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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: Lincoln Terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Unveiled in 1909, the Lincoln Statue was created by sculptor Adolf Weinman of Hodgenville, K...
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Carvers Working at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Two stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wiscon...
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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
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Lincoln Monument Construction

Date: 1918
Description: Lincoln Monument construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Workmen are standing around the perimeter of a large hole while others are dig...
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Frank King Sculpting

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Description: Frank O. King at home. He is working just outside the door to his sculpture studio at Folly Farm.
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Holter Studio

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Description: Wood carver Jerry Holter outside his studio in Clam Lake.
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Man Carrying Chair into House with Children and Dog

Date: 11 1976
Description: A man is carrying a chair into a house from an International Harvester model 1700 truck owned by A. Arnold and Son Transfer & Storage Co. of Louisville, Ke...
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Statue of Hiawatha Removal

Date: 08 11 2020
Description: A man is standing on top of a trailer loading a large statue of a Native American man attached to a crane.

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