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Morey's Speedy Delivery

Date: 04 22 1934
Description: Howard Morey delivering the film "Hell's Holiday" to R.E. Mutchler of American Legion Post No. 57 for Parkway Theatre. (The man in the top coat is unidenti...
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Governor La Follette Buying a "Buddy Poppy"

Date: 03 25 1932
Description: Governor Philip F. La Follette buying a "buddy poppy" from two women in behalf of the American Legion. The governor is standing in his Wisconsin State Cap...
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Children's Art Exhibit

Date: 09 18 1944
Description: Alford Beckwith, seventh grade student at Longfellow School, with three of his animal paintings exhibited in the "Children Look at Wisconsin" exhibition at...
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Children's Art Exhibit

Date: 09 19 1944
Description: John Gorman, 1st grader at Emerson, and Gretchen Hovig, 7th grader at Lapham, with their art work being exhibited in the "Children Look at Wisconsin" exhib...
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Children's Art Exhibit

Date: 09 19 1944
Description: Allen Steinmetz, 4th grader at Marquette, Berry Cass, 6th grader at Emerson, and Richard Bender, 9th grader at Central Jr. High School, with their painting...
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Wisconsin Banking Commission

Date: 11 05 1944
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Banking Commission shown examining a State Historical Society collection of coins and currency, and bank notes signed by some of W...
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Art on State Street Mall

Date: 1974
Description: A view looking down from the Wisconsin State Historical Society building to artwork on the cement of State Street Mall. These paintings on the 800 and 900 ...
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Artwork on State Street Mall

Date: 1974
Description: A view looking down from the Wisconsin State Historical Society building to artwork on the cement of State Street Mall. These paintings on the 800 and 900 ...
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Governor's Commission on Human Rights

Date: 10 29 1954
Description: Members of the youth advisory board and the young adult board of the Governor's Commission on Human Rights gather around Governor Walter Kohler prior to a ...
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Edna Kristin (Kritz) Meudt

Date: 12 14 1948
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Edna Kristin (Kritz) Meudt. She was the President of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). She is we...
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Dr. Leslie Fishel, Newly Appointed State Historical Society Director

Date: 03 12 1959
Description: Historian Dr. Leslie Fishel, newly appointed director of the State Historical Society. He majored in history and graduated from Oberlin College. His previo...
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Historical Society Staff Members with Map

Date: 1954
Description: Four men are standing around a desk looking at a map of Wisconsin marked with the county borders. Clifford Lord is pointing at the map with a tobaco pipe. ...
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Historical Society Staff Conference

Date: 1954
Description: Four men are sitting around a table, three holding or smoking tobacco pipes. A sculpture is behind them on the left. Caption reads: "Staff conference. 1954...
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Making Diorama Figures

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Description: A woman is sitting at a desk and painting a kneeling figure. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. State Historical Society of Wis. Staff member working on figures...

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