Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Lake Monona

Image

Elevated view looking south over Lake Monona. Shoreline and automobiles in parking lot in lower right, next to a road. Railroad tracks cross the lake and bay in the distance. The lake is partially covered with ice.

Date Created:
1959
Creator:
Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)

Publication Information

Creator Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
Date Created 1959

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 25 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s
Call Number PF Madison.1352

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013V8I
Legacy ID
WHi 55344

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Elevated View of Lake Monona

Elevated View of Lake Monona

1959

Elevated view looking east from shoreline of Lake Monona towards Monona shoreline. There is a road, railroad tracks, and a rocky beach area with parked automobiles. Snow and ice are on the lake.

View
Photographs
Lake Monona

Lake Monona

1959

Elevated view of dirt parking lot between a road and the lake. Steam is rising from the lake, and the far shoreline can be seen in the distance.

View
Photographs
Lake Monona Parking

Lake Monona Parking

March 28, 1959

Elevated view of a parking lot along John Nolen Drive on the shore of a partially frozen Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the right.

View
Photographs
Monona Terrace

Monona Terrace

July 2014

View from the top level of Monona Terrace towards the spiral ramp leading to the outdoor parking lot. Just beyond is John Nolen Drive and railroad tracks. Office, commercial and apartment buildings...

View
Photographs
Clouds over Lake Monona

Clouds over Lake Monona

June 4, 1931

Clouds over Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the left. The far shoreline is in the distance.

View
Photographs
Madison Lakeshore from Lake Monona

Madison Lakeshore from Lake Monona

December 18, 1955

Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in a line with South Carroll Street. Includes State Office Building (2 wings only), 1 West Wilson Street, the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson Street, t...

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown