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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Construction work in the Historical Society Library Reading Room in preparation for installing linoleum floor tiles. |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | SHSW Periodical Reading Room, showing mezzanine stacks, original tables and lamps, and coffered ceiling treatment. Among the University of Wisconsin studen... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | The Historical Society Library delivery desk and librarians Mary S. Foster, Esther DeBoos, and Edna C. Adams, 1912. At the time, patrons and students were... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | The Madeline Island Historical Museum behind a "pencil" designed fence. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin students (primarily women) studying in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. On the left is the Visitors Gallery. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Description: | Myles Horton (right), standing in front of the library building with unidentified individual, at Highlander Folk School. |
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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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| Description: | An elderly woman in a straw sun hat reading a book in the Highlander Folk School Library. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the State Historical Society at 816 State Street. Caption reads: "State Historical Library, Madison, Wis." |
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