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The Landing of Jean Nicolet

Date: 1904
Description: Jean Nicolet (1598-1642) was the first European to see Wisconsin and was a prominent French explorer who, for many years, lived among the Indians of Quebec...
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Braddock's Defeat

Date: 1903
Description: An important event of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was commissioned in 1903 by Robert Laird McCormick, president of the State Historical Society o...
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Lee Dreyfus

Date: 1983
Description: Portrait painting of Lee Sherman Dreyfus, Wisconsin's 40th governor.
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Ruth DeYoung Kohler

Date: 1960
Description: Portrait of Ruth DeYoung Kohler.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1932
Description: Portrait of Robert Marion La Follette, Sr., a founder of the Progressive movement, governor of Wisconsin, and United States congressman and senator.
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Solomon Levitan

Date: 1926
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Solomon Levitan.
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Marquette and Joliet

Date: 1921
Description: Painted scene of an Indian guide paddling, Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary standing, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader paddling in a canoe exploring th...
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Milo Milton Quaife

Date: 1953
Description: Portrait of Milo Milton Quaife (1880-1959), serving as director and editor from 1914 to 1920.
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School Children Playing in Sand Box

Date: 1913
Description: Children playing in a sand box, or "sand garden" at the Woodlawn School garden. American flags are planted in the sand and a teacher or older child is hold...
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Gill's Rock

Date: 1938
Description: Boat and dock.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Mural

Date: 1910
Description: Hugo Ballin's "Spirit of Labor" mural from the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Caption reads: "Spirit of Labor, by Hugo Ballin. Mural Decoration. Capitol...
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Archaic Deer Hunters

Date: 1997
Description: A watercolor of a set of archaic Indian deer hunters with their kill.
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Painting of "The Signing of the American Constitution"

Date: 1910
Description: Painting, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, of "The Signing of the American Constitution," one of four mural paintings by Albert Herter on the west wall of t...
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Lacrosse Game

Date: 10 07 1934
Description: James Jacco, Red Cliff Chippewa, and William Webster, Odanah Chippewa, competing in a lacrosse game.
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Jacket and Slacks Design for "Vertigo."

Date: 1958
Description: Pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor design for a beige jacket with black slacks designed by Edith Head for Kim Novak in "Vertigo" (Paramount 1958).
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Black Evening Dress Design for "Career"

Date: 1959
Description: Pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor design for a knee-length black evening dress with black lace overlay designed by Edith Head for Donna Douglas in the f...
Painting

Pink Robe Design for "Career"

Date: 1959
Description: Pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor design for a pink floor-length robe for Joan Blackman in "Career" (Paramount 1959).
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Red Coat Over Black Dress Design for "Career"

Date: 1959
Description: Pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor design for a black evening dress with criss-cross straps in front and a red full overcoat with fur cuffs made for Shir...
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White Evening Gown Design for "Career."

Date: 1959
Description: Pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor design for a white evening gown with ties on the shoulder for Joan Blackman in "Career" (Paramount 1959).
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Black Evening Gown Design for "Vertigo"

Date: 1957
Description: Pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor design for a floor-length black evening gown with black overcoat with white collar, designed by Edith Head for Kim Nov...

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