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Great Hall in the Memorial Union

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of Great Hall with skylight in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union. A piano is onstage on the left.
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a party of Indians on horseback, on an upland, striking the trail (adapted from a photograph, by permission, made in the National Park). ...
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation....
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Colonial Period Travel by State Coach

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Colonial period travel by stagecoach which is halted at an inn and the horses are being changed, some of the passengers are getting off, one of four murals...
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a 1915 harbor scene with a steamship, railway train, automobile, and airplane. One of four murals by Charles Yardley Turner, representing...
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North Reading Room Mural

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: The mural depicts colonial period travel by stagecoach, which is halted at an inn while the horses are being changed. Some of the passengers are getting of...
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North Reading Room Mural

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation....
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North Reading Room Mural

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: Mural depicting a party of Indians on horseback, on an upland, striking the trail (adapted from a photograph, by permission, made in the National Park). On...
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Models of Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Buildings

Date: 1930
Description: Exhibit of the works of Frank Lloyd Wright at the Layton Art Gallery in Milwaukee which toured the United States between 1930 and 1931 and which aided in t...
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Julia and Julius Jacobson at the Museum

Date: 1912
Description: Well-dressed Julia and Julius Jacobson looking at Indian artifacts at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Museum during their wedding trip to Madison...
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Skylight in Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 12 1983
Description: Skylight in the Wisconsin State Capitol, over the main stairs to the second floor. The figure in the center is an eagle in a wreath, which is an allegory o...
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The Senate Chamber

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Description: The Senate Chamber before restoration in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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The Senate Chamber

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Description: The Senate Chamber after restoration in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Assembly Chamber

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Description: The Assembly Chamber from the visitors' gallery, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a large circular ceiling skylight, and a mural painting by Edwin ...
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Assembly Chamber from Visitors' Gallery

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Description: The Assembly Chamber from the visitors' gallery, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a large circular ceiling skylight, and a mural painting by Edwin ...
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Sculpture of Badger

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Description: Badger sculpture above door of second floor chambers, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, with skylight in background.
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Sculpture of Badger under Skylight

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Description: Badger sculpture above door of second floor chambers, under skylight, in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Exterior of Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including the "Wisconsin" statue on top of the dome.
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Wisconsin Centennial Mural

Date: 1948
Description: Artist William Ashby McCloy working on his Wisconsin Centennial murals in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Library Skylight

Date: 1900
Description: Original Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room amber-colored skylights. Subcontractor was the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. of Chicago.

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