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Old State Historical Society Light Fixtures

Date: 1954
Description: Pile of original first floor light fixtures photographed during the remodeling of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building during the summer.
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Library Staff and Service Desk

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Library staff members at the new consolidated service desk in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. Microfilm cubicles have not yet been installed ...
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Library Reading Room Construction

Date: 1954
Description: Historical Society Library Reading Room during the modernization of the 1950s, with materials and furniture stored at one end of the room.
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Modernization in Periodicals Room

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Modernization in the old Periodical Room (#227) including a view of the beams used to strengthen the mezzanine floor for the storage of the McCormick Colle...
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Periodicals Room Ceiling

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Southeast corner of Room #227,in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The old Periodicals Room, showing the original ceiling decoration and new wall construct...
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New Wiring for SHSW Library

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Electrician feeding cable into the electrical box on the north second floor hallway of th Wisconsin Historical Society. Changes in the library delivery are...
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William O. Douglas

Date: 1958
Description: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas during a canoe trip with conservationist Sigurd F. Olson. He is sitting with his hat in hand beside a canoe pulled...

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