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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of several senators. The Senate was less crowded than the Assembly because of its small numbers, allowing a better glimpse of the floral carpet and ...
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Porch at Warner's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View along the porch at Warner's Resort. The porch roof is supported by large rustic tree trunks or branches. Caption reads: "The Porch at Warner's Resort,...
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Old Spring Inn

Date: 03 1951
Description: An interior view of the Spring Inn at 3706 Nakoma Road, built in 1854. A chair and a spinning wheel are in the foreground. Interior stairway, one of a seri...
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Studio of Panorama Artist

Date: 1900
Description: Friedrich Wilhelm Heine at work in his studio. An unidentified woman paints at an easel. Many paintings and sketches surround them. Heine was the Superviso...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men

Date: 1910
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop. One man is seated and the other is perched on the arm of the chair. They are both we...
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The Pow Wow, Downstairs Vilas Theatre Building

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the Pow Wow restaurant in the basement of the Vilas Theatre building at 214 East Wall Street. Caption reads: "The Pow Wow, Downstairs Vila...
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Vel Phillips at Common Council Meeting

Date: 1971
Description: View across table towards Vel Phillips seated with other unidentified men, possibly other common council members. Sheets of paper are scattered on the tabl...
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Henry Carter Adams

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Description: Seated portrait of Henry Carter Adams, a Professor of Political Economy and finance at the University of Michigan, 1880-1921.
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King Alfonso XIII

Date: 02 1918
Description: Portrait of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, who is seated and holding his chin in his hand. Caption reads: "Photograph by Western Newspaper Union. Latest phot...
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Joseph Mabbett Allcott

Date: 1856
Description: Carte-de-visite of Joseph Mabbett Allcott, proprietor of J.M. Allcott & Co. drug store in Milwaukee. He is sitting in a chair, with a dog resting at his fe...
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He Favors More Student Marriages

Date: 12 23 1932
Description: Portrait of a man seated in an office. Caption reads: "HE FAVORS MORE STUDENT MARRIAGES. Prof. Edward Aylesworth [sic] Ross, widely known sociologist of th...
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Helen Ferguson sitting in chair and smiling

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson sits in a high back chair and smiled towards the camera. She has one hand on her hip and the other resting on her knee. She wears ...
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Helen Ferguson at typewriter

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Description: Actress, now press agent, Helen Ferguson sits at a small folding table and types. A small telephone is next to the typewriter. Ferguson sits on a nice ch...
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Helen Ferguson and her mother on porch

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson and her mother sit on the porch of their Hollywood home. The two are having something to eat and drink. Helen reads an issue of
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Helen Ferguson in white dress with monkey fur

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson poses in a white dress trimmed with monkey fur and black hat with a large feather. She stands in front of a chair with her hands on...
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Helen Ferguson in a black dress with monkey fur

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Description: Actress Helen Ferguson poses against a wall win a black dress with white monkey fur. Her hat has a very large bow on the front. One hand rests on the top...

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