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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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Wisconsin State Capitol's East Gallery

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the east gallery of the Wisconsin State Capitol. By 1911, the commission learned that the quarry that supplied the red granite for the piers on...
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First to Fly — Wright Brothers' Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Workers in the General Assembly Department of the Wright Brothers' airplane factory.
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Anatomy Lab

Date: 1900
Description: Cadavers are laid out on gurneys in a sky-lit anatomy lab at Rush Medical College.
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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Library Skylights

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype print of ceiling skylights in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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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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First National Bank

Date: 06 05 1952
Description: View of the remodeled interior of the bank, showing the original skylight.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Interior of the Milwaukee Auditorium

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of auditorium with a large open dance floor, a stage in the center background, and seats on the sides with balcony seating. The ceiling has a long...
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Hotel Pfister Mezzanine Floor

Date: 1920
Description: Mezzanine Floor (Interior). A flight of stairs is going up the left side of the image. Several chairs are set up overlooking the balcony. Various statues ...
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Stock Pavilion

Date: 1931
Description: Interior of show arena. University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 1905
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Historical Society library.
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P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane in Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of shop floor of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 20-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The crane is in machine sho...
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P&H 20-Ton Traveling Crane With Boiler Tubs

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of Pawling & Harnischfeger 20-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane in a machine shop with boiler tubs. The location is p...
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P&H 30-Ton Traveling Crane in Power Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger 30-ton type "N" dial controlled cab-operated traveling crane. The stenciling on the crane reads "Pawlin...
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P&H 10-Ton Traveling "Belly Crane" In Machine Shop

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Description: Interior view of an early Pawling and Harnischfeger type "N"model overhead traveling crane with a type "A" trolley. It was called a "Belly Crane" due to th...
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Early P&H 5-Ton I-Beam Crane

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of an early 5-ton Pawling & Harnischfeger I-Beam overhead bridge crane with a type "O" bridge, numbered 150, and a traveling hook. The stamp ...
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Two Early P&H 15-Ton I-Beam Cranes

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Description: Interior view of a machine shop outfitted with two early Pawling & Harnischfeger 15-ton, overhead trolley, cab-operated, basic block I-Beam cranes with typ...
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Early P&H 5-Ton Crane in Large Foundry

Date: 1910
Description: An early Pawling and Harnischfeger cab-operated crane with dial operated controllers and a 5-ton type "O" bridge with a type "A" trolley. The operator is i...

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