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North Wing under Construction

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Description: North wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol under construction, with construction scaffolding in the foreground.
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Actor in Black Hawk Play

Date: 1857
Description: An actor in an Indian headdress and jewelry for performance of "Black Hawk, or Lily of the Prairie," a drama written by Mary Elizabeth Mears and presented ...
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Nettie Fowler McCormick with her Four Children

Date: 1873
Description: Tintype portrait of Nettie Fowler McCormick (1835-1923), with her four children: Mary Virginia McCormick (seated at left, 1861-1941), Cyrus Hall McCormick,...
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Chippewa Man

Date: 1913
Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unidentified Chippewa (Ojibwa) Indian from the Bad River Indian Reservation at Odanah. The man is we...
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Virginia Students

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Description: Four Virginia State University male students stands outside the Virginia Students Rights Committee office.
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Lobby Day

Date: 06 04 1987
Description: Group portrait of the Service Employees International Union Local 880 on Lobby Day.
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Raymond Robins and Unidentified Man

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Description: Raymond Robins and a bespectacled man standing together outdoors. Robins is standing inside a wooden frame on wheels.
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Margherita Ciotti

Date: 12 22 1923
Description: Portrait of Margherita Ciotti that she submitted in her application for her midwifery license.
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Dodd's Hospital

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Description: Training school for nurses.
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Elk's Clubhouse

Date: 1905
Description: Men play with dogs in front of the Elk's clubhouse.
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Wayland Hall

Date: 1950
Description: Front entrance to Wayland Hall, built in 1855, Wayland Junior College.
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Daisy Bates

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Description: Portrait of Daisy Bates wearing a dark dress and beaded earrings and necklace.
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Sarah Emily Wheeler

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Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Sarah Emily Wheeler.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the spiral staircase inside the Octagon House.
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Clifford Thompson

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Description: Portrait of Clifford Thompson, at one time the tallest man in America, in a jacket and top hat posing next to a chair.
Postcard

Marquette Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Marquette monument, in memory of the discovery of the Mississippi River by Father Marquette and Louis Joliet. The monument was unveiled on St. Mary's Colle...
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Pauqette Monument

Date: 1928
Description: The Pierre Pauquette monument, located on the bank of the Wisconsin River where he operated a ferry between the years 1828 and 1836. Erected by the Wau-bun...
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James Staudacher

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Description: James Staudacher, the first person to hike the Ice Age Trail in its entirety.
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George Mattis on Ice Skates

Date: 1922
Description: A young man, probably George Mattis, Jr., posing wearing ice skates on a frozen lake (possibly Knuteson Lake).
Postcard

Joe McCarthy Postcard

Date: 1946
Description: Postcard depicting Joe McCarthy issued by the Republican Party of Wisconsin during the 1946 senatorial campaign.

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