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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Stacks of the Historical Library

Date: 1898
Description: Cluttered work space of the librarian responsible for the Historical Society's newspaper collection during the period when the Society occupied rooms in th...
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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Library Skylights

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype print of ceiling skylights in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Front entrance of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Awnings are on the windows of the first and second floors.
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Art Exhibit at State Historical Society

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Description: Art exhibit on the first floor of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Building.
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Detail of Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the detailed front entrance to the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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North Entrance of State Historical Society

Date: 1918
Description: View towards the terraced steps and balustrades leading down to the sidewalk, at the North, Langdon Street, entrance of the State Historical Society. The A...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 1905
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Historical Society library.
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Lucius Fairchild Post of the Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 05 30 1910
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the members of the Lucius Fairchild Post of the Grand Army of the Republic. The man fourth from the left (with the light hat) wa...
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Civil War Reunion Group

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of men and women at a Civil War reunion posed on the steps in front of a building. Those identified are 4) C. W. Sackett of Beloit 5) Herman...
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Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall

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Description: Exterior of the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall. There are a mortar and cannon balls near the front columns flanking the entrance, and a large Ame...
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National Geographic Society Building

Date: 1950
Description: View of the facade of the National Geographic Societies Administration Building from the street.
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Chicago Child Care Society

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Description: Chicago Child Care Society designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #617 in 1963. This building was three stories built above grade. The...
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National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Visitors at the formal opening of the Wisconsin State Historical Society's National Mass Communications History Center. From left to right are Walter Fraut...
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National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Three attendees at the symposium conducted by four national news commentators at the opening of the National Mass Communications History Center, held in th...
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National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Walter Oleksy (left, of Chicago) and Dale Lang (of Madison) were visitors at the symposium conducted by four national news commentators at the opening of t...
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National Mass Communications History Center Opening

Date: 01 25 1958
Description: Two nuns from Blessed Sacrament Church, Sister Doris (left) and Sister Charlus, were visitors at the symposium conducted by four national news commentators...

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