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Norwegian Community Picnic

Date: 1873
Description: Slightly elevated view of a large, multi-generational Norwegian family and friends gathered for a picnic celebration. In the foreground are picnic baskets ...
Painting

Montgomery M. Cothren

Date: 
Description: Waist-up portrait of "Cothren, Montgomery Morrison (Sept. 18, 1819-Oct. 2, 1888), lawyer, politician, judge, b. Jerusalem, N.Y. He moved with his parents t...
Painting

Increase Allen Lapham

Date: 1850
Description: Portrait of Increase Allen Lapham.
Painting

Abram D. Smith

Date: 
Description: Waist-up seated portrait of Abram D. Smith.
Painting

Nathaniel P. Tallmadge

Date: 1833
Description: "Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher (Feb. 8, 1795-Nov. 2, 1864), lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator from N.Y., territorial governor of Wisconsin, b. Chatham, N.Y. ...
Photograph

First Congregational Church Dining Room with Stage

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church dining room, with rows of chairs, and showing a grand piano in front of a stage in the back of the room, at 1609 University Ave...
Photograph

Grand Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Interior of Grand Opera House's auditorium and stage from rear of house.
Photograph

The Grand Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of the Grand Opera House auditorium from the stage. Includes decorative wall panels by Frank Waldo.
Photograph

Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of restored theater seats in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater with bust of Andrew Tainter in background.
Photograph

Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of seats in Pabst Theater.
Photograph

Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Collonade connecting the Pabst theater to the Wyndam Hotel and Milwaukee Reperatory Theater.
Photograph

Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of theater seating in Stoughton Opera House with top hat racks.
Photograph

Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Mineral Point Opera House auditorium and stage from rear balcony including painted stage curtain.
Photograph

Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Mineral Point Opera House auditorium and balconies from the stage.
Photograph

Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of original chairs in Mineral Point Opera House's balcony including hat racks.
Photograph

Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Al. Ringling Theatre's auditorium and stage from a rear box. View includes a painted theater curtain and shows the auditorium's state before resto...
Photograph

Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Al. Ringling Theatre's auditorium and stage from the central rear box. View includes a painted theater curtain, painted ceiling panels and shows th...
Photograph

Temple Theatre

Date: 2009
Description: View of Temple Theatre Opera House and auditorium from back of house.
Photograph

Aquinas H.S. Archivist

Date: 2008
Description: Aquinas High School archivist, Richard Dungar, sitting in a chair near a painting of "Delta Queen."
Photograph

Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp

Date: 1918
Description: Photograph of a painted portrait of Governor Emanual Lorenz Philipp, the 23rd Governor of Wisconsin. He was a conservative Republican, born in Honey Creek ...

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