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Photograph

Endres Chapel at Indian Lake

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

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.
Photograph

Wisconsin Centennial Mural

Date: 1948
Description: Artist William Ashby McCloy working on his Wisconsin Centennial murals in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
Photograph

Book Week

Date: 1948
Description: Four Madison authors are shown together holding books they have written. Seated are Francis F. Bowman and Prof. William Hesseltine. Standing are Miss Emil...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a bedroom with a built-in bed with bed curtains, two chairs and a table. A large painting decorates the wall. Text below reads "Littl...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ...
Print

Portrait of Irma Harding

Date: 1948
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Irma Harding, a fictitious person. This portrait was painted for International Harvester Company to be used by International...
Photograph

Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, posing standing, with a woman sitting on a sofa at the Barclay Hotel. Between them they are displaying a round gift t...
Photograph

Aaron Bohrod

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view of a man holding a paintbrush to a painting on a drafting desk. Several framed paintings are on the ground. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. 194...

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