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Charles McCarthy and Legislative Reference Library Staff

Date: 08 08 1906
Description: Dr. Charles R. McCarthy and staff at the Legislative Reference Library.
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Legislative Reference Library

Date: 1935
Description: Interior view of the Legislative Reference Library.
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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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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Library Skylights

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype print of ceiling skylights in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, during construction. Details of interior, including ceiling and arches.
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Langdon Street in Winter

Date: 1907
Description: View up center of Langdon Street toward Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Snow is on the ground, and covering the trees along the...
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Governor Goodland at the Historical Society

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Description: Clifford L. Lord, director of the State Historical Society (on the right), seated with Governor Walter Goodland and Mrs. Goodland at an event at the Wiscon...
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First Floor of State Historical Society Building

Date: 1900
Description: View of south stairway and elevator on the first floor of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Library Circulation Desk

Date: 05 15 1952
Description: Close-up of the Library Circulation Desk and librarians Esther DeBoos and Margaret Gleason (right) behind the desk at the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Historical Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: View of the Historical Society Library Reading Room taken from the Visitors Gallery. Although undated, the photograph was probably taken shortly after the...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: Historical Society Library Reading Room and the Visitors Gallery after their modernization during the mid-1950s. Prominent among the visible changes are a...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 1955
Description: Alternate view of the modernization of the Historical Society Library Reading Room completed in the mid-1950s. Most prominent here is the division of the ...
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New Floors for the Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: Construction work in the Historical Society Library Reading Room in preparation for installing linoleum floor tiles.
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Scaffolding in Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1959
Description: Scaffolding in the Historical Society Library Reading Room used to replace the art glass in the skylights and the original brass ceiling lights. Flouresce...
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Modernization in SHSW Library

Date: 1955
Description: Ceiling high scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library reading room, with a man and a woman attempting to study at the tables in the foregrou...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Periodical Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: SHSW Periodical Reading Room, showing mezzanine stacks, original tables and lamps, and coffered ceiling treatment. Among the University of Wisconsin studen...
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Original SHSW Library Card Catalog

Date: 1903
Description: View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library from the University Library's delivery area, showing the coffered ceiling and the mahogany card catalog. A...
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SHSW Visitors Gallery

Date: 1901
Description: Visitors Gallery and art book collection on the third floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society Building. This image appears on page 91 of the Historical ...

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