Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 104

Print

Waa-Na-'Taa or The Foremost in Battle, Chief of the Sioux Tribe

Date: 1835
Description: Waa-Na-'Taa or The Foremost in Battle, Chief of the Sioux Tribe. Hand-colored lithograph from the Aboriginal Portfolio, painted at the Treaty of Prairie du...
Photograph

Out of Boat Cave

Date: 
Description: Two men navigating their canoe through caves at the Wisconsin Dells.
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
Drawing

Lake Superior Area

Date: 1852
Description: Illustration of four Indians on Madeline Island with a canoe in the water on the shore.
Photograph

"Idora" at Mission Stub Dock

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat "Idora," owned by Charles Russell, docked at the Mission 'stub dock' on Madeline Island. A group of people are on boar...
Print

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 06 1837
Description: Lithograph based on a painting by Mrs. E.E. Bailey showing the Peck cabin, the first house in Madison. In addition to the cabin, the lithograph includes a ...
Poster

McCormick Harvesting Machinery Advertising Poster

Date: 1915
Description: Advertising poster for McCormick brand farm implements featuring two men paddling a canoe in rough water. Also includes color illustrations of a reaper, ha...
Print

Travelers on Lake Superior

Date: 1850
Description: Travelers in a rowing canoe on Lake Superior.
Photograph

Boat Cave

Date: 
Description: Looking into Boat Cave. Three men dressed as "Indians," one standing on shore holding a spear, two seated in a canoe.
Photograph

High Rock

Date: 
Description: North face of High Rock. Two women are sitting on the sandy beach, one child is playing along the shoreline near a rowboat and canoe pulled up on the sandy...
Photograph

Berry's Landing

Date: 
Description: Berry's landing; man in a canoe under overhanging cliff.
Photograph

Chapel Gorge

Date: 
Description: View through rock arch towards a man sitting on the ground facing away towards a tent and canoe, at the mouth of Chapel Gorge, foot of the Narrows.
Photograph

Cave of the Dark Waters

Date: 
Description: Cave of the Dark Waters, north entrance. Two people are in a canoe, one sitting, one standing and holding a fish.
Photograph

Children Sitting on Rocks at the Jaws

Date: 
Description: Jaws, from Stone Pile. Two children wearing straw hats are sitting on rocks in the foreground. A canoe is pulled up on a sandy bank in the background.
Photograph

Devil's Football near the Deep Fill #219

Date: 
Description: Devil's Football, near the Deep Fill. Man and two women in canoe.
Photograph

Robinson's Landing

Date: 
Description: Robinson's Landing; view up the river, with a man in uniform standing in a canoe. There is a man on the ledge above.
Photograph

Men in Canoe at the Jaws

Date: 
Description: Looking downstream through the Jaws. Two men are standing in a canoe, each holding an oar.
Photograph

Narrows, from the Dell House Beach

Date: 
Description: Two men dressed as "Indians" are sitting in a canoe at the edge of the beach. One is posing holding a bow and arrow, the other is holding a paddle.
Photograph

Sugar Bowl, Making a Portage

Date: 
Description: Two men standing on the beach at Sugar Bowl, one carrying a canoe and paddle, the other holding a basket.
Photograph

Looking Out From Boat Cave

Date: 
Description: View out to the river from Boat Cave. At the entrance of the cave are two men in a canoe. H.H. Bennett's brother, John, is the paddler in the bow of the bo...

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: