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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
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Paul Bunyan statue

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Description: A man and boy pose in front of a giant Paul Bunyan statue.
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Unveiling Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Statue

Date: 1929
Description: Members of the La Follette family and guests in front of the Robert M. La Follette, Sr., statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol at the time of its unv...
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Abraham Lincoln

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Description: Side view of Lincoln statue by Vinnie Ream.
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 1914
Description: Starting to raise "Wisconsin" statue onto the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol (the fourth State Capitol, the third in Madison, 1906 - ). The gilded bro...
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Sculptor Jo Davidson with La Follette Statue

Date: 1929
Description: Sculptor Jo Davidson standing next to his larger than life statue of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. The statue was presented to the National Statuary ...
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Woman Model on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 09 10 1936
Description: Woman model wearing checkerboard jacket, standing next to Lincoln Statue on Bascom Hill. For: Kessenich's.
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Woman Model on Campus

Date: 09 10 1936
Description: Woman model wearing green dress posing near the Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill. For: Kessenich's.
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President Frank Presenting Scholarship

Date: 05 20 1933
Description: University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank presenting $4,500 Emily Jane Culver Scholarship to Charles Pfeiffer of Racine. They are standing next to the ...
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Cook with Ice Sculpture

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Ottoman Parrhysius, cold meat cook at the Loraine Hotel, posing with a parrot ice sculpture that he created.
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Add-a-Toy Mountain

Date: 12 17 1930
Description: View of a Christmas Add-a-Toy Mountain in the RKO Orpheum theater lobby, with a girl adding a doll to the mountain of toys. The toys are on and around a ta...
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Fraternal Order of Eagles Clubhouse

Date: 11 20 1927
Description: The classically-columned Fraternal Order of Eagles clubhouse, 23 W. Doty Street, with a sculpted eagle on the roof.
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Eastwood Theatre Staircase

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Vertical interior view of Eastwood Theatre, featuring staircase and close-up of newel post with statue of Mercury. 2090 Atwood Avenue.
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Eastwood Theatre Staircase

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Verticle interior view of Eastwood Theatre featuring staircase and newel post with statue of Mercury.
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Lincoln Statue

Date: 06 03 1928
Description: View towards the statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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St. George's Church Altar

Date: 04 17 1928
Description: View down aisle towards the St. George's Church main altar.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 03 30 1928
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol night view.
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Orpheum Theater, at 216 State Street, showing the foyer from the west towards a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal.
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Eagles Club House

Date: 01 08 1928
Description: View across street towards the Eagles Club House, 23 W. Doty Street.
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Model of Eagle's Club Stone Eagle

Date: 10 08 1927
Description: Model of Eagle's Club stone eagle. Bay View Stone Company.

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