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Memorial Union Interior Ballroom

Date: 09 28 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union interior ballroom with skylight (Great Hall).
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Senate Parlor

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Senate Parlor in the Wisconsin State Capitol, showing elaborate decorations and furniture.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate

Date: 1899
Description: The only known visual documentation of the Senate Chamber in the third Wisconsin Capitol. It was probably more colorful than it appears here. In 1869 a rep...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assembly Chamber

Date: 02 15 1899
Description: Elevated view of legislators in the Assembly Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Detail

Date: 1899
Description: Detail of the 1899 Senate photograph, showing details such as the president's chair (much more ornamented than the Assembly Speaker's chair) and desk with ...
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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Governor's Conference Room

Date: 04 1991
Description: Governor's Conference Room in the Wisconsin State Capitol before restoration returned it to the original exposed cherry wood.
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Governor's Conference Room before Restoration

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Description: Governor's Conference Room, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, before restoration. The original mahogany walls were painted to lighten the room.
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Governor's Conference Room before Restoration

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Description: Governor's Conference Room, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, before restoration returned it to the original mahogany.
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Historical Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Historical Society Library Reading Room taken from the Visitors Gallery. Although undated, the photograph was probably taken shortly after the...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin students (primarily women) studying in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. On the left is the Visitors Gallery.
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Group of Men in Governor's Conference Room

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Large group of men in Wisconsin Governor's conference room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. (Possibly group of National Guardian Life insurance agents from ...
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Court Room No. 2

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Description: View of the interior of the Court Room, taken near the tables in front of the judge's podium, with the jury box on the right. Caption reads: "Court Room No...
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U.S. Mint

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Description: A view of the Coining Room, where women sit at long tables, weighing out metal. Each woman has a balance and other tools at her station. A male supervisor ...
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Mt. St. Joseph

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Description: A view of the parlor at Mt. St. Joseph. A table stands near the doorway and wooden chairs are arranged on a carpet across the room. Multiple paintings deco...
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University of Chicago

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Description: View of the lounge in Ida Nayos Hall at the University of Chicago. A large tables sits in the middle of the room and upholstered chairs are arranged near ...
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Governor's Mansion — Drawing Room

Date: 1930
Description: Drawing room on the first floor in the Governor's Mansion. On the left is a chair near the arched doorway that leads to the hall. There is a desk in the le...
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Governor's Mansion — Parlor Bay Window

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the alcove, with three bay windows which have tied back drapes, a valance, and lace curtains. The view looks out to the right side yard of...
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Governor's Mansion — Rear of Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: View of the rear of the Parlor. The window on the back wall looks out towards Lake Mendota, and the windows on the right have a view of the side yard. The ...
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Governor's Mansion — Rear of Parlor

Date: 1930
Description: A longer view of rear of the Parlor, with a view of the arched doorway on the left that leads to the front hall, and a large mirror on the wall on the righ...

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