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State Historical Society

Date: 06 03 1927
Description: View across lawn towards the the front of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin library at 816 State Street. Automobiles ar...
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Eau Claire Public Library

Date: 1935
Description: Eau Claire Public Library about 1930-1935. The building in the left background is the Y.M.C.A.
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Sun Prairie Public Library

Date: 1940
Description: Front exterior view of the Sun Prairie Public Library with a police car parked in front of it.
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Telephone Company and Monroe Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Public Library and Telephone Company buildings in Monroe. Caption reads: "Library and Telephone Building, Monroe, Wis."
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Madison Free Library

Date: 1939
Description: Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. There are two men standing on the sidewalk outside of the library. In addition, there are several automobil...
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Eau Claire Public Library

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Description: A view from across the street shows the staircase leading to the main entrance of Eau Claire Public Library. A man and child stand amidst automobiles parke...
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White Memorial Library

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the facade of White Memorial Library and the Birge Fountain. Construction of the neo-classical style library was funded by Mary Flavia White. The...
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Traveling Library

Date: 1931
Description: Two women select books from the opened back of a traveling branch library in a truck parked on a street.
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Applying Shingles

Date: 10 1983
Description: "High over the rooftops of Theresa, Jim Polster and son, Kieth, have the scary job of applying new shingles on the building that houses the fire department...
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Exterior view of the new Madison Public Library bookmobile parked in front of the City-County building on Monona Boulevard.
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Hillsboro City Hall

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Description: Exterior view from street of Hillsboro's City Hall. It was constructed in 1937 with assistance from a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The lowe...
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Finney Library

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Description: View from street towards the Finney Library, with cars parked at an angle in front. The firm of H.T. Liebert of Milwaukee and Wausau was the architect. Cap...
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Madison Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 02 09 1954
Description: The Madison Free Library bookmobile is pulling up in the Lakeview Heights neighborhood, a new city housing development. The bookmobile is an outfitted bus....
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Madison Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 02 08 1954
Description: Seen through the inside of a window in the bookmobile are Patricia Stoffel, her daughter Nancy, and a neighbor boy, Mark Albertus, approaching the back doo...
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New Library Location

Date: 1963
Description: Aerial view of downtown Madison focused on Mifflin and Fairchild Streets with the site of the new Madison Public Library marked. Mifflin Street runs diagon...

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