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Duckwitz Painted Mailbox

Date: 08 22 1971
Description: A mailbox, painted with likenesses of animals, insects, and plants, at the Duckwitz residence at 5040 Lake Mendota Drive.
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Mausoleum Stained-Glass Window

Date: 05 21 1972
Description: A stained-glass window in the mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery at 1 Speedway Road, with a design featuring upside-down torches (a symbol of death).
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Directional Marker

Date: 12 31 1972
Description: Directional marker inlaid in the sidewalk on the Capitol Square at 1 West Main Street.
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State Office Building Decorative Detail

Date: 06 09 1974
Description: A relief of a partial State Seal design over the Wilson Street entrance of the State Office Building's east wing.
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Terra Cotta Detail

Date: 10 27 1974
Description: Decorative terra cotta details on the exterior front of the Schlimgen Building at 1327 University Avenue.
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Athena Mural

Date: 02 23 1975
Description: Three-story tall painting of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, that decorates the rear wall of a State Street restaurant.
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Civil Works Administration Emblem

Date: 03 23 1975
Description: Civil Works Administration emblem on the stone wall of Breese Stevens Field at the corner of East Washington Avenue and Paterson Street.
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Coat of Arms

Date: 03 30 1975
Description: A coat of arms depicting three animal heads (demons? eagles?), used by Ryan Cars, Inc. at 1136 East Washington Avenue.
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Painted Window

Date: 09 28 1975
Description: A window painted with religious symbols, including a dove (the Holy Ghost), in the Upper Room Fellowship coffee house at 420 State Street.
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Stone Eagle

Date: 10 05 1975
Description: Statue of a stone eagle on a pedestal in front of the Eagles Club at 1236 Jenifer Street.
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Wisdom Sculpture

Date: 04 18 1976
Description: Sculpture representing Wisdom above the south portico of the Wisconsin State Capitol building along South Hamilton Street. Wisdom holds a winged skull whic...
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Old Abe Sculpture

Date: 09 26 1976
Description: A stone sculpture of the eagle Old Abe, mascot of the Civil War Eighth Wisconsin Infantry. The stylized sculpture of an eagle features "Old Abe" carved in ...
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USS "Wisconsin" Badger

Date: 1990
Description: USS "Wisconsin" Badger in front of the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This figure, with the state motto "Forward," was sculpted...

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