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| Date: | 06 20 1944 |
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| Description: | Seven jumbo enlargements of photographs of World War II scenes used to create the War Bond selling exhibit at War Bond Department teller's booths at First ... |
| Date: | 01 05 1935 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Governor Albert G. Schmedeman, painted by Merton Grenhagen, in the gallery of governors at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Mary and Shurley, daugh... |
| Date: | 03 31 1932 |
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| Description: | Library in Dr. Bleyer residence, 423 N. Carroll Street. |
| Date: | 03 18 1932 |
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| Description: | Antique furniture group at James and Grace Ramsay residence. 835 Farwell Drive. Also shows copy of Old Madonna portrait. |
| Date: | 10 19 1931 |
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| Description: | Edison kinetascope, patented in 1897, one of the first motion picture projectors invented by Thomas A. Edison. It is hand cranked and chain driven. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Historical Society's early library and painting collections on display in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This photograph was taken about 1880 befor... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Librarian Daniel S. Durrie seated in the two-story high gallery that the Historical Society occupied in the old South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol f... |
| Date: | 05 07 1944 |
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| Description: | John Steuart Curry, University of Wisconsin Artist in Residence, and Wesley Kanuse with his painting of his brother, Kendall Kanuse. Kanuse won the major a... |
| Date: | 05 07 1944 |
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| Description: | Billy Gorman, third grade student at Emerson School, is showing Robert Murray, sixth grade student at Lowell School, his picture displayed in the Child Sal... |
| Date: | 11 05 1944 |
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| Description: | Members of the Wisconsin Banking Commission shown examining a State Historical Society collection of coins and currency, and bank notes signed by some of W... |
| Date: | 03 27 1945 |
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| Description: | Professor J.F. Kienitz, on the left, and Edward J. Law, committee member of the Historic American Buildings Survey in Wisconsin, examining a miniature mode... |
| Date: | 02 03 1947 |
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| Description: | Julius Rehder with his "Portrait of a Gentleman," which won first prize in oils at the Madison Artist's exhibition. The painting, which received the Oscar ... |
| Date: | 02 03 1947 |
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| Description: | Byron Jorns with his "Deserted" farm scene, which won the Harry S. Manchester award of $50 for watercolors in the Madison Artist's exhibition. |
| Date: | 04 08 1947 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Assembly in the Wisconsin State Capitol being filmed for State Centennial Film. There are a group of men on the speakers rostrum, and many camera... |
| Date: | 04 28 1947 |
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| Description: | Harry Porter, Jr., representing the National Safety Council, Chicago, presenting a plaque to Governor Rennebohm in recognition of an outstanding state traf... |
| Date: | 02 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Three women looking at an exhibit at the University of Wisconsin Farm and Home Week, showing room furnishing revolving around rural paintings. Pictured lef... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the William F. Vilas house, showing the library after remodeling. |
| Date: | 05 06 1948 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison student art show winners are Gene Pizzuto, Ted Wolff, and Richard Houghton. Pizzuto is chairman of the show's sponsoring co... |
| Date: | 01 31 1979 |
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| Description: | Framed by a window in the Assembly Chamber door, Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus addresses the Wisconsin Legislature. |
| Date: | 11 06 1948 |
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| Description: | Featured in a Harry S. Manchesters window titled "Dreamland," 2 East Mifflin Street, is a painting of a farm near Madison by John Atherton for The Satur... |
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