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Galloway House Museum Parlor

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Description: Interior view of the parlor, with a piano on the left, a sofa to the right in the corner of the room, and a portrait on an easel in the center. There is a ...
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Dr. Albert Goetze and Cuneiform Tablets

Date: 07 16 1944
Description: Dr. Albert Goetze, professor of Assyriology at Yale University, examining 4000 year old Sumerian cuneiform tablets from the Wisconsin State Historical Soci...
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John Muir Clock

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Description: Clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860, on display at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. John Muir (1838-19...
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Exhibit of Furniture at State Historical Society

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Description: Interior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society during an exhibit of furniture.
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Library Reading Room

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Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin's Library Reading Room from the mezzanine.
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Telfair Academy Kitchen

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Description: View of the old kitchen at the Telfair Academy. Room features a fireplace with cooking and other kitchen tools, a mantle with tableware and other small dec...
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Van Cortlandt House New England Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of the New England bedroom in the Van Cortlandt house. Features a bed with an embroidered translucent canopy, several chairs, and a vanity se...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Original Library Volumes

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Description: The original collection of fifty books that formed the foundation of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in 1853. The books are displayed on shelves i...
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"Treasures" Shot

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Description: Still life collection of a number of items from The Wisconsin Historical Society Museum collections, including a fur coat, a slot machine, a Tiffany lamp, ...
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Piano in the Parlor

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Description: Color postcard of the parlor in the Nelson Dewey Home featuring the old square piano in the corner.
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Nelson Dewey Bedroom

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Description: Color postcard of Nelson Dewey's bedroom.
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Firehouse & Jail

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Description: Color postcard of the Firehouse interior at Stonefield. The jail is through the rear door on the left.
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The Schoolhouse

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Description: Color postcard of the classroom of the Muddy Hollow School at Stonefield. Slate tablets are on the desks.
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The C. & J. Frank Dunn Law Office

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Description: Color postcard of the interior of the Law Office at Stonefield. A man is seated at the desk.
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The Telephone Exchange

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Description: Color postcard of a female telephone operator at an 1890s era switchboard.
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The Sugar Bowl Confectionery

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Description: Color postcard of the interior of the candy store at Stonefield.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Display of Cliff Dweller Pottery

Date: 1900
Description: The Wisconsin Historical Society Museum display of Cliff Dweller Pottery from the Robert Laird McCormick Collection. Pottery is displayed in a glass case w...
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The "Family of Man" Exhibit

Date: 10 01 1958
Description: Guests at the evening opening party for the "Family of Man" photographic exhibition at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The exhibition was organi...
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Sunday at the Chazen Museum

Date: 02 2014
Description: Indoor view through the lobby of the Chazen Museum towards glass walls which look out on East Campus Mall. Snow is on the ground, and two people are walkin...
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Bedroom of Madam Tank; Tank House

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Description: Interior color postcard of a bedroom at the Tank House built in 1776. In the room is a bed, chest, fireplace, dressing table with mirror and a spinning whe...

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