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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol f...
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Richland Center Carnegie Library

Date: 1911
Description: Interior view of the Carnegie Library, Richland Center, WI. Two people are seated at a table reading at the far left. A frieze decorates the wall above a d...
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Oshkosh Public Library. On the back is the note: Wm. Walker, Oshkosh, arch. 1900 -- cost $55,000. Ionic marble columns, and a round op...
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Interior of the Oshkosh Public Library. View is from large open area with Ionic marble columns, with a round opening in the ceiling and perhaps a skylight....
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At Our Lady's Feet

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Description: View of women reading at Saint Xavier Academy, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1847. The women sit in the grass near a statue of Mary and Jesus. Cap...
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Halle Steensland at Home

Date: 1899
Description: Halle Steensland poses in his lavishly decorated library at his house on 315 North Carroll Street.
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St. Xavier's Academy

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Description: View depicting the "morning study hour," taking place outdoors at St. Xavier's Academy. Women and children sit on benches and in the grass on either side o...
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Collis P. Huntington Memorial Library

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Description: Interior of a small reading room at Collis P. Huntington Memorial Library, built in 1903. A woman sits at a reference desk on the left, and other people re...
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The Puritan

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Description: A sculpture entitled, "The Puritan." The man represents Samuel Chapin (1598-1675), one of the founders of Springfield, Massachusetts. Chapin holds a cane...
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Book & Stationery Store

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Description: Color postcard of the interior of the book and stationery store at Stonefield.
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Sid at Home

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Description: Sid sitting in a chair at home with his chin in his hand and a cigar in his mouth. A statue of a walrus and a bookcase full of books is in the background.
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Sid Sitting in Living Room

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Description: Sid sitting on a couch reading a book in his living room amidst Asian furnishings and objects.
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Sid Sitting on Couch Reading

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Description: Sid sitting on the couch in his living room.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin ...
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Art During War

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Description: The pursuit of art during wartime. Professor Liebmann's statue “Amor,” Berlin.
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Carnegie Library

Date: 08 10 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Carnigee Library [sic], Richland Center, Wis." Interior view of the library filled with tables, chairs, lamps, shelves of books and t...

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