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Description: | A man waves his hat in the air as he rides the giant fish he just caught, using the pole as a reign. The card's caption reads: "Here's the fish I promised ... |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | A group of men on a lakeshore grapple with a giant pike. Two men pull on a rope hooked to the pike while two more stand ready with harpoon-like sticks. Ano... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | View down hill of group of women and children on the shore of Birch lake. |
Date: | 1900 |
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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... |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Large group of people at a picnic at Kratz Grove on the south shore of Buffalo Lake. |
Date: | 1925 |
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Description: | Group of eight adults getting in or out of a boat on an Apostle Island beach. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Two steamboats docked at Lake Monona. Boat in foreground is identified as "Lake Side". A third boat is in the background. |
Date: | 09 04 1906 |
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Description: | Three boys on the shore of Pewaukee Lake. One boy is fishing, while the other two observe. A boat dock and boathouse are in the background. |
Date: | 06 10 1947 |
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Description: | George P. Steinmetz, Sr., and his son, George Steinmetz, Jr., 2134 Fox Avenue, shown with the Donegal Trophy for winning the Mendota Yacht Club Memorial Da... |
Date: | 07 22 1947 |
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Description: | Sailing instructor at YMCA Camp Wakanda Harry Stuhldreher Jr. is shown steering a sail boat on Lake Mendota with (L to R) Timothy Rice, Dick Lower, and Ran... |
Date: | 07 29 1947 |
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Description: | Pictured at Tenney park are Sun Prairie children receiving swimming instruction from Mrs. Mildred Schwieten, standing in the water at the left, and Don Hei... |
Date: | 07 18 1944 |
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Description: | Dozens of boys at Camp Wakanda on the north shore of Lake Mendota watch rescue work on an airplane which has crashed into the lake near shore. Tom Langloi... |
Date: | 04 10 1948 |
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Description: | Wisconsin's new racing shell, the Mendota, receives the champagne bottle from sponsor Mrs. Harry (Mary) Stuhldreher in the christening ceremony on t... |
Date: | 1875 |
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Description: | View of the Spooner residence on the south corner of Wilson and Carroll Streets, with the lake in the background. This was the home of John C., Phil H., an... |
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Description: | View of Madison from across Lake Monona, with two people sitting on a pier in the foreground on the right. A boat is near the pier on the left. |
Date: | 05 12 1948 |
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Description: | Elevated view of members of the audience attending a meeting sponsored by the newly incorporated Southern Wisconsin Anti-Pollution Federation. The meeting ... |
Date: | 06 05 1948 |
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Description: | Pictured in the Forsberg's inboard motorboat docked at the Edgewater Hotel pier are Mrs. D.A. (Claudia) Forsberg, at right, and at left, her guests Mrs. Ed... |
Date: | 07 1876 |
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Description: | A camping party rests at the top of a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park. |
Date: | 07 10 1948 |
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Description: | Art Ensign (left) and Chuck Steele seated in the lifeguard tower at Madison's Lakefront Beach. The City of Madison has placed experienced lifeguards at 8 b... |
Date: | 07 15 1948 |
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Description: | Women representing Presbyterian churches of Madison attended the garden party given at the home of Mrs. W.H. Conlin, 739 Farwell Drive, in honor of Mrs. Ho... |
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