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Central High School Athletic Ushers

Date: 03 18 1929
Description: Central High School athletic ushers outdoor group portrait. They are standing on steps in front of a building.
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Senator George Norris

Date: 1917
Description: Senator George Willliam Norris posed at the base of a fluted column on the portico of the United States Capitol building. He holds a document in his right ...
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett

Date: 1957
Description: Outdoor portrait of Sherwin and Emma Gillett standing in front of the marble railing at the Legion of Honor.
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Statue of P.T. Barnum

Date: 04 27 1960
Description: A statue of P.T. Barnum was in front of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building to announce the coming of the "Barnum Sideshow of the 19th Century"...
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David Obey and Scott Lilly

Date: 1994
Description: Congressman and Chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee David Obey and Scott Lilly stand on either side of the double doors leading into the offi...
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Man on Roof with Construction of Wisconsin State Capitol in Background

Date: 1918
Description: Man in suit, holding a hat, posing on a roof across the street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, where the dome is under construction. In the far backgroun...
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Ernst in Heidelberg

Date: 03 14 1930
Description: Ernst Schmidt, second from left, on a tour of the ruins of Heidelberg Castle with his guide, left, and two unidentified persons. They are standing in the c...
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Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A group of men and women look on as the statue, "Wisconsin," tipped sideways, is lifted from the scaffold. Only the bottom section of the statue is visible...
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Flags in the Windows

Date: 1918
Description: An unidentified young man standing on a curved sidewalk in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. He is holding his hat in his right hand and is wearing a s...
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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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