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University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Rathskellar

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the Memorial Union Rathskellar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View up Bascom Hill showing Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall).
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Great Hall in the Memorial Union

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of Great Hall with skylight in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union. A piano is onstage on the left.
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Madison Theatre

Date: 11 17 1936
Description: Refurbished facade of Madison Theatre, 111 Monona Avenue. The building includes the temporary quarters of Savidusky's Cleaners and Dyers.
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South Pediment of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1920
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol south pediment, with figures representing wisdom, equity, rectitude, executive power, meditation, prudence, calmness and cautio...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Park Gateway

Date: 1899
Description: Third Wisconsin State Capitol (the second in Madison), showing the East Washington Avenue gateway and iron fence. In reality the statues, which were meant ...
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Capitol Theatre at Night

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre at night with sign and marquee, located at 209-211 State Street. On the left is the Fred W. Kruse Co., and on the righ...
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Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1947
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hall Terrace at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Lincoln Monument is near the front entrance.
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Assembly Chamber

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Interior view of the Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol, with seating for legislators, featuring the Edward Blashfield mural: "The State of Wi...
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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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Senate Chamber

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol Senate chamber showing seating for senators, and a three-panel mural: "The Marriage of the Atlantic and Pacific" by Kenyon Cox.
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a party of Indians on horseback, on an upland, striking the trail (adapted from a photograph, by permission, made in the National Park). ...
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
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....
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a 1915 harbor scene with a steamship, railway train, automobile, and airplane. One of four murals by Charles Yardley Turner, representing...
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State Capitol Rotunda

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda, with a view of three levels of the building.
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Red Cross Trained Staff Assistants

Date: 11 09 1942
Description: Group portrait of State Civil Service employees enrolled in the staff assistance course for Red Cross and other defense related organizations, posed benea...
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Fashion Model in Front of Carillon Tower

Date: 08 13 1940
Description: Manchester's Department Store model modeling a dress, hat, and purse in front of the Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Cardinal Hotel Bar

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Interior of Cardinal Hotel Bar, 416-418 E. Wilson Street.
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Madison Theatre at Night

Date: 11 19 1936
Description: Night view of the Madison Theatre at 111 Monona Avenue. Two women are in the box office. The marquee reads "Premiere Opening Day." Jimmy Dodge's restaurant...
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Madison Theatre, Left Side Interior

Date: 11 17 1936
Description: Vertical view of Madison Theatre interior of the left side, 111 Monona Avenue. (Martin Luther King Jr, Boulevard.), Art Deco style.

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