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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Trim lathe used by the Parker Pen Company of Janesville, Wisconsin to manufacture pen barrels and caps, c. 1946-1999. (Museum Object #2001.51.1) |
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| Sholes & Glidden typewriter developed by Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and marketed c. 1874. (Museum object #1964.31) |
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| Doll depicting Wisconsin poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox made by Milwaukee artist Joan (Beringer) Pripps, 1947-1948. (Museum object #2007.139.19) |
| Wisconsin Civil War Historian and Author |
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| Read about the man who wrote the most cited book on Wisconsin's involvement in the Civil War. This article includes several links to his work. |
| The Many Varied Photographs |
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| Read about the diverse career of photographer Harold Gauer, who is perhaps best known for his humorous photographs. |
| Learn how to access and explore the Henry and Elizabeth Baird Papers. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| Read a soldier's letter describing how some soldiers generally treated chaplains during the Siege of Vicksburg. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Police captain's badge prop worn by Wisconsin's Daniel J. Travanti on the television series Hill Street Blues, 1981-1987. (Museum object #2007.41.2) |
| Increase Lapham's Cartes-de-visite Collection |
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| View this magnificent collection of 19th century famous scientists collected by Wisconsin naturalist Increase Lapham. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Author |
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| Learn about the Colonel who kept detailed accounts of several important battles of the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Marquetry table made by August Schlaak as a Christmas present for his daughter, 1923-1929. (Museum object #2003.78.1) |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| On July 4, 1863, Mary Gates writes to her fiancé, Colonel Rufus Dawes of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry, as he turns 25 years old during Battle of Gettysburg |
| Reuben Gold Thwaites Photographs |
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| Reuben Gold Thwaites' photos of his trip down the Monongahela and Ohio rivers. |
| Browse images about the formation of the U.S. Social Security Act, selected from the collections of federal employees Witte, Altmeyer, Cohen and Wickenden. |
| Learn the inside story of the Teasdale Vice Committee Investigation of 1913 in Wisconsin and their crusade against "social evil." |
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| Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
| Wisconsin Citizen Petitions |
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| Rural Wisconsin |
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| View the landscapes of rural Wisconsin through the eyes of photographer Paul Vanderbilt. |
| Learn about the exploits of the U.S. Army National Guard's Red Arrow Division during World War II. |
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