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Wisconsin Commission to Locate Monuments on the Gettysburg's Battlefield Site

Date: 05 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin commission to locate monuments gather on the battlefield at Little Round Top.
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Touching Hands

Date: 1964
Description: Governor Warren P. Knowles reaches up to touch the hand of a girl at the Lincoln Memorial on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The girl seated, c...
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Spirit of the Northwest Monument

Date: 1950
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a member of the Fox Tribe,...
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World War I Monument Dedication in Humboldt Park

Date: 05 22 1921
Description: Crowd of spectators attend a dedication ceremony for a World War I monument in Humboldt Park. Caption on glass plate reads, "Humboldt Park, Unveiling Bay V...
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Doty Monument

Date: 1953
Description: Grave monument of James Duane Doty, who served as territorial governor and delegate of Wisconsin and territorial governor of Utah. The monument is located...
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Governor John Winthrop, Jr., Statue

Date: 1905
Description: Published by the Albertype Company of Brooklyn, New York, the image features Bela Lyon Pratt's statue honoring Governor John Winthrop Jr., once Governor o...
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La Follette Homestead Dedicated as Historical Monument

Date: 09 01 1964
Description: Philip La Follette, former Wisconsin governor, left, was one of the main speakers at the ceremony which dedicated the former homestead of the late United S...
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Monument of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Postcard depicting the monument of Nelson Dewey. He has a long beard and sits in a chair on a pedestal. Trees are in the background. Text at the bottom re...
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Peshtigo Fire Historic Marker

Date: 10 05 1951
Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr., (left) and James R. Law, state highway commission chairman, standing indoors with the Peshtigo cemetery marker. The marker w...
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Monument to Wisconsin's First Governor, Nelson Dewey

Date: 1907
Description: A monument to Nelson Dewey featuring a sculpture of him seated on a chair on top of a pedestal. He is holding a pen in his right hand. Caption reads: "Monu...

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