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| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Female worker posing in protective apron and sleeves in front of a painted backdrop at International Harvester's Osborne Twine Mill. The Osborne Works was ... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Mountain Wolf Woman, also known as Stella Blowsnake Whitepine Stacy (HayAhChoWinKah), sitting and holding her two daughters, Josephine W... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two smiling Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) women identified as Clara St. Cyr, a Nebraska Winnebago, lef... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Four men use a ladder to pose on top of each other. There is a painted backdrop behind them. They are wearing suit jackets, vests with watch fobs, and trou... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Alfred C. Clas (1859-1942), Milwaukee architect whose firm designed the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters building. The architectural f... |
| Date: | 07 1917 |
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| Description: | A factory worker painting the United States insignia on a bi-plane wing. |
| Date: | 03 17 1959 |
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| Description: | Spectators view paintings by Paul Gaugin at the opening of an art exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
| Date: | 01 24 1928 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Capitol Theatre's entrance flanked with staircases. |
| 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: | 12 27 1941 |
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| Description: | Fireplace featuring painting of Madonna and Child, creche, candles and two small Christmas trees. |
| 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: | 11 16 1934 |
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| Description: | Portrait of five women viewing paintings of Madison artists exhibited at the Madison Women's Club, 240 W. Gilman Street. They include Hazel Jenks, presiden... |
| Date: | 10 16 1934 |
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| Description: | Randall School, 10 N. Spooner Street. Two children are painting a mural of a neighborhood scene. |
| Date: | 07 03 1934 |
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| Description: | W.A. Devine, Madison postmaster for 24 years, with his portrait, painted by Arthur N. Colt, a Madison artist, at State Historical Society, 816 State Street... |
| Date: | 05 10 1934 |
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| Description: | Victorian cocktail room, Park Hotel, featuring a portrait of Queen Victoria and a large pier mirror. |
| Date: | 05 18 1933 |
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| Description: | Kessenich's "Cotton Cottage" (built to look like a cottage with yellow woodwork, red checked gingham curtains and rag rugs on the floor) built on the secon... |
| Date: | 10 27 1932 |
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| Description: | Fine Arts Studio corridor, 25 W. Main Street, where individual artists taught music, painting, sculpture, dramatics and other allied arts. |
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