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| Madison's 150th Anniversary |
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| View this collection of images of Madison, Wisconsin from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| The Work of Blanchard Harper |
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| Learn about the work of Blanchard Harper, a female photographer who settled near Madison, Wisconsin. |
| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| View the collection of images of Wisconsin women in a variety of activities: farm work, canning, suffragism, photography, war work and civil rights. |
| View these 19th-century panoramic, detailed maps of Wisconsin communities. |
| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
| Reuben Gold Thwaites Photographs |
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| Reuben Gold Thwaites' photos of his trip down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. |
| A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
| Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer. |
| An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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| Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
| pencil drawings |
| Discover Madison's Kehl School of Dance through photographs of the performers, public events, dance studio, and other images. |
| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Learn more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
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