Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Type of Drawing
Filter: Subject of human settlements
Filter: Subject of transportation
Filter: Subject of trees
| Date: | 1851 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A watercolor view of Madison. Prominent on the left side of King Street is the Madison Hotel. |
| Date: | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Illustration of four Indians on Madeline Island with a canoe in the water on the shore. |
| Date: | 1856 |
|---|---|
| Description: | The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859. |
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Color illustration of a view from the Wisconsin State Capitol (which was the fourth State Capitol and the third in Madison) showing the Hotel Loraine and W... |
| Date: | 1852 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Pencil drawing of Madison landscape as seen from University Hill. The main street in the center is State Street, and the building with Greek columns in the... |
| Date: | 1876 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Illustration of southwest view of the National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The institution's name changed from National Asylum For Disabled Volun... |
| Date: | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A view of what is now known as Bascom Hill including Main Hall (Bascom Hall), North Hall, Music Hall, Science Hall, South Hall, Washburn Observatory and Wo... |
| Date: | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Description: | General design for future construction development of the University of Madison campus with the general view of the campus by the Architectural commission. |
| Date: | 1829 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Drawing of Cassville depicting a horse cart on the river's edge, with men and boats. |
| Date: | 1655 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Front view of the Radisson cabin, the first house built by a white man in Wisconsin. It was built between 1650 and 1660 on Chequamegon Bay, in the vicinity... |
| Date: | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of a farmstead with multiple pine trees. A road is in foreground with a carriage driven by two horses, and a man in the carriage. A dog runs in front ... |
| Date: | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of an estate covered with various plants and trees. Two people stand on a sidewalk in front of the distant estate, looking towards it. Two horses dra... |
| Date: | 08 1852 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Pencil drawing of a lake shoreline. A few trees frame the arc of the shore and steamboats are visible along the distant shore. |
| Date: | 1877 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View of cattle, sheep, and pigs in a pasture on a farm. Two houses are in the distance, and a horse-drawn carriage is moving along the road on the left. Ca... |
| Date: | 03 13 1862 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View down railroad tracks of the gunboat "Cinncinati" guarding Union approaches to Cairo on the Ohio River. |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | An engraving based on a drawing by Alexander Simplot of the Platteville Brewery (spelled Plattville). It is an elevated perspective showing the main buildi... |
| Date: | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome. |
| Date: | 1853 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Farwell's Mill on the Yahara River at Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Description: | A drawing of Levee Park in La Crosse, with the Mississippi River in the foreground, and La Crosse in the background. |
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:
