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Helen Farnsworth Mears

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Description: Helen Farnsworth Mears sitting on a ladder and resting her head against her hand.
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Vinnie Ream Hoxie Studio in U.S. Capitol

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Description: A view of Vinnie Ream Hoxie studio in the U.S. Capitol showing busts, figures and medallions of her creation.
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Genius of Wisconsin Statue

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Description: View of Genius of Wisconsin statue during construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Unveiling Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue

Date: 1929
Description: Members of the La Follette family and guests in front of the Robert M. La Follette, Sr., statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the time of its unv...
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Secrets

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Description: White marble sculpture of two women. From the Layton Art Gallery Sculpture Hall. Faust and Marguerite.
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Capitol Interior (third) — Genius of Wisconsin

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Description: Marble sculpture "Genius of Wisconsin" created by Helen Farnsworth Mears. It was commissioned by the Milwaukee Women's Club and, after being executed in ma...
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Vinnie Ream with Lincoln Bust

Date: 1866
Description: Vinnie Ream posing in her studio in Washington, beside her bust of Lincoln which had been brought from the White House after the assassination.
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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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Proposed Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Statue

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Description: Model of statue by Helen Farnsworth Mears that was rejected as "too heavy and bulky looking" for the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Jean Pond Miner with "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: Sculptor Jean Pond Miner working on her statue "Forward" in the Wisconsin Building at the Columbian Exposition.
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Sanctuary of St. Bernard's Church

Date: 05 17 1944
Description: View of the sanctuary of St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 2450 Atwood Avenue, from rear left.
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Football Field Diorama with Soap Carvings

Date: 11 01 1939
Description: Football field diorama made with soap carvings taken for East High School "Tower Times," 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Battlefield Diorama of Soap Carvings

Date: 11 01 1939
Description: Battlefield diorama made with soap carvings taken for East High School "Tower Times," 2218-22 East Washington Avenue.
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Student Sculptor

Date: 12 12 1933
Description: University of Wisconsin student sculpting a statue. He is surrounded by small sculptures in the old student Union building.
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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Sam Bonano Modelling Clay

Date: 10 27 1932
Description: Sam Bonano, 17, 713 Milton Street, modelling clay into images of the Nativity at Madison Vocational School.
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Add-a-Toy Mountain

Date: 12 17 1930
Description: View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta...
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Halloween Decorations in Orpheum Theater Lobby

Date: 10 29 1930
Description: Halloween decorations in the lobby of the Orpheum Theater.
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Eastwood Theatre Main Foyer

Date: 01 08 1930
Description: View of foyer from west end; Eastwood theatre, located at 2090 Atwood Avenue. On the right is a staircase and newel post with a statue of Mercury. Text on ...
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Eastwood Theatre Staircase

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Vertical interior view of Eastwood Theatre featuring staircase and newel post with statue of Mercury.

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