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| Description: | Side altar in the chapel at St. Joseph Orphan Home. A large angel statue is on the right and a statue of the Virgin Mary is central. |
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| Description: | A side altar in the chapel at St. Joseph Orphan Home. A large angel statue is on the left with several saints as the central image. |
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| Description: | The main altar in the chapel at St. Joseph Orphan Home. |
| Date: | 10 13 1948 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Robert (Dorothy L.) Sirney, standing in front of a curtain and wearing a Norwegian costume. She is holding a wooden platter she has decorated with ros... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Art Deco room named "The Snake Pit." Redone in the 1950's. Milwaukee Athletic club, on Broadway at Mason Street. |
| Date: | 1801 |
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| Description: | A silver letter seal, which belonged to Charles Langlade. |
| Date: | 01 26 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. J.E. Hurff standing on the stairway of her Eagle Heights apartment, furnished with Chinese art objects purchased during Captain J.E. Hurff's naval dut... |
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| Description: | A red, fringed Indian (Native American) pouch with fabric patches that read "U.S. Army" and "POW-MIA". |
| Date: | 03 26 1949 |
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| Description: | Madison artist Mrs. Russell (Fern) Fowler, 3315 Blackhawk Drive, with a display of her hand-painted china Easter eggs. The eggs were popular during the Vic... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A Christmas tree decorated with ornaments and dolls is displayed with framed portraits of a man and woman on either side. A frame of artificial snow and ic... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A holiday display of German-made Christmas ornaments, possibly in a store window. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cover of Mrs. A.G. Boehm's History of the New Richmond Cyclone of June 12th, 1899 featuring an engaving of a large cyclone and the wreckage it has left beh... |
| Date: | 05 13 1939 |
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| Description: | A hobby show with quilts hanging on the wall, as well as tables with other crafted goods in a room with a high ceiling. |
| Date: | 05 13 1939 |
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| Description: | Wooden tables and other crafts on display at a craft show in a room with a high ceiling. |
| Date: | 05 13 1939 |
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| Description: | A hobby show with quilts hanging from the wall. Rugs are draped over radiators. There are also bedside tables, lamps, a bookshelf, and a rocking chair. A s... |
| Date: | 05 13 1939 |
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| Description: | Display of bows, arrows and a target in a corner with tree branches and gravel at a hobby show. There are labels on some of the items. |
| Date: | 05 13 1939 |
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| Description: | A table spread with crafts at a hobby show with cards identifying the artist. The objects on display include two sets of bookends, one made by "Faye Gore" ... |
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| Description: | Stone carving of a farm couple with a foal installed on the side of a brick building. Carved by Alonzo Hauser in 1938. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Flag pole with limestone carving of women and men by Alonzo Hauser, who was appointed by the Farm Security Administration, at its base. The sculpture was b... |
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| Description: | A European American woman and two boys posing sitting and a European American girl posing standing, all dressed in Ho-Chunk regalia. They are in a room dec... |
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