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Wisconsin State Capitol Elevators

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Description: Second and third floor elevators in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Dewey's Victory Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Semi-Centennial ceremonial archway erected at State and Mifflin Streets to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet at Man...
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Assembly Chamber Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol Assembly Chamber mural, "The State of Wisconsin, its Past, Present, and Future," by Edwin Blashfield. Also shows Speaker's podium a...
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Men in front of Grand Army Hall

Date: 10 13 1933
Description: Six men with a flag in front of Grand Army Hall, 118 Monona Avenue, (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). Taken as publicity for the motion picture "Forgott...
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St. Mary's Nurses Class

Date: 03 1946
Description: Group portrait of 24 members of St. Mary's nurses class.
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American Library Association Group Portrait

Date: 07 08 1901
Description: Group portrait of members of the American Library Association, Madison, Wisconsin. East front of Wisconsin State Historical Library Building. Charles A. Cu...
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Madison High School

Date: 1918
Description: Madison High School (later known as Central High School, demolished), 210 Wisconsin Avenue, designed by Cass Gilbert and built in 1908.
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Armory on Langdon Street

Date: 1916
Description: Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) at University of Wisconsin-Madison during a spring sleet storm. The trees in front of the building are coated in ice. A pedestr...
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch Dedication

Date: 06 19 1912
Description: Day of the dedication of the Memorial Arch for Camp Randall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. University Heights, with the Buell and Gilmore h...
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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Stoughton city hall building, clock tower and second-story opera house from across street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: A walkway surrounded by a lawn and trees leads to the state Capitol building. The building features a large dome with Wisconsin on top, columns, a detailed...
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Leslie H. Fishel, Jr. with Boy Scouts

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Description: Leslie H. Fishel, Jr. participating in a ceremony in front of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin with a large group of Boy Scouts and Boy Scout lead...
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"Genius of Wisconsin" Sculpture at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: The sculpture, "Genius of Wisconsin" by Helen Farnsworth Mears, displayed in the rotunda of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right is a display ca...
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American Exchange Bank (Madison, Wis.) Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the American Exchange Bank, established in 1871 and originally named the German Bank and later, the German-American Bank, located on the Capi...
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Inauguration Ceremony

Date: 01 1985
Description: Inauguration ceremony in which Dwight York was sworn into the Assembly.
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Semi-Centennial Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Decorated arch erected on State Street as part of the Semi-Centennial celebration of statehood. The arch bears a representation of Commodore Dewey's victor...
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St. Francis Xavier Church During Jubilee

Date: 1928
Description: Interior elevated view of St. Francis Xavier Church looking towards the altar. Note the American and religious flags and bunting decorating the pillars and...
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Governor Philipp and President Van Hise at the U.W Campus

Date: 03 1915
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp stands on a dais, covered with a white sheet, behind University of Wisconsin-Madison's President Charles Van Hise. Van Hise stand...
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The Red Gym and the YMCA

Date: 1921
Description: View across open lawn towards the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street, with the YMCA (on the left), and Lake Mendota in the background on the Uni...
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Launch of "This is Wisconsin" Booklet-State Map Surrounded by Wisconsin Grown Foods

Date: 03 29 1954
Description: Food from every food-producing county in the state and seventy-one candles - one for each county - frames a 25-foot long map of Wisconsin at the preview ev...

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