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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... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from stairway of the ornate Otis elevator in the Wisconsin Historical Society building. This elevator was installed as original equipment in ... |
| Date: | 07 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing... |
| Date: | 07 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the new Madison Public Library bookmobile parked in front of the City-County building on Monona Boulevard. |
| Date: | 07 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Mayor Ivan Nestingen; Head Librarian Helen Farr; and Library Board Member A. Kermit Frater stand outside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. An uniden... |
| Date: | 07 1971 |
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| Description: | Bookcase in the second floor hallway outside the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The case contains 50 books that were part of the ori... |
| Date: | 04 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Three members of the Dane County board look over literature provided by the American Cancer Society for introduction into public schools. Left to right are... |
| Date: | 09 25 1957 |
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| Description: | Mary McHugh; Marion Ludden; and Alice Wood, editor of the AAUW Bulletin, enjoy tea in the College Club library. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Storage shelves in the stacks of the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives show the papers of the McCormick Collection housed in boxes and paper wrapped bu... |
| Date: | 11 23 1959 |
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| Description: | Individuals breaking ground for the new Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library at the Midvale Plaza shopping center. The building is being constructe... |
| Date: | 02 08 1960 |
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| Description: | Two parents preview books to be sold to stock the Blessed Sacrament Catholic School library. Joy Genter (left) and Dorothy Clark consider which books to bu... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Interior of the library/study in the residence of Prof. Richard Ely, on Prospect Street. Prof. Ely, of the University of Wisconsin, was a noted economist. |
| Date: | 04 27 1961 |
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| Description: | Members of the United Cerebral-Palsy Parents League meet monthly to exchange information and experiences. Pictured, from left to right: Alma Dambekaln, Jam... |
| Date: | 02 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Dorothy and D. Murray Angevine (left); and Mrs. and Mr. Masako Yamada attending the opening of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the U.W. Memorial Librar... |
| Date: | 02 08 1956 |
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| Description: | At the opening of an exhibition of Japanese prints at the U.W. Memorial Library are, left to right, Kishio Matoba, art teacher at Central High School and m... |
| Date: | 02 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Iwao Hara (left), Margaret Schorger, and Mae Hara attend the opening of an exhibit of Japanese prints at the U.W. Memorial Library. |
| Date: | 02 08 1956 |
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| Description: | Santos Zingale, assistant professor of art education at the U.W., and Louise Langer, wife of Prof. Rudolph Langer, owner of the collection, attend an exhi... |
| Date: | 06 1900 |
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| Description: | View from balcony of the University of Wisconsin library. |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "F. Gerald Ham, Wisconsin State Archivist, examining papers (posed re-enactment) in preparation of a guide to labor history research materia... |
| Date: | 03 11 1961 |
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| Description: | Young people crowded around library tables laden with stacks of books. The photograph is one of a series showing the crowded conditions at the Madison Publ... |
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