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Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

Date: 1950
Description: View of the entrance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation building. Three women are entering the building.
Drawing

Engineering Building

Date: 1948
Description: Model of the new Engineering Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Designed by the State Bureau of Architecture.
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Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Office

Date: 04 24 1951
Description: Interior view of Farm Bureau Insurance Company (Rural Mutual Insurance Company) office, 18 S. Thornton Avenue.
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Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction

Date: 11 28 1947
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students watching a "teaching movie" at the Bureau of Audio Visual Instruction preview theater, 1312 West Johnson Street.
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Legislative Reference Bureau Library

Date: 11 23 1947
Description: Mrs. Ann Johnson, senior clerk typist, filing clippings in the stacks of the Legislative Reference Bureau stacks.
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Director of the State Bureau of Personnel

Date: 08 26 1957
Description: Governor Vernon Thomson (left) is handing a letter of appointment to Francis J. Walsh to be the acting director of the State Bureau of Personnel. In the ce...
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Produce Market

Date: 1935
Description: Downtown outdoor market place.
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Southern Wisconsin Farm Scene

Date: 1930
Description: A farm and brook in Southern Wisconsin. Several trees hang over the brook along with a trace of snow.
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Bureau of Sewers Dump Truck

Date: 12 01 1937
Description: A man parking an International D-30 dump truck used by the Bureau of Sewers near a river or harbor. On the opposite shore in the background are buildings, ...
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Episcopal Church at Cherry and Madison Streets

Date: 
Description: View of church.
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Two Police Trucks

Date: 12 30 1926
Description: View across street towards two police trucks parked along the curb near a large brick building. The signs on the side of the trucks reads: "Bureau of Polic...
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South Twin Island Fishing Village

Date: 1915
Description: Building, boats, and fish net drying reels on South Twin Island in the Apostle Islands archipelago.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Theater Model

Date: 
Description: An architectural model of a theater designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Switzer Foundation for Girls

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a bedroom at Switzer Foundation for Girls furnished with two twin beds, two rugs, two chairs, and a bureau. The back wall has a large double wind...
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Tri-State Tornado Relief Depot

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Two men standing outside the Indiana Farm Bureau relief depot. The building appears to be under construction, with no doors or windows in place, and lumber...
Book or Pamphlet

Building Plans, Specifications and Material List for a Machine Shed

Date: 1913
Description: Cover of booklet with plans and specifications by the IHC Service Bureau. Includes pages for "Suggestions For Building a Machine Shed", and 4 pages of blue...
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Roi-Porlier-Tank Cottage

Date: 07 1929
Description: View of the front path leading to the cottage.
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First Toll Bridge

Date: 1866
Description: First toll bridge over an unidentified river.
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Horse Barns at the State Fair

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Fair showing the long row of horse barns.

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