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| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Milo Milton Quaife (1880-1959), serving as director and editor from 1914 to 1920. |
| Date: | 02 1956 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting titled: "The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" by the artist Robert Thom. The painting depicts a scene from 1880. Pictured are the notabl... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Photograph of an oil painting of Lyman Spalding, a founder of the United States Pharmacopeia, and its first chairman. The painting was done by the artist R... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Pencil sketch of Belle Boyd, a Confederate spy who is buried in Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 04 27 1950 |
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| Description: | Noted Chicago artist Christian Abrahamson holds a palette and paintbrushes as he stands next to a portrait of the retired chief justice of the Wisconsin Su... |
| Date: | 04 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Raymond J. (Dorothy G.) Koltes, president of the Madison Art Association, in front of a portrait of John Quincy Adams, painted about 1790 by Charles W... |
| Date: | 09 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Reverend Raymond Kmita, O.P., the new Catholic chaplain at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison. |
| Date: | 09 10 1952 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. Fred. L. LaCourt of 2510 Commonwealth Avenue were married on September 24, 1902. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with an open... |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | A studio portrait of Lewis Arms in his Marine Corps uniform. |
| Date: | 06 28 1955 |
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| Description: | A member of the Sweet Adeline singing group poses in front of pictures of quartets. |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Menoninee Indian performer in full dress seated for waist-up portrait. Member of the Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menom... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | The image shows a performer standing and holding a pipe. Member of the Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Four generations of men and boys pose for a portrait of Menoninee Indians in full dress standing outdoors near a gate and fence. A sign says: "Indian Vill... |
| Date: | 02 19 1958 |
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| Description: | An oil portrait of Gov. Walter S. Goodland is brought out of storage to be hung in the governor's office with those of other former governors. Arlene Weide... |
| Date: | 06 16 1958 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Dr. John E. Gonce, first professor of pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Viewing the portrait, from left to right, are: ... |
| Date: | 12 15 1958 |
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| Description: | Governor Vernon Thomson (left) and former Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. examine the oil portrait of Kohler which was unveiled in the Governor's private off... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | A line of filing cabinets holding the Anita McCormick Blaine papers, not long after they arrived at the Wisconsin Historical Society in the 1950s. A portra... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Sherwin and Emma Gillett at their 50th Wedding Anniversary, seated in front of a photograph of them in a heart-shaped frame with the caption: "When you and... |
| Date: | 05 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Menu for a state dinner in honor of General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The front cove... |
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