North Reading Room Mural | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

North Reading Room Mural

North Reading Room Mural | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation. One of four murals by Charles Yardley Turner, representing the evolution of transportation in America. The stained glass skylight in the Wisconsin State Capitol North Hearing Room can also be seen. The title of the mural is: "A Lake Trading Station."
DESCRIPTION
The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation. One of four murals by Charles Yardley Turner, representing the evolution of transportation in America. The stained glass skylight in the Wisconsin State Capitol North Hearing Room can also be seen. The title of the mural is: "A Lake Trading Station."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:16319
Creation Date: 10 03 1934
Creator Name:McVicar, Angus B., 1903-1964
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Photo Copy Service photographs and negatives, 1925-1983
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6058.4864B
Original Dimensions:10 x 8 inches
SUBJECTS
Skylights
Wisconsin State Capitol
Glass painting and staining
Murals
Plasterwork-decorative
Architectural details
Architecture, Classical
Explorers
Indoor photography
Wisconsin

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