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University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus from Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison's upper campus from Lincoln Terrace down Bascom Hill. The Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the dista...
Photograph

Governor Oscar Rennebohm Listens to Broadcast

Date: 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm and friends listening to broadcast.
Photograph

Alice in Dairyland Dress Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A sketch of the winning dress designed by Betty Lou Jahn of Milwaukee for the first Alice in Dairyland in 1948. Not only was the design worn by the first A...
Photograph

Artist Sculpts Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: An artist sculpts a bust from photographs of Margaret McGuire, the first Alice in Dairyland, most likely to be displayed at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposi...
Photograph

Endres Chapel at Indian Lake

Date: 1948
Description: View of the altar and framed artwork in the Endres Chapel at Indian Lake.
Drawing

Wisconsin Postage Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: 3 cent stamp design with a Wisconsin theme in blue.
Drawing

Wisconsin Centennial Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: Design in pencil for the Wisconsin Centennial 3 cent stamp featuring a cow's head and an arm holding a hammer.
Print

Wisconsin Centennial Commemorative Stamp

Date: 1948
Description: Wisonsin Centennial Commemorative three cent stamp issued May 29, 1948. The stamp was designed by Victor McCloskey of the US Postal Service.
Photograph

Menominee Indian Band

Date: 1948
Description: Menominee Indian Band playing at the Wisconsin Centennial Year Kick-off Ceremony in the Wisconsin State Capitol. They played a one hour concert in the morn...
Drawing

Wisconsin Postage Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: A red Wisconsin themed stamp design.
Drawing

Wisconsin Postage Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: A green Wisconsin flag themed stamp design.
Drawing

Wisconsin Postage Stamp Design

Date: 1948
Description: A reddish Wisconsin America's Dairyland themed stamp design.
Painting

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: Two preliminary watercolors of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel displays the history of Wisconsin ex...
Painting

Centennial Mural Sketch

Date: 1948
Description: A watercolor of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. This panel displays the history of Wisconsin exploration, mos...
Painting

Wisconsin Centennial Mural

Date: 1948
Description: Center panel of the completed mural at the Wisconsin Historical Society. The image depicts wheat farming, one of the state's earliest and largest industrie...
Photograph

Little Norway Building Interior

Date: 1948
Description: The interior of one of the buildings at "Little Norway," showing a group of objects of Norwegian decorative art and household utensils, including duck bowl...
Photograph

Living Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: The living room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's home, 121 East Gilman Street. The house was built in 1888.
Photograph

Entrance Hall at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: The entrance hall of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's house (built in 1888), 121 East Gilman Street.
Photograph

Dining Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: Dining room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's home (built in 1888), 121 East Gilman Street.
Photograph

Dining Room at 121 East Gilman Street

Date: 1948
Description: Dining room of Fred and Annie Storer Brown's house (built in 1888), 121 East Gilman Street.

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