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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | The entrance to the third Wisconsin State Capitol before the construction of the dome, showing the park and walkway. Framing for the dome can be seen throu... |
| Date: | 11 11 1952 |
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| Description: | Nena Aylward, left, of the Women's Relief Corps, is placing a wreath on the cenotaph in Armistice Day ceremonies in Capitol Park. Assisting is Clarence R. ... |
| Date: | 12 23 1947 |
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| 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: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ... |
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| Description: | Distant view of the Doric temple style Lincoln Memorial and the National mall including the surrounding manicured park and rolling wooded hills in the back... |
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| Description: | An elevated view of a city park plaza featuring a fountain, stone walkways and stairs and a central domed stone building. |
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| Description: | Elevated view down hill toward old mill with a small bridge in the foreground, and another arched bridge over a steep-sided stream in City Park. Paths and ... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A girl stands on at the top of some stairs in United Nations Plaza and looks down onto the paved and fenced park. The decorative metal fencing makes geome... |
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| Description: | Entrance to Bug House Amusement Park (?). View features several people standing in front of the entrance to the building, which features elaborate paintin... |
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| Description: | A row of Victorian dwellings stands opposite an unpaved road, seen from the north side of Nathan Strong Park. The second home from the left was built in 18... |
| Date: | 07 18 1952 |
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| Description: | The thirteen-member behind-the-scenes crew who make the Madison Soap Box Derby possible gathered on the steps of Law Park prior to making final arrangement... |
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| Description: | View of a park featuring a residential-type shelter. Lampposts and benches stand on the lawn. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a Japanese Tea House and sunken gardens, located in an abandoned limestone quarry. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Pavilion, judge's stand, and other small structures at Firemans City Park. |
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| Description: | Exterior of Central Ward School, a brick building featuring a central colonnaded tower. Children can be seen near the playground outside the school. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a water slide at Mirror Lake State Park. A woman rides down the slide into the lake, and a few people stand on the platform behind h... |
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| Description: | Seven women, a dog, a young girl and a man are posing standing at the bottom of a rocky hill. A steep stairway is leading up to the top of the hill, where ... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Public school and grounds. There is a slide on the lawn on the right. A dirt path leads up to the stairs to the entrance. |
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