Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 361-380 of 498

Photograph

Small Domed Hill

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: View of small domed hill on Highway 19, surrounded by fields.
Photograph

Full Moon over the Dane County Junior Fair

Date: 07 17 1962
Description: Night view of the full moon above the Tilt-A-Whirl ride prior to the opening day of the Dane County Junior Fair.
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 102

Date: 
Description: He was taught restraint and patriotic fiction,
letting automation by
to wipe the chimneys clean of issues
and make horizons in the sky
Photograph

Senta III

Date: 07 1959
Description: View across water of the Senta III, owned by Ernst Schmidt of Black Point Estate, competes in the Class A Regatta at Pewaukee Lake. The skipper is B...
Photograph

Minuteman F-8

Date: 1986
Description: View across valley towards missile silo, Minuteman F-8. In the foreground is prairie, in the far background are snow-capped mountains and foothills.

This...

Photograph

Storm on Lake Winnebago

Date: 08 1916
Description: Class A sailboats race in the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta on Lake Winnebago just before a storm breaks. There are threatening clouds overhead.
Photograph

After the Storm

Date: 08 1916
Description: A description of this photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads: "The 'Senta' with the anchor out shortly after the storm had hit. I am on the after deck —...
Painting

Befriend Nature

Date: 1910
Description: Watercolor design for a conservation poster made by a Wisconsin high school student as part of a competition. The poster has an image of trees in silhouett...
Painting

Conserve Wisconsin's Rugged Beauty

Date: 1910
Description: Watercolor design for a conservation poster made by a Wisconsin high school student as part of a competition. The poster has an image of pine trees in silh...
Photograph

Storm Warning

Date: 07 25 1952
Description: The caption accompanying this photograph describes the scene: "Ernst C. Schmidt raising the storm warning flag at the dock of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club on...
Book or Pamphlet

Balloons Ascending — 1981 SHS Calendar Cover

Date: 1981
Description: Outside front cover of the 1981 State Historical Society calendar. View of hot air balloons ascending near Wisconsin Dells.
Painting

Boats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1908
Description: Watercolor painting of a canoe and sailboat on Lake Mendota. In the background is the city skyline on the far shoreline.
Photograph

Grazing Cow

Date: 1940
Description: Cow grazing in a pasture. Taken from The Writer's Program to be used as an illustration for "Wisconsin: a Guide to the Badger State."
Postcard

Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A view, looking east, of the grounds and buildings of the Montello Granite Company. On the left, a train car with "Detroit Southern" painted on it stands o...
Photograph

Grace is Everywhere

Date: 10 2013
Description: Stratocumulus clouds forming in the sky. A few tree tops are in the lower left and right corners.
Photograph

Man Using Farmall H Tractor with No. 62 Combine

Date: 1941
Description: Left side profile view of a man driving a Farmall H tractor pulling a No. 62 combine on the farm of L.O. Norquist.
Photograph

The Sun Will Shine Today

Date: 11 2013
Description: Silhouettes of evergreen trees, and trees almost bare of their leaves against a sky with clouds. The sun is shining through clouds, branches and power line...
Photograph

Man Using Farmall M Tractor in Field

Date: 1949
Description: Three-quarter view of right side of Farmall M tractor with 8 foot No. 10A disk harrow equipped with remote control hydraulic cylinder. Large fluffy white c...
Photograph

Man Using Farmall M Tractor in Field

Date: 1949
Description: Man wearing a straw hat using a Farmall M tractor with 8 foot No. 10A disk harrow equipped with remote control hydraulic cylinder. Large fluffy white cloud...
Photograph

Heating Plant

Date: 01 2014
Description: Two smokestacks of a power plant with clouds of exhaust being released into the sky on a cold day.

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: