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| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A nighttime view of the Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from Monona Avenue (South Wisconsin Avenue until December 1, 1877; Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard... |
| Date: | 03 10 1955 |
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| Description: | Re-dedication of St. Raphael's Cathedral. Elevated view of people sitting in pews for a service. Newspaper caption reads: "Resplendent St. Raphael Cathedra... |
| Date: | 08 30 1955 |
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| Description: | Interior of the Chandler's Shoes store, 10 West Mifflin Street, as seen from the rear, with small shoe display in the center of the store. |
| Date: | 04 24 1951 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Farm Bureau Insurance Company (Rural Mutual Insurance Company) office, 18 S. Thornton Avenue. |
| Date: | 11 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, 211-213 North Carroll Street. View of typing room #442 from the back, featuring IBM typewriters. The ceiling... |
| Date: | 11 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Madison Vocational and Adult Education School, 211-213 North Carroll Street. Angled view of a typing room #442 from the front of the classroom. There are l... |
| Date: | 02 08 1955 |
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| Description: | Scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room constructed for the replacement of the glass skylights and original light fixtures. On... |
| Date: | 01 24 1950 |
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| Description: | Bathroom in the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. (Sylvia) Killian, 1834 Hillcrest Drive, showing the vanity built around the sink with storage space be... |
| Date: | 03 07 1951 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the new First Baptist Church located at 518 North Franklin Avenue, showing the sanctuary with laminated wood beams and Gothic proportions. |
| Date: | 10 1951 |
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| Description: | Drawing of a hanging light fixture for a work bench, possibly for the Brock Company. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Two Trappist monks pray at the Stations of the Cross hanging on a hallway wall in the abbey of Our Lady of the Valley. A statue of the Madonna and Child is... |
| Date: | 05 20 1953 |
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| Description: | Interior view of a nutrition research laboratory at the new U.W. School of Home Economics west wing. |
| Date: | 09 20 1953 |
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| Description: | Catholic evening worship service held outdoors at Breese Stevens Field, lit by two haloed lights and 3,000 candles. Bishop William O'Connor led the congreg... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Shrine for police officers in Cuba one year after the Cuban Revolution. The shrine is a blue plaster enclosure with a white-framed glass door. Inside is a... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Veranda in Santiago, Cuba at night with tables and chairs lit by a hanging lamp. The veranda looks down onto city lights and the bay at sunset. |
| Date: | 11 25 1954 |
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| Description: | Fabric and pattern department of the new Sears store, located at 1101 East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 06 12 1956 |
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| Description: | This house in the 1956 Parade of Homes in Meadowood with its illuminated device for showing the house numbers has been wired to the exact standards of the ... |
| Date: | 08 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Harry Schuler mans the two projectors in the Orpheum Theatre projection booth. At the right are two of the spotlights used for stage shows. |
| Date: | 11 18 1957 |
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| Description: | The new Kroger supermarket at 525 South Midvale Boulevard features a color scheme developed by Howard Ketcham, nationally-known color, lighting, and design... |
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