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USS "Wisconsin" Badger

Date: 1990
Description: USS "Wisconsin" Badger in front of the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This figure, with the state motto "Forward," was sculpted...
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State Seal

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Description: State Seal, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, painted on the ceiling of the first floor corridor, off of the rotunda running toward West Washington Avenue.
Photograph

Seal of The Supreme Court

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Description: Detail of Seal of The Supreme Court in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Print

The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved

Date: 1860
Description: Miss Columbia is standing on the body of a fallen soldier. She has a sword in her right hand and is holding the Union flag in her left hand. The words: "TH...
Map or Atlas

Visitors' Guide Map of Madison : "The Four-Lake City of Year-Round Play" Showing Points of Interest, Summer and Winter

Date: 1927
Description: Map reads: "Now You Can Visualize Madison". Includes indexes, with points marked 1-98 and a key. Text and illustrations on verso include hotels and seasona...
Postcard

First Wisconsin Capitol, 1836, Five Miles East of Platteville

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Description: Colorized view of the First State Capitol, which is a wood frame building, painted white, with a flag and a plaque in front. Caption reads: "First Wisconsi...
Map or Atlas

Visit Madison Wisconsin the Capital of Vacationland

Date: 1950
Description: This map of Madison is also a brochure of activities for vacationers in the area. The map includes indexes and some points of interest are shown pictoriall...
Photograph

Vel Phillips Marching at Lincoln Memorial

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Description: Vel Phillips (left) is marching with the Milwaukee NAACP Youth Council. In the background is the Lincoln Memorial. Other unidentified youth council members...
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: 200 Block of State Street

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the 200 block of State Street, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows Tailors and Gents Furnishers, John Ripp's Gr...
Photograph

Woman Posing with Rifle at Alma Mater Statue

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Description: A woman posing on the steps of the University of Havana in Cuba in front of a statue. She is kneeling and holding a rifle. The statue is draped with a clot...
Photograph

PUSH Marchers

Date: 01 15 1975
Description: Demonstrators at a PUSH (People United to Serve Humanity) March supporting the Hawkins Humphrey Bill. Protest signs worn and held by the demonstrators read...

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