Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: Subject of Youth
Filter: Subject of recreation
Filter: Subject of parks
| Date: | 05 21 1930 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group portrait of Madison College students on a picnic at Vilas Park. Alternate view "Madison College picnic, Vilas Park, May 21, 1930" typed on negative. |
| Date: | 07 08 1988 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Two women lifeguards sun themselves at the edge of Horeb Park pool during a rotation break. |
| Date: | 08 02 1963 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Contestant baits her hook in Washington Park at the annual Milwaukee county park commission's fishing rodeo. |
| Date: | 09 08 1956 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A young man launches his toy sailboat in the lagoon. |
| Date: | 08 1927 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental. |
| Date: | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project... |
| Date: | 07 26 1954 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group portrait of the Shamrock youth baseball team. There are 15 boys in Shamrock t-shirts, and one coach. |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 05 27 1944 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Boy Scouts at the Dane District Boy Scout Camporee at Olin Park shown grouped about their tents. |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Thirty-two winners of individual championships at the annual city municipal swimming meet at B.B. Clarke Beach. |
| Date: | 06 18 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Madison junior baseball leagues director Arthur "Dynamite" Mansfield giving batting tips to Tommy Hunt, left, and Harold Wickert, right, two of the 588 you... |
| Date: | 06 18 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group portrait of Pertzborn Plumbers Boys' baseball team. |
| Date: | 06 22 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group portrait of eleven members of Roundy's midget league baseball team. |
| Date: | 06 22 1945 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Group portrait of twelve members of the Filmite Motor Oil baseball team. |
| Date: | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park. |
| Date: | 07 04 1917 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Children canoeing in the pond with swans, while other children are watching. There are adults and children in the background near a building. |
| Date: | 07 19 1914 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park". |
| Date: | 07 26 1914 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South... |
| Date: | 12 23 1947 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Three teenagers posing on the steps of the toboggan slide at Hoyt Park. Ascending the steps are Al Gay, Mary Homann, and Ruth Ann Gay. Two young boys are s... |
| Date: | 07 22 1948 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Ernie DuBray, San Francisco, California, semi-finalist in the Singles Division of the Wisconsin Invitational Junior Tennis Tournament. |
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: