The Sherman Avenue bridge and the Hausmann Brewery...
Postcard

On Mendota Lake near Varsity Boat House

Date: 1915
Description: View of a group of people in a large model launch with an American flag. Caption reads: "On Mendota Lake near University of Wisconsin-Madison Boat House."
Photograph

Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

Date: 
Description: A cyanotype of Picnic Point seen from Observatory Hill.
Photograph

Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

Date: 
Description: Picnic Point viewed from Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin Capital from the shores of Lake Mendota, with two steamboats crossing the lake.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Wisconsin Capitol with its new dome, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including Bascom Hall, taken from Picnic Point.
Photograph

Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 
Description: Cyanotype image of a view looking towards the end of Picnic Point.
Photograph

Monona Lakeside

Date: 
Description: Stereograph of a Lake Monona pier with sailboats and a steamboat.
Photograph

Winter on Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill in winter.
Photograph

Picnic Point from Farms

Date: 03 24 1913
Description: Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill.
Photograph

Steamboat on Lake Monona

Date: 
Description: Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background.
Photograph

Picnic Point from University Drive

Date: 1887
Description: Picnic Point from University Drive.
Photograph

Picnic Point from University Drive

Date: 
Description: Picnic Point from University drive, currently known as Observatory Hill. There are orchards in the foreground.
Photograph

Maple Bluff

Date: 
Description: Lake Mendota near Maple Bluff with an old stone boat landing.
Photograph

Mendota Spillway

Date: 
Description: The Spillway on Lake Mendota (Tenney Park) and the Yahara River.
Photograph

Path Through the Woods

Date: 
Description: Original caption reads, "The path through the Woods-U.W." A sunken dirt path is lined with tree and brush.

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:

feedback@wisconsinhistory.org