February 2005 Highlights
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Posted February 28, 2005
And the Oscar Goes To... History Fans!
The Aviator, the big-screen biopic about real-life mogul Howard Hughes, produced by UW-Madison alum Michael Mann, is a heavy favorite at this year's Oscars. The Wisconsin Historical Society was contacted over a year ago by Martin Scorsese's production company Cappa...
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Posted February 22, 2005
Presidents, Presidents, Presidents
February 21 is Presidents Day. Few faces are more familiar to Americans than the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington on the $1 bill. There are other contemporary images of Washington, however, which you can see on our newly revised...
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Posted February 17, 2005
Company F: Wisconsin's Black Civil War Soldiers
Today the Wisconsin Legislature takes up consideration of Assembly Resolution 5, introduced by Representatives John Gard and Barbara Toles. The resolution honors Company F of the 29th Regiment of U.S. Colored Troops, the largest contingent of black soldiers assigned to...
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Posted February 15, 2005
Rare Taliesin Images Acquired
When fire gutted Taliesin on August 15, 1914, the entire living quarters of the residence were destroyed. Little documentation of the structure survived the fire, thus Taliesin became one of the most puzzling structures of Wright's career. A photograph album...
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Posted February 11, 2005
Worth A Thousand Words
We've just redesigned our online picture collection, Wisconsin Historical Images, making it easier than ever to find what you want among our 12,000 photographs. The new interface makes it easy to see photographs, posters and other visual materials documenting every...
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Posted February 9, 2005
The Wright Stuff: Rare Images of Taliesin
The Wisconsin Historical Society entered the winning bid on eBay this week for a remarkable collection of rare photographs of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's sprawling home and studio in Spring Green. Funds for the winning bid of $22,100 were hurriedly...
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Posted February 2, 2005
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