Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 139

Photograph

Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
Photograph

Children and Adults at Wading Pool

Date: 
Description: A group of children and adults at a wading pool in a park.
Photograph

Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
Photograph

Swimming Pool

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence, 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, called Edenfred. View of the swimming pool with yard light.
Photograph

Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence swimming pool, located at 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, also known as Edenfred.
Photograph

Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence, located at 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, also known as Edenfred. Two women are relaxing at the swimming pool. One woman is sitti...
Photograph

Bathers at the Willows Beach

Date: 06 18 1931
Description: View from shoreline looking down towards bathers at the Willows Beach, standing on a pier and swimming in the lake.
Photograph

Swimming at the Cliff House

Date: 1878
Description: Swimming in the lake with the Cliff House in background. Cliff House was a resort hotel built shortly after 1872, when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. Bo...
Photograph

Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior front view from Lake Mendota of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity House, located at 640 North Francis Street, erected in 1906. A group of people are o...
Photograph

American Baptist Assembly Pool

Date: 1940
Description: View towards swimming pool towards people relaxing and sitting around the pool near the lake at the Baptist Assembly Grounds. Caption reads: "The Pool Nort...
Photograph

Swim Meet at B.B. Clarke Beach

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Onlookers on slope of B.B. Clarke Beach looking out to the lake to watch a swim meet.
Photograph

Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Private Fred Schneider and wife with crowd in the water at a beach.
Photograph

B.B. Clarke Beach Swimming Champions

Date: 08 06 1944
Description: Thirty-two winners of individual championships at the annual city municipal swimming meet at B.B. Clarke Beach.
Photograph

Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background.
Photograph

YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: Large group of boys standing in a line on a pier at YMCA Camp Wakanda on Lake Mendota.
Photograph

Lake Katrina at Camp Brandenburg

Date: 07 23 1945
Description: Scenic view of Lake Katrina at Girl Scout Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Several girl scouts are below in the distance on a pier, and in the sh...
Photograph

Mt. Horeb Swimming Class

Date: 08 03 1945
Description: Mt. Horeb children and adults splashing in the Bluemound pool during a Red Cross swimming class.
Photograph

Boys Swimming in Mill Pond

Date: 1921
Description: Two young boys swim in a mill pond beside a dilapidated building.
Photograph

Bathing Beach at Squire's Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1932
Description: Group of swimmers in bathing suits along the shores of Lake Delton at Squire's Evergreen Retreat. Onlookers observe the activities: children play in the wa...
Photograph

Boys Diving off Bulkhead of Powerhouse

Date: 
Description: A large group of boys are standing and sitting on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim...

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: