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| Description: | The cover of a map which is titled: "Visit Madison Wisconsin the Capital of Vacationland". The cover lists various places to visit in the city. |
| Date: | 09 20 1947 |
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| Description: | James L. Clark, Madison city health inspector, shown pointing to a map of Madison marked with X's signifying places with rat infestation. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | This map shows shows streets, subdivisions, railroads, places of interest including the State Capitol, the University of Wisconsin, Camp Randall, Henry Vil... |
| Date: | 01 23 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Robert Fletcher, 3304 Wallace Avenue, holds one of the large March of Dimes containers seen in Madison business places this month. Mrs. Fletcher is on... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Madison skyline, looking from the roof of the recently-constructed Methodist Hospital toward the Wisconsin State Capitol, obscured by The Loraine Hotel, wh... |
| Date: | 09 30 1949 |
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| Description: | Maple Bluff fire chief Lawrence Nielsen places the first official dial call on Madison's new 100 percent dial phone service. |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Shows public buildings, hotels, fraternity houses, and private houses. Index of fraternities and sororities, residences, public buildings, hotels, places o... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of the exterior of the college of Agriculture, Agricultural Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View of Agricultural Hall and Henry Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 07 30 1948 |
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| Description: | E.T. McQueen, AAA field reporter, who inspects sleeping accommodations and eating places for the AAA Accommodations Directory, issued annually. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the College of Agriculture, Agricultural Hall as seen from the east on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 11 06 1965 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Mary Kundrat, age 85, moved to the United States from Czechoslovakia in 1907. She describes her life in places she has lived and the work she has done... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Seated oval portrait of Nathaniel Dean (1817-1880). Dean was a prominent early Madison businessman and political leader. He built a cream brick farm hous... |
| Date: | 09 27 1960 |
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| Description: | Members of the Madison Chamber of Commerce staff and board show off a new brochure promoting the city. The brochure includes sections on the State Capitol,... |
| Date: | 04 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Newlyweds George and Lorna Homes decorate their first apartment at 1028 Erin Street. George places his oil painting "Russian Spring" on the wall as Lorna i... |
| Date: | 09 26 1951 |
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| Description: | Central High School homecoming king Gilbert Pond places a crown on the homecoming queen, Marilyn Krask. In the background are two members of the queen's co... |
| Date: | 07 09 1958 |
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| Description: | Four children stand on the observation deck watching planes at the Madison Municipal airport. The children include, from left to right: Carol, 3, Christine... |
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| Description: | Simeon Mills (farm) residence, 2709 Sommers Avenue. This Victorian Italianate residence was built from local sandstone in 1863. Mills, an early Madison set... |
| Date: | 08 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Helen Wear, representing Maple bluff, takes part in the diving competition at the annual Madison city swimming meet held at B.B. Clark beach. Helen was on... |
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