Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 27

Photograph

Girls at Camp Maria Olbrich

Date: 07 06 1944
Description: Five girls in a row boat on Lake Mendota at the YWCA's Camp Maria Olbrich. Seated left to right: Volala Still, Jane Botham, Doris Elliott, Gloria Trader, a...
Photograph

Girls on a Pier at Camp Maria Olbrich

Date: 07 06 1944
Description: Five girls sitting on a pier on Lake Mendota at YWCA's Camp Maria Olbrich. From left to right: Edith Gannon, Sally Smith, Mary Ellen Segerson, Turabelle O...
Photograph

YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: A counselor, Marty Steiner, is shown with three campers: Richard Pope, Michael Donagan and Robert Winslow, in a sailboat at YMCA Camp Wakanda on Lake Mendo...
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

Girl Scouts at Camp Brandenburg

Date: 07 23 1945
Description: Girls scouts boating on Lake Katrina at Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Pictured pushing the rowboat is Mary Lou Steinike. In the rowboat from l...
Photograph

Swimming in Lake Highlander

Date: 
Description: Youth project and children's campers swimming in Highlander Lake
Photograph

Girl Scouts at Camp Greenwood on Picnic Point

Date: 07 06 1950
Description: Girl Scouts at Camp Greenwood, a day camp at Picnic Point for Intermediate Girl Scouts between the ages of 10 and 14, gather the food they have helped cont...
Photograph

Swimmers on the Pier at Camp

Date: 1930
Description: Hand-colored image of two swimmers sitting on a pier with their legs in the water at a camp in West Point sponsored by Neighborhood House. Several other sw...
Photograph

050 - Young Girl in Paddleboat

Date: 
Description: Young girl sitting in a paddleboat on the water. The girl wears a swimming cap and a one-piece swimsuit, and has her hands on the handles that spin the pad...
Photograph

052 - Young Women in Bathing Suits Posing on Dock

Date: 
Description: Large group portrait over water towards campers and counselors posed in two rows along a pier. They are all wearing swimming suits, and some wear swimming ...
Photograph

053 - Girl Diving off of Dock

Date: 
Description: View across water of girl in mid-dive off of diving board. Original caption notes: "Swimming in the clear, cool, PURE waters of our Lake Raymond is a thril...
Photograph

054 - Young Girl Floating in Water

Date: 
Description: Young girl in bathing suit and swim cap floating in the water atop an inflated, plastic floating device. A wood pier is in the right foreground. Original c...
Photograph

056 - Sailboat on Lake

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline of sailboat on a lake, with several campers in the boat (mostly blocked from view by larger sail). The far shoreline is in the backgrou...
Historical Object

057 - Page from Joy Camps Album Displaying Boats

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying two photographs with caption. The larger photograph shows two of the camp's Skip-Jack boats, each with a camper ...
Historical Object

091 - Four Scenes from Joy Camps Waterfront

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs. At the top left is a birch bark canoe on a covered stand with paddles on racks. At upper right...
Historical Object

093 - Joy Camps Water Activities

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying five photographs. On the left is a Snipe setting sail with a camper and Miss Camp aboard. The top middle photogr...
Historical Object

111 - Camp Pioneers of Joy Camps

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying five photographs. Young campers are participating in a number of activities, including tennis, seesawing, boatin...
Historical Object

121 - Array of Camp Outfits

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying a group portrait and a swatch of blue cloth from the official camp uniform. Original caption notes: "Our camp ou...
Historical Object

138 - First Aid and Water Safety at Joy Camps

Date: 
Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying three photographs. Two of the photographs show campers and counselors working in resuscitation classes along the...
Photograph

142 - Swimming Class at Joy Camps

Date: 
Description: Water scene, with many campers in swimsuits lined up on a dock, some standing, some sitting. A number of campers are also in the water, wearing swim caps. ...

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: