Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-16 of 16

Photograph

Wet Man

Date: 
Description: Portrait of a man standing on a pier near a lake.
Photograph

Wave Crashing on Chair at Memorial Union

Date: 
Description: Waves from a stormy Lake Mendota crashing onto a chair at the Memorial Union Terrace.
Photograph

Statue of Liberty 02

Date: 1978
Description: Close-up of a man gazing at the Statue of Liberty installation on a frozen and snow-covered Lake Mendota. The sculpture was constructed by the Pail and Sho...
Photograph

Family at B.B. Clarke Beach

Date: 
Description: Group portrait of a family on a summer day at B.B. Clarke Beach.
Photograph

Boys at the Beach

Date: 
Description: Young boys huddling together in Lake Monona at B.B. Clarke Beach.
Photograph

Father and Daughter at the Park

Date: 
Description: View looking down at a father and daughter walking on the sidewalk along the shore of Lake Mendota at James Madison Park. The father is playing with a bask...
Photograph

The Cat's Cradle

Date: 
Description: Father and daughter playing Cat's Cradle at the Memorial Union on Lake Mendota.
Photograph

The Stuckey Brothers

Date: 
Description: Stuckey Brothers floating on an inner tube on Lake Mendota at James Madison Park.
Photograph

The Statue of Liberty

Date: 1979
Description: View of the sunken Statue of Liberty created by legendary University of Wisconsin student Leon Varjian.
Photograph

Boy Walking at the Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 
Description: Silhouette against the setting sun of a young boy walking along the Memorial Union Terrace between two chairs.
Photograph

Lake Monona in Winter

Date: 
Description: Steam coming off Lake Monona.
Photograph

Woman and Horse in Lake Monona

Date: 
Description: Woman leading her white horse through shallow waters in Lake Monona. In the background is the downtown Madison skyline.
Photograph

Walking on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E...
Photograph

Relaxing on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: A young man is enjoying an Old Milwaukee beer while sitting in a broken armchair on frozen Lake Mendota.
Photograph

Red Gym from Vilas Hall

Date: 09 15 1979
Description: Elevated view of the Red Gym Armory from Vilas Hall, with Lake Mendota and Maple Bluff on the far shoreline in the background.
Photograph

Bill Toman and his Dog

Date: 12 17 1979
Description: Bill Toman playing with his dog, Little Niblet, on an icy walkway at Lake Mendota.

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