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Shooting Movie in Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom

Date: 02 23 1931
Description: Shooting movie in Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Farm Women Class

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Description: Summer camp for Wisconsin farm women on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair, with Wisconsin home economics leader Nellie Kedzie Jones. Mrs. Jones is pr...
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Alex L. Nicol, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Portrait of Alex L. Nicol, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker, wielding a gavel in the Assembly Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol at the opening of the 69th ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Judges' Wives

Date: 06 27 1958
Description: Group portrait of the wives of the seven members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Group at Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Convention

Date: 06 1963
Description: Group portrait of men and woman at a Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets convention. Names, (l to r): Mildred Breedlove, Nevada; August Derleth, Wisconsin writer...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Memorial Hall

Date: 1962
Description: The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall, on the top floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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State Board of Control Office

Date: 1893
Description: Office of the State Board of Control of Wisconsin Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Institutions in the third Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Dedication of the New Wisconsin Center Building

Date: 04 11 1958
Description: Some University of Wisconsin Foundation members tour the board of directors conference room at the newly dedicated Wisconsin Center building on Langdon Str...
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Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

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Description: Riverside cottage with an automobile parked in front. The license plate reads: "Wisconsin 1938."
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Asher Treat

Date: 1940
Description: Asher Treat, collector of Appalachian folk songs, which were transplanted to northern Wisconsin (Crandon vicinity) by the "Kaintucks" (people from Kentucky...
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State High School Debate Tournament

Date: 02 27 1954
Description: Judy Carlson, Wisconsin High, acts as timekeeper for the forensics tournament held in Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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William Best Hesseltine

Date: 1960
Description: Informal portrait of William Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin History Professor (1932-1963) and President of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (19...
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Wisconsin State Employment Service Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Interior of the Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin State Employment Service, with applicants for work.
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Art Fair at the Capitol

Date: 1968
Description: Crowds of people around the Wisconsin State Capitol at an art fair. On the left, paintings are displayed for sale.
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Supreme Court Session

Date: 1947
Description: A lawyer presents his case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Two other men in the foreground are seated facing the justices.
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Wisconsin Centennial Celebration

Date: 01 05 1948
Description: Seated in the Wisconsin State Capitol during a state centennial observance are, left to right: E.B. Fred, President of the University of Wisconsin; Governo...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Lecture Room

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Description: View of an empty University of Wisconsin-Madison lecture room filled with rows of chairs. A globe and blackboard are visible at the front of lecture hall.
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Frank Panzer, President Pro Tem of the Senate

Date: 01 12 1949
Description: Portrait of Senator Frank Panzer wielding a gavel in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol at the opening of the 69th session of the Wisconsin...
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Interior of Wisconsin State Employment Service

Date: 1912
Description: Interior of an office of the Wisconsin State Employment Service, with applicants for work, and officials.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Office

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Description: Photographs illustrating the general history of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Included are interior and exterior views of facilities and build...

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