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Weaving Class

Date: 1929
Description: Two women weave at looms in a University of Wisconsin class.
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Ceramic Arts Studio Figurines

Date: 03 02 1945
Description: "Autumn Andy" and "Summer Sally" figurines made at Madison Ceramic Arts Studio, 12 North Blount Street.
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Edgewood Junior Prom Decorations

Date: 05 15 1942
Description: Edgewood Junior Prom decorations, 1000 Edgewood Avenue.
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White House Cake

Date: 01 28 1934
Description: Three men are standing behind a cake shaped like the White House, baked by the Strand Baking Company, 2007 Atwood Avenue, for the Roosevelt Birthday Ball. ...
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Fine Arts Studio

Date: 10 27 1932
Description: Fine Arts Studio, reception room, 25 W. Main Street, where individual artists taught music, painting sculpture, dramatics and other allied arts.
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Winners and Entries in Valentine Contest

Date: 02 15 1932
Description: Winners and entries in "Capital Times" Valentine contest. The Valentine with the court scene in the center, featuring comic actors in "Ladies of the Jury,"...
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Gem Cutter

Date: 1950
Description: Arthur Virthaler, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the studio with materials and tools for making jewelry. He was known for sim...
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Decorative Aluminum Foil Display

Date: 03 02 1949
Description: Decorative aluminum foil display with sign, "Make Your Own Decorations With 'RP' Decorative Aluminum Foil" featuring rolls of foil, decorations made of foi...
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East Side Women's Club Hobby Show

Date: 11 12 1956
Description: Helen Quale (Mrs. O.H.) and Leatha Premo (Mrs. Lewis W.) with their china collection at the East Side Women's Club Hobby Show.
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Two Gargoyles

Date: 04 25 1971
Description: Two gargoyles, imported from England, peer from beneath the roof of Leo Crowley's house at 1110 Edgewood Avenue. Architect James Law installed the stone ca...
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Stained Glass Window in Chimney

Date: 10 17 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Skelton House at 313 West Wilson Street showing a stained glass window in the red brick chimney.
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Shrout Family making Christmas Decorations

Date: 12 16 1952
Description: Mrs. Marie Shrout, 1102 Grant Street, preparing Christmas tree decorations with her children, Jim, 13, Patrick, 3, Douglas, 4, Susan, 9, Michael, 7, and St...
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Capitol Theatre Drinking Fountain

Date: 01 16 1972
Description: The ornate drinking fountain in the Capitol Theatre, which is decorated with smiling nymphs.
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Decorative Wall in Van Vleck Hall

Date: 07 09 1972
Description: Wall in the University of Wisconsin Madison's Van Vleck Hall, which houses the Mathematics Department, decorated with a geometrical design.
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Decorated Pillar

Date: 10 15 1972
Description: Decorated pillar on the facade of the Baskin, Olson, and Veerhusen Company at 7 North Pinckney Street. One detail of the ornamentation is a carved face.
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Agronomy Building Details

Date: 11 06 1972
Description: Rococo artwork details on the University of Wisconsin Agronomy building.
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Directional Marker

Date: 12 31 1972
Description: Directional marker inlaid in the sidewalk on the Capitol Square at 1 West Main Street.
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Stone Fish in Fountain

Date: 03 04 1973
Description: An ornate stone fish, which is part of a sea-themed decoration on the Annie C. Stewart Fountain, Erin Street at Wingra Street, near Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas ...
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Pierce House Detail

Date: 08 05 1973
Description: Delicate design in iron at the main entrance of the Pierce House at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Window Case

Date: 09 08 1973
Description: An ornate leaded glass window case near the front door of the Daniel Campbell residence at 125 East Gilman Street.

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