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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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John Muir Clock

Date: 1940
Description: Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. Children are looking at the John Muir clock in the museum at ...
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John Muir Clock

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Description: Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. A young girl, and Charles Brown of the Wisconsin Historical S...
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John Muir Clock

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Description: Clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860, on display in the State Historical Society Library. John Muir (1838-1914) w...
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Koinonia Youth Camp in the Highlander Library

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Description: Koinonia Youth Camp in the Highlander Library at the Highlander Folk School. The woman in the background is identified as Septima Clark. Koinonia is a far...
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Koinonia Children's Campers in front of Library

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Description: Group portrait of children and adults, some carrying stuffed animals, in front of the library at the Koinonia Children's Camp. Ruthie Hartford in the cente...
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Wipe Out Discrimination

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Description: Interior view of the entrance to the Highlander Library, with a CIO student entering the doorway. The poster on the window reads: "CIO says, 'Wipe out Disc...
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Myles Horton near Highlander Library

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Description: Myles Horton (right), standing in front of the library building with unidentified individual, at Highlander Folk School.
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Public and Human Relations Workshop

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Description: Public and Human Relations workshop at Highlander Library: second from left, Bill van Guill; on right, Myles Horton; third from left, Catherine Winston; be...
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Madison Free Library

Date: 1912
Description: Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. Taken in winter, there is snow visible on the grounds surrounding the library. The library was built with C...
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Madison Free Library

Date: 1939
Description: Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. There are two men standing on the sidewalk outside of the library. In addition, there are several automobil...
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Elderly Woman in Highlander Library

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Description: An elderly woman in a straw sun hat reading a book in the Highlander Folk School Library.
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Detail of Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the detailed front entrance to the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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State Historical Society and Red Gym

Date: 1930
Description: View along the front entrance of the Wisconsin Historical Society, across Library Mall towards the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red). Caption reads: "Gymnasium f...
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State Street Under Construction

Date: 1975
Description: View of the construction on the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street, looking west toward Bascom Hill.
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Model for Proposed Library at Highlander

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Description: Model of proposed Library to be built at Highlander Folk School made by Carl Koch.
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L.A. Blackman Outside Highlander Library

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Description: L.A. Blackman, from Elloree, South Carolina, standing outside of Highlander Library.
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Civil War Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: Milwaukee Court of Honor, in front of the Public Library. View from below of the statue "The Victorious Charge" with four figures.
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Unveiling of Abraham Lincoln Statue

Date: 05 26 1909
Description: The unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln Statue in front of the Gilbert Simmons Memorial Library.
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1951
Description: Wisconsin Avenue at Sixth Street, looking east from near the front of the Milwaukee Public Library (left foreground). Taken at night; lighted clocks read 9...

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