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Grocery Convention Display

Date: 1933
Description: The Fauerbach Beer display at the Grocery Convention. The display consists of many bottles of beer, beer cases, die cut cardboard displays, cloth bunting a...
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Armed Forces Day

Date: 1950
Description: Color guards marching past the Wisconsin State Capitol carrying flags as a crowd looks on.
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Mendota Beach School Group

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Mendota Beach School group in front of a school building.
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Wisconsin Makes Its Laws

Date: 1947
Description: An assembly clerk withdrawing the record of a vote from the automatic voting machine in the Assembly chamber. Madison, WI.
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Industrial Commission Meeting

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Description: Photograph of Industrial Commission members at a compensation hearing.
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Father Groppi and Protesters

Date: 1969
Description: Father James Groppi with his fist in the air at the Wisconsin State Capitol during welfare demonstrations.He is surrounded by other protesters.
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State Office Building

Date: 06 16 1941
Description: Exterior view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. This Art Deco building was designed by Kirchoff and Rose for the office of the state arch...
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Dane County Courthouse

Date: 11 17 1956
Description: View of the Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, erected in 1885, the second on this site, just prior to being razed and replaced by a parking ram...
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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John B. Heim

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Description: Studio portrait of John B. Heim (1848-1919), mayor of Madison from 1912-1913.
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James Duane Doty

Date: 1858
Description: Salted paper photoprint of James Duane Doty, territorial governor of Wisconsin 1841-44.
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Karsten's Boy Scouts Window

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Karsten's Men's & Children's Clothing Store, 24 North Carroll Street, display window featuring a mannequin dressed in a Boy Scout uniform and posters with ...
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Governor Walter S. Goodland at His Desk

Date: 12 06 1944
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland sitting at his desk in the Capitol with pipe in hand.
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Packing Christmas Boxes for Soldiers

Date: 09 08 1944
Description: Elevated view of a large group of state employees are standing at long tables laden with items to be packed into Red Cross Christmas boxes for soldiers. Th...
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Red Cross Workers

Date: 09 21 1942
Description: Large group of Red Cross Workers seated at tables, preparing surgical dressings in the assembly room at the American Federation of State, County and Local ...
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Zimmerman and Brayton

Date: 05 27 1941
Description: Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman and Robert "Bob" Brayton, Public Relations Director or the American Automobile Association. They are standing in front...
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State Office Building

Date: 06 16 1941
Description: Wisconsin State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. Lake Monona is in the background.
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Motor Vehicle Department Office

Date: 06 07 1941
Description: Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department office in the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street.
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Governor Heil and Nash Automobile

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil is standing with his foot on the running board of a 1939 Nash Lafayette automobile, which is parked in front of the steps of the Wi...
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Governor Heil and Nash

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol, standing next to his official car, a Nash manufactured in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Governor Hei...

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