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Drawing

Myrick Park Mounds

Date: 
Description: A sketch of effigy mounds at Myrick Park. There is some scribbled-out writing at the top of the page.
Photograph

Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Protesters gathering at the Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. A protest sign is attached to the statue "Fo...
Print

Ancient Works at Merton

Date: 1851
Description: Map of a portion of Merton including the Bark River, a mill, Fort Hill, and Indian mounds.
Photograph

Crater Players at Blue Mounds

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Performers Olaf Ussing, leaning on a cane, and Carole Branley rehearsing for the presentation of "The Drunkard", a Crater Players production. They are in f...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a bedroom with a built-in bed with bed curtains, two chairs and a table. A large painting decorates the wall. Text below reads "Littl...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ...
Photograph

WIBA-FM Tower

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital...
Postcard

Scene at Little Norway

Date: 07 20 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a cradle, chairs, trunks, dresser and a built-in bed with cu...
Photograph

Artist's Studio in Blue Mounds

Date: 06 06 2015
Description: Slightly elevated view of a studio, with etchings, blank canvases, rolls of paper, and various tools covering every surface of the numerous tables and shel...
Photograph

Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Crater Players on stage rehearsing for the play, "The Drunkard". Left to right are: organizer Professor Ronald E. Mitchell, Olaf Ussing, Josephine Bomgardn...
Map or Atlas

Frost's Woods : [on the South Side of Lake Monona, Dane County, Wisconsin]

Date: 1927
Description: Blueprint-style map of Frost Woods on the shore of Lake Monona. The map indicates the locations of Indian mounds, an Indian camp, and various plants. There...
Photograph

Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Professor Ronald E. Mitchell's Crater Players. Left to right are: Muriel Berkson, Edwin Morgan, Clifford Owen and Josephine Bomgardner rehearsing on stage.
Map or Atlas

Map of Aztalan

Date: 1845
Description: Map of Aztalan drawn by Increase Lapham.
Photograph

Crater Players

Date: 06 25 1948
Description: Edwin Morgan, at bench, and James Price, shirtless with cigarette in his mouth, are painting scenery for the Crater Players production of "The Drunkard".
Print

The Cross at Merton

Date: 1851
Description: Diagram of an effigy mound in the shape of a cross.
Photograph

Paintings in the Studio Gallery

Date: 06 06 2015
Description: Larry Welo's paintings and etchings hanging on the wall in his studio gallery. One of the paintings is of a snow-covered landscape, and is displayed on a p...
Manuscript

Will Buy Famous Baraboo Mound

Date: 12 28 1906
Description: Newspaper article about the purchase of land for a park related to Man Mound in Sauk County accompanied by a line drawing of the mound. Article clipped fro...
Painting

Black Hawk

Date: 05 1833
Description: Painting of Black Hawk by Robert M. Sully. Black Hawk, a Native American Sauk warrior and leader, sought to attack and drive out the settlers in the Blue M...
Photograph

WIBA-FM Tower And Transmitting Station

Date: 07 19 1948
Description: The higher antenna of the WIBA tower and transmitting station increased the power of the station for the newly operational FM transmission at the Blue Moun...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week

Date: 02 04 1948
Description: Three women looking at an exhibit at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week, showing room furnishing revolving around rural paintings. Pictured lef...

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