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Shell Manufacture at Milwaukee Works

Date: 1941
Description: Goverment inspector checks artillery shells at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works (factory). Original caption reads: "75-Millimeter Shell Manufactur...
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Governor Rennebohm Signs Appropriation Bill

Date: 07 29 1949
Description: Governor Rennebohm signing an appropriation bill for $1,000,000 that will fund 94 added positions at the state's mental institutions. Watching him sign are...
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Wisconsin State Officers

Date: 1899
Description: Composite photograph of eight Wisconsin State officers with a decorative background.
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US Internal Revenue Service Tax Office

Date: 03 14 1950
Description: Taxpayers trying to meet the State and Federal March 15, 1950 deadline crowd the United States Internal Revenue Service Tax Office.
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Harrison A. Garner Madison City Council President

Date: 05 05 1950
Description: A gavel inscribed with his name was presented to Harrison L. Garner Thursday afternoon by the board of directors of the Bank of Madison. The presentation ...
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Madison Social Security Office Manager

Date: 10 08 1950
Description: Sydney S. Miller, manager of the Madison Social Security Office, shares a 1950 government-issued booklet explaining a program to employers of household wor...
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Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ben L. Marcus Hearing

Date: 03 25 1951
Description: A large crowd made up of both friends and foes of Motor Vehicle Commissioner Ben L. Marcus attend a legislative committee hearing on his record. The commis...
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JCC Safety Contest

Date: 04 29 1951
Description: Top prize winners in the JCC safety slogan contest posing with a new bicycle and contest officials. Left to right: Harry Tobias, chairman of the contest; S...
Poster

"Don't Waste Food While Others Starve!"

Date: 1917
Description: United States Food Administration poster depicting a woman holding a crying infant on her shoulder with one arm, and her other arm around a young girl who ...
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Governor Walter J. Kohler's Committee on Human Rights

Date: 10 17 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler appointed eight civic leaders to the Governor's Commission on Human Rights created to promote tolerance and understanding through...
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Velma Hamilton

Date: 10 17 1951
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Harry (Velma) Hamilton, Route 3, Madison, appointed to the Governor's Commission on Human Rights and Madison Human Rights Council by Gover...
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Gertrude Anderson, Member of Governor's Commission on Human Rights

Date: 10 17 1951
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ernest H. (Gertrude) Anderson, member of Governor Walter Kohler's Commission on Human Rights and Madison Human Rights Council.
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Madison Recreation Department Staff

Date: 01 10 1952
Description: Group portrait of staff members of the Madison Recreation Department, left to right: Standing, Hermine Sauthoff, Clarence Schwengel, Glenn "Pat" Holmes and...
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Woman Examining Tax Rolls

Date: 02 01 1952
Description: A woman sits on a table in an office, possibly examining tax rolls.
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Officials and Employees of the Wisconsin State Administration

Date: 1888
Description: Group portrait of officials and employees of the Wisconsin state administration, who made up Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk's "one-armed and one-legged" staff o...
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Draft Protest Meeting

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Adolph Maasen (left), the leader of a group of state farmers claiming prejudice against farmers by the State Selective Service, observing Colonel Bentley C...
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Draft Protest Meeting

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Elevated view of some of the nearly 70 farmers and their wives from nine Wisconsin counties gathered in the state assembly chamber to hear a discussion of ...
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Rebecca Chalmers Barton

Date: 07 08 1953
Description: Portrait of Rebecca Chalmers Barton, Director of the Wisconsin Governor's Commission on Human Rights, seated at her desk.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Indian Agency House, built in 1832.
Manuscript

Distribution of Functions Relating to Natural Resources Among State Agencies of Wisconsin

Date: 1956
Description: A detailed diagram showing the aspects of Natural Resources legislation and enforcement and its distribution among state agencies. On loan from the Wisc...

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