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Photograph

Ebenezer Brigham

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Ebenezer Brigham, founder of the first major community in the Blue Mounds of Wisconsin, which included a mine, frontier inn...
Drawing

Albion College

Date: 1869
Description: Engraving of an elevated view of Albion College.
Drawing

Costume for Caprice Venetienne

Date: 
Description: Design by Dazians for "Caprice Venetienne." The design is reproduced from a catalog of designs received by the Kehl School of Dance in Madison, Wisconsin.
Poster

Kehl's 100th Anniversary Poster

Date: 
Description: Promotional piece for the Kehl School of Dance 100th anniversary, showing three ballet dancers. The artwork was originally used by F.W. and Leo Kehl in ea...
Drawing

Black Earth Valley

Date: 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of Black Earth Valley. Gentle lightly tree-covered hills frame the center grassy valley. Two farmhouses are sitting at the base of hills on ...
Drawing

Road at Madison

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of a dirt road through the woods with added white highlights. A horse-drawn wagon with two passengers moves down the road in the distance, ...
Drawing

Oak Trees

Date: 09 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of oak trees on in the oak savanna setting. The illustrated trees have dead branches but still sprout some live leaves.
Drawing

Bur Oaks

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of Bur Oaks in the oak savanna setting, one graceful detailed tree in the center foreground.
Drawing

American House

Date: 1860
Description: A drawing of the American House, 1 North Pinckney Street. It burned down in a fire in 1868.
Drawing

Van Slyke Sketch

Date: 1859
Description: An original pencil sketch by banker and real estate developer Napoleon B. Van Slyke, possibly for his residence erected in 1859 at 510 North Carroll Street...
Print

Plan of the Senate Chamber

Date: 1855
Description: Plan of the Senate Chamber for the second Wisconsin State Capitol (the first in Madison), showing the seating arrangement.
Print

Plan of the Assembly Hall

Date: 1855
Description: Plan of the Assembly Hall in the second Wisconsin State Capitol showing the seating arrangement.
Drawing

Camp Randall Sketch

Date: 05 20 1864
Description: A sketch of Camp Randall made from the top of University Building, May 20, 1864, by W.F. Brown of the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Company B. A small...
Drawing

Plan for Camp Randall Post Hospital

Date: 1865
Description: Plan and elevation of the post hospital at Camp Randall.
Drawing

Original Plan of Camp Randall

Date: 1865
Description: Original plan of Camp Randall, to accompany a report by N.B. Van Slyke, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster.
Drawing

Plan of Camp Randall

Date: 1865
Description: Plan of Camp Randall.
Drawing

Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1853
Description: Farwell's Mill on the Yahara River at Lake Mendota.
Map or Atlas

Original Madison Plat Map

Date: 07 01 1836
Description: Original plat map of the town of Madison on the four lakes.
Drawing

Plan for the Capitol Park

Date: 1872
Description: Drawing of the plan for the layout of the Capitol Park, drawn by Cleveland who was a landscape architect from Chicago.
Drawing

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1890
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street.

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