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| Description: | A view of the cut flower vegetable garden at Villa Turicum. |
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| Description: | Jens Jensen, world famous landscape architect who pioneered the use of indigenous vegetation in his designs, at Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the Thordarson estate including the boathouse and a stone-paved path with benches. |
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| Description: | The entrance to the garden framed by a decorative wooden gate. |
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| Description: | Chester Thordarson stands in his garden with a friend near the fish pond, which has a fountain. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Lake near the home, probably Lake Hincks, which was named after General Edward W. Hincks who was administrator of the Home in the 1870's. The grounds consi... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Lincoln Monument construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Workmen are standing around the perimeter of a large hole while others are dig... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a man and young girl relaxing at a natural-spring grotto park. The spring feeds a fountain set into a paved and sunken courtyard with an a... |
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| Description: | A classical-style stone gazebo with a sculpture on a pedestal at the entrance to a rose garden. |
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| Description: | Classical stone memorial with six columns to the memory of Jennie Higbee, founder and principal of a local school for girls. Located in Overton Park which ... |
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| Description: | View of "Brookside" residence featuring outside staircases, sculptures, fountain and a vast lawn. |
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| Description: | The residence and gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer. View of mansion, gardens, and fountain. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the south face of Wadsworth Hall. A flag flies from the pediment. A large lawn with shrubs and trees is in the foreground. |
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| Description: | View of water spouting from a pipe sticking out of a pond surrounded by stones on the grounds of Villa Louis. The house and two outbuildings are visible am... |
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| Description: | East facade view of Villa Louis with a group of four men, five women (possibly the Dousman family), and two dogs assembled on and around the steps at an en... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of St. Paul's Chapel and the surrounding buildings. The structure features a Classical-style porch, columns, pediment, and dome. Arc... |
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| Description: | A view of the campus, taken from a high vantage point. A tree-lined pathway dominates the foreground and a path intersects it. People walk on the main pa... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A view of an outdoor campus area taken from an elevated vantage point. Various paths and a row of hedges surrounds an area containing trees, benches, plant... |
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| Description: | View depicting the "morning study hour," taking place outdoors at St. Xavier's Academy. Women and children sit on benches and in the grass on either side o... |
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| Description: | View of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. A road curves to the right where four presidents are depicted in the granite: George Washington, Thomas Jefferso... |
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