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Charles E. Brown
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Quarter-length portrait of Charles E. Brown. Brown as an archeologist primarily responsible for saving more than one hundred Indian mounds from destruction om Madison. In 1903 he cofounded the Wisconsin Archeological Society and dedicated his life to the preservation of the state's Native American history. In 1908 Brown became the first director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum, a post he held until he retired in 1944.
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University of Wisconsin Arboretum
84003630
Located in Town of Madison, Dane County
Charles E. Brown
Portrait of Charles Brown. He is sitting outdoors on the grass leaning against a tree trunk and holding a plant in his left hand.
Burial Mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus
circa 1920
An unusual burial mound in the Willow Drive mound group on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, prior to its excavation by Charles E. Brown.
