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Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1856
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859.
Photograph

Syttende Mai

Date: 1875
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque...
Photograph

Daniel Boone Birthplace

Date: 
Description: Nathan Boone residence and birthplace of Daniel Boone.
Photograph

John J. Esch

Date: 1915
Description: U.S. Congressman of Wisconsin John J. Esch seated at his desk.
Print

Drafting the Declaration of Independence

Date: 
Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
Photograph

Alfred C. Clas

Date: 1900
Description: Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f...
Photograph

Practical Joke

Date: 1950
Description: Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench.
Photograph

Construction of Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of the construction of Chadbourne Hall, lower Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin campus.
Photograph

Peterson Family at Home

Date: 1915
Description: Mr. Peterson is sitting in a rocking chair reading the newspaper and smoking a pipe, while Mrs. Peterson is standing at the stove with their young son, Jam...
Photograph

Portrait of Tabaiwatang or De-Bwawen-Dunk

Date: 02 1901
Description: Studio portrait of Tabaiwatang or De-Bwawen-Dunk (Sound of Eating), called John, in partial native dress with ornaments and fan. Part of Algonquian and Chi...
Photograph

Traveling Library in a Home

Date: 1897
Description: A traveling library station in the Saudvig home.
Photograph

Mrs. Clark's Residence

Date: 1897
Description: Mrs. Clark's residence.
Photograph

Traveling Library Station

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view of traveling library station including a sign that reads "Chew Fame" and a wood burning stove.
Photograph

Last Log Schoolhouse

Date: 1897
Description: Exterior view of the last log schoolhouse in Weston with students and their teacher posing outside.
Photograph

Robert La Follette Reading a Newspaper

Date: 1924
Description: Publicity photograph of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., for his independent, third-party candidacy for the Presidency in 1924. La Follette is outdoors reading,...
Photograph

Apiary of Sophia Leonard

Date: 
Description: Sophia Leonard's 185 colony apiary.
Photograph

Stacy Apiaries

Date: 1916
Description: Stacy Apiaries with beehives in the foreground and a house and people in the background.
Photograph

Man with Stack of Papers

Date: 1922
Description: An office worker, most likely an employee of International Harvester, stands behind a table with his hand held on top of a stack of papers.
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Tractor and Golfer on Golf Course

Date: 05 26 1928
Description: A man on a Fairway tractor with a mower waits while a golfer tees off at a golf course.
Photograph

Young Children in Littered Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: Three young children standing in a backyard in very poor condition, including the lack of a lawn, exposed trash piles, and other litter.

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