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| Date: | 1955 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Cyanotype print of ceiling skylights in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | East entrance of State Historical Society of Wisconsin showing the decorative details of the building. This detail shows the four lion's heads and columns. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin, during construction. Details of interior, including ceiling and arches. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Interior of State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. Image shows bricks used in the building and workers. |
| Date: | 05 02 1971 |
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| Description: | The kaleidescope brick pattern on a wall of the Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street, built in 1964. |
| Date: | 09 03 1972 |
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| Description: | Stone lion's head which serves as a decorative detail on the exterior of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wausau public library with trees in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wausau Public Library before landscaping. Caption reads: "Public Library, Wausau, Wis." |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Public Library in Lake Mills. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library, located in both the half-timbered building (formerly the fire house) and the next building, with a museum o... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Oshkosh Public Library. The cornerstone was laid in May of 1899, and the library was finally complete in September of 1900. Located on... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Oshkosh Public Library, located on Washington Avenue. The cornerstone was laid in May of 1899 and the library was finally co... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Sheet #26 of the plans for the State Historical Society building prepared by architects Ferry & Clas, showing longitudinal sections of corridor 142 and Roo... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Artist William Ashby McCloy working on his Wisconsin Centennial murals in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A view of the Library Reading Room from the Visitors Gallery in 1948, showing crowded conditions. Cosmetic changes to the appearance of the room included ... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of the Historical Society Library Reading Room taken from the Visitors Gallery. Although undated, the photograph was probably taken shortly after the... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| 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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