Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | An unidentified man demonstrates his unsuccessful bird wing-like mechanism, which was part of an experiment in aviation. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Workmen posing on the partially demolished dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, together with the hoist used for removing salvaged materials. This d... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | A group of people dressed up in medieval-style clothing. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Wilbur Wright, in the bowler hat, preparing the Flyer for the conclusion of the test required to win a U.S. Army contract. The 1908 demonstration had been ... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | View of horse-drawn traffic in downtown Shattuck. Businesses on the left side of the street include the "White House," a saloon, and the Davis Drug company... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Glenn Martin, who would become one of the great names in the airplane construction industry, in a Curtiss Pusher during the early days of his career in Cal... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Close-up of the demolition of the dome of the Third Capitol, one of the few known photographs that permits such close observation of the architectural deta... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | A billboard displays events at the foot of Bascom Hill from the bottom east side on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall with dome (form... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | A circus clown sits astride a donkey outside a tent. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Two men sit in a two-wheeled buggy hooked up to zebras, next to a fence near the Ring Barn on the left (which is still standing), with several male spectat... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | The Soo line roundhouse. Caption reads: "Soo Round House, Abbottsford, Wis." |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Group of men and a boy gathered near a body of water. The men are sitting around a water pump. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | The repair shop of the Madison Traction Company on Fair Oaks Avenue, with five streetcars and a team of horses in the foreground. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Elevated view of a football game at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Spectators are standing and sitting in the stands in the f... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Elevated view of horses and carriages parked on Black Earth's main thoroughfare. Snow is on the ground. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Group portrait of six men standing in the street. Behind them are storefronts in downtown Black Earth. |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm in 1909. Seated with him on the bench is Madison physician, Dr. Philip Fox, a close family friend,... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Elevated view of Delavan Lake, looking toward Highland. Caption reads: "A Veiw[sic] On Delavan Lake Toward Highland". |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | Exterior view of the cottage and porch. Two little girls in dresses stand in front of the cottage, posing for the camera. A bench stands on the porch. On t... |
Date: | 1909 |
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Description: | View of the business district with a horse and buggy traveling down the road. Caption reads: "Business District, Hazel Green, Wis." |
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