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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Office of SHSW Historian

Date: 1900
Description: Historian Emma Helen Blair, who supervised the Historical Society's maps and manuscripts collection during the 1890s and who aided the editorial projects o...
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Fond du Lac Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: Drawing of the exterior of the Fond du Lac Public Library. Van Ryn and Degelleke architects. Caption reads: "Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Fond du Lac Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of the Fond du Lac Public Library, with people standing on the front steps to the building. Caption reads: "Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Soldiers' Monument and Waukesha Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Soldiers' Monument in front of the Waukesha Public Library, in the center of Cutler Park. A group of people are sitting on the lawn in front of...
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Revolving Book Stack

Date: 1900
Description: Sketch of two huge round revolving book stacks with an elevator. This was apparently a "library of the future" idea and was probably never actually built.
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John Johnston in his Library

Date: 1900
Description: John Johnston (1836-1904) sits with his feet up on a hassock in his library while reading a paper. Johnston, a successful Milwaukee banker, lived at 645 Fr...
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Library in the Home of John Johnston

Date: 1900
Description: Library in the home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House." The dining ...
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McCormick Family Library

Date: 1900
Description: Library of the McCormick family home at 675 Rush Street. The home was built for Cyrus Hall McCormick and his wife Nettie Fowler in 1873.
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Portrait of John Lloyd

Date: 1900
Description: John Lloyd seated in his library surrounded by memorabilia.

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