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Earth Day Banner Over Street

Date: 04 1973
Description: The city of Burlington is visited by Gaylord Nelson during an Earth Week celebration. The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage riding down main street, ...
Photograph

Nelson and Second Earth Day

Date: 04 20 1971
Description: Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson acknowledges the applause of the Wisconsin Legislature at an event held in the Wisconsin State Capitol to mark the second ...
Historical Essay

An Earth Day Gallery in Gaylord Nelson's Honor - Image Gallery Essay

Read about Earth Day's founder, Gaylord Nelson, a Wisconsin senator and early environmentalist.
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Beautifully stylish, these two-tone teardrop dangle earrings provide holistic well-being to your day!

Beautifully stylish, these two-tone teardrop dangle earrings provide holistic well-being to your day!

Price: $20.0
Feature Story

A Commemoration of Conservation: The Story of Earth Day

Article exploring the history of Earth Day and its creation by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.
Property Record

E SIDE OF SCRIBER ST AT CNR W/ PINE ST

Community: Spooner
County: Washburn
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 18147
Historical Essay

Nelson, Gaylord, 1916-2005

Founder of Earth Day
This Wisconsin Senator, best known as the founder of Earth Day, championed the preservation of the environment and natural resources.
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Cozy cotton throw warm earth tones. Design inspired by one of Wright's art glass creations.

Cozy cotton throw warm earth tones. Design inspired by one of Wright's art glass creations.

Price: $89.95
Book or Pamphlet

Paperback: $12.95
120 pages, 81 b/w photos, and maps 7 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204432

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Price: $12.95
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"March Balloons" design by Frank Lloyd Wright in warm, earth tone pallet.

"March Balloons" design by Frank Lloyd Wright in warm, earth tone pallet.

Price: $39.95
Article

Environmental History | BIG History

Earth Day and Leaders of Land Ethics in Wisconsin
April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, this global annual event has humble beginnings right here in Wisconsin.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 103-109

Date: 
Description: The style of reachings, temporal or spiritual, for transformation of the earth.

The chapel of Rockford Female Seminary, later Rockford College, 1889-1892...

Property Record

836 WATER ST

Community: Sauk City
County: Sauk
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 91472
Photograph

Murder Trial Jury

Date: 05 18 1950
Description: Group portrait of the George "Butch" King murder trial jury. King, accused of the murder of Sadie Jackson, was declared not guilty by reason of insanity a...
Historical Essay

The Modern Environmental Movement

Read about Wisconsin's role in the development of the environmental movement in the United States in the 20th century.
Photograph

James Kitchell, Executive Producer, NBC News Space Unit

Date: 01 31 1969
Description: James Kitchell with a small and large model. Caption reads: "MOON SHIP MODEL — James W. Kitchell, executive producer of NB News' color television coverage ...
Historical Essay

Lumberjack Saved Union Fleet

3,000 Dam the Red River
Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack.
Book or Pamphlet

Renowned historian John Gurda chronicles the development of a community whose past has produced one of the most livable big cities in America and, at the same time, created some daunting social and economic problems. Thoroughly illustrated. Fourth edition.

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Historical Essay

Antigo Soldier Describes Captivity in a Rebel Prison

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Historical Essay

'Deke' Slayton Space Souvenir

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Patch that accompanied "Deke" Slayton on Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, July 15-24, 1975. (Museum object #1982.432.1)

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