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Carvers at Work

Date: 1911
Description: Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma...
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Carvers at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Three stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Histori...
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Harrington and Others at Memorial Pole

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Description: Eight men, including C.L. (Neal) Harrington, posing at a memorial pole together.
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Totem Maker

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Description: A view of a Native American man, the Totem maker, sitting outside of a tent and holding a carved totemic figure. Caption at bottom reads: "The Totem Maker,...
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Worker with Pneumatic Chisel Carving Block of Limestone

Date: 1976
Description: Frank Arena carving a block of limestone with a pneumatic chisel. He is wearing a yellow sweater and a hat. He is in a large building with many windows, an...
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Edward Petersen

Date: 1900
Description: Edward Petersen at home, wearing a smoking jacket with quilted collar and cuffs. He is sitting in a wide doorway, hanging with tasseled draperies, holding ...
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Pictograph Rock

Date: 1888
Description: View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Caption on photograph reads: "Pictograph Rock. Rock bearing aboriginal...
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Pictograph Rock

Date: 1888
Description: View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Pictograph Rock bearing aboriginal carvings, located on the south side...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: A construction worker is chiseling a decorative element on a stone slab during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Gran...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: A worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure is chiseling details in the capital of a Corinthian column, at left, while behind him other men are work...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Portions of columns awaiting installation are stacked near a wooden open-sided building during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure chiseling details in the capitals of what will be the top of the columns of the Eau Claire Publi...
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Carved Nisse Playing a Hardanger Fiddle at Nordic Fest

Date: 07 25 2015
Description: Carved wooden figure of a Nisse playing a fiddle. The figure has a long white beard and is wearing a red cap. Norwegian words carved into the base of the f...
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Willie Klopfenstein: Skier At Work

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: A man is leaning over a large sculpture of a woman and carving it. He is wearing a beret, a scarf, and a workshirt. Several other sculptures — all apparent...

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