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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Daniel Webster carriage on display in the Historical Society's museum in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. At that time the Historical Society's quart... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Artifacts from the New Richmond tornado on display in the Historical Society's museum in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The display of such curiosities, now... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from across Library Mall with awnings visible on the first and second floor. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Architect's rendering of the exterior of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, now The Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Rendering of the library reading room in the State Historical Society, now the Wisconsin Historical Society. This was the final, accepted design by Ferry a... |
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| Description: | Drawing of an exterior view of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building, now the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Maynard Brichford, Illinois State Archivist and noted authority on archives and record management issues, photographed earlier in his career in the archive... |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Society archivist Jesse Boell, later the archivist of the University of Wisconsin, seen in his office on the third floor of the Histor... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Pile of original first floor light fixtures photographed during the remodeling of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building during the summer. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of south stairway and elevator on the first floor of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Society Library Circulation Desk and staff. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A view of the Library Reading Room from the Visitors Gallery in 1948, showing crowded conditions. Cosmetic changes to the appearance of the room included... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Temporary storage on the Visitors Gallery in the Wisconsin Historical Society blocks the view of the Library Reading Room. This storage was necessary beca... |
| Date: | May 15 1952 |
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| Description: | Close-up of the Library Circulation Desk and librarians Esther DeBoos and Margaret Gleason (right) behind the desk at the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | View of the Historical Society Library Reading Room taken from the Visitors Gallery. Although undated, the photograph was probably taken shortly after the... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Historical Society Library Reading Room and the Visitors Gallery after their modernization during the mid-1950s. Prominent among the visible changes are a... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Alternate view of the modernization of the Historical Society Library Reading Room completed in the mid-1950s. Most prominent here is the division of the... |
| Date: | December 16 1954 |
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| Description: | Construction in the corridor in the second floor administrative wing to create a new reception area in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The photograph sh... |
| Date: | January 1955 |
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| Description: | Construction work on the mezzanine shelving in the old Library Periodical Room. The old shelving was reconfigured, beams installed, and an small office cr... |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Construction work in the Historical Society Library Reading Room in preparation for installing linoleum floor tiles. |
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