Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 85

Photograph

Skiing near Greenbush

Date: 1951
Description: Winter scene with skiers getting ready to push off, with bundled-up observers looking on in the foreground.
Photograph

Two Youth Skiers at Blackhawk Ski Run

Date: 01 20 1948
Description: Two teenage skiers poised at the top of the hill at Blackhawk Ski Run. Hartman Axley is on the left and Bob Herman on the right.
Photograph

Ski Jump at Hoyt Park

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: New junior ski jump at Hoyt Park. The jump is thirty-five feet high and is estimated to allow up to sixty-foot jumps under ideal conditions.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin Winter Carnival Ski Jumpers

Date: 02 02 1949
Description: Four ski "jumpers" are posed on a hill with Lake Mendota behind them. They are, from left to right: Allen Bushnell, Wally Alcumbrac, Bill Bradley, and Don ...
Photograph

Dashing through the Snow

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene with sleigh carrying six well-bundled passengers pulled by two horses and pulling a skier behind in Eagle River. The trees are blurred.
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump

Date: 12 28 1949
Description: Two members of the Blackhawk Ski Club spray the landing hill at the club's ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge west of Middleton.
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump

Date: 12 28 1949
Description: Members of the Blackhawk Ski Club prepare the landing area at the club's ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleton. From left are Jim Jardine, ...
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: Two men bring up a plank for a brace during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in preparation for the second annual jumping meet at Tomahawk R...
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: A man prepares to hoist a plank into place during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in anticipation for the second annual jumping meet at Tom...
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Club Annual Meet

Date: 01 06 1952
Description: Bob Leeman of Minneapolis heads off the ski slide at Tomahawk Ridge near Middleton into the "wild blue yonder" as skiers and fans watch below. No. 59 is id...
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Club Annual Meet

Date: 01 06 1952
Description: A number of competitors in the annual meet of the Blackhawk Ski Club head up the steep hill for another jump off the ski slide at Tomahawk Ridge near Middl...
Print

Holiday Card with Skiers On a Bus

Date: 1948
Description: Holiday card of a trainload of skiers with their skis on their way to the slopes.
Print

Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...
Photograph

Bobsled Chute

Date: 1938
Description: Two men are standing inside a bobsled chute during the summer. The chute is possibly located at the Valhalla ski area in the Chequamegon National Forest.
Photograph

YWCA Ski Classes

Date: 12 18 1953
Description: Participants in a YWCA ski class posing on a ski hill. They are, from left: Shirley Dickson, Gerry Birchard, and YWCA instructor Sylvia Tippet.
Print

International KBR-11 Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 10 1947
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring a color illustration of a Model KBR-11 truck-tractor with semi-trailer. Includes the text: "Winter Tr...
Photograph

Ski Hill

Date: 02 08 1948
Description: "This ski hill was a popular attraction located near Oconomowoc. Ward Woltman of Oak Grove is on the jump."
Photograph

Skiers

Date: 01 1928
Description: Winter scene with Ferdinand Hotz, holding a cigarette, posing on skis. His wife, Clothilde, stands on the left with a long walking stick; daughter Helen (L...
Photograph

Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump Tourney

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Ski jumper Dale Severson of Eau Claire is shown (center right) flying and leaning high over the Tomahawk Ridge ski jump. Spectators and parked cars are in ...
Photograph

Ski Jumpers

Date: 01 1958
Description: Keith Zuehlke of Eau Claire, age 25, captured Class A (senior) honors in the Blackhawk Ski club's 11th annual jumping tournament at Tomahawk Ridge, two and...

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: