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"Faith" Wisconsin State Capitol Sculpture

Date: 1914
Description: Three ornamental sculptures on the base of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1915
Description: A view of Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking north past the front portico. The view includes ...
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"Wisconsin" Statue on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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William Horlick

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length outdoor portrait of William Horlick (1846-1936), co-founder of Horlick's Malted Milk Company of Racine, Wisconsin.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is partially obscured by trees on the left ha...
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Dam on the Rock River

Date: 1915
Description: A dam stretching acrossed the Rock River near the Empire mills, later the Globe mills.
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Napoleon Willows

Date: 1910
Description: Napoleon Willows at the foot of North Livingston Street and Lake Mendota.
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: A man wearing a diving suit stands on a ladder coming out of a body of water (possibly the Chicago River). A sign in the background reads, "Dredge". The ma...
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1915
Description: Statue located in Juneau Park. Figure has left hand to eyes looking to the right, with a horn in his right hand resting on his hip. He stands on top of a ...
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Date: 1914
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis wearing a bow tie.
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John Bunny

Date: 1913
Description: Stacy Studio head and shoulders portrait of the Vitagraph star John Bunny.
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Head and Shoulders Portrait of Lina Cavalieri

Date: 12 1918
Description: Publicity portrait of the Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri in pearl necklace and feather covered hat made when she appeared in Famous Players-Lasky ...
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Portrait of Harry Houdini

Date: 1919
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini.
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D.W. Griffith, Frank E. Woods and Billy Bitzer

Date: 1916
Description: Director D.W. Griffith, seated with straw hat and large megaphone, confers with scriptwriter Frank E. Woods (bending, wearing a cloth cap), and cameraman G...
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Catherine Orb Seipp

Date: 1910
Description: A seated portrait of Catherine Orb Seipp sitting near a window, knitting. Her upholstered chair has carved wood accents.
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Studio Portrait of George Cochrane Hazelton

Date: 09 05 1916
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Congressman George Cochrane Hazelton. Hazelton served as a U.S. House Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District between 1877 t...
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William and Otto Madlener

Date: 1916
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of twins Otto, left, and William Madlener, sons of Albert F. and Elsa Seipp Madlener. The boys are ...

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