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| Date: | 09 31 1960 |
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| Description: | Three members of the social committee of the Catholic Woman's Club pose with artwork to highlight the African theme at their meeting. Pictured are: Louise ... |
| Date: | 1985 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Kickapoo Oil Company's corporate offices. A carved wood totem pole stands in front of the building. Headquartered in Hillsboro, the co... |
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| Description: | The totem pole has a carved wooden bear clinging to the top. The totem pole was erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawa... |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of several children riding a carousel underneath a large canvas awning on a lawn under trees. |
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| Description: | A pencil sketch of a shell gorget made on stationary paper with the Clarence T. Olen Farms letterhead. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Interior portrait of an elderly man sitting in a rocking chair whittling. A small boy is standing behind him on the right. Potted plants are on the window ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Edward Petersen at home, wearing a smoking jacket with quilted collar and cuffs. He is sitting in a wide doorway, hanging with tasseled draperies, holding ... |
| Date: | 08 2013 |
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| Description: | Sculpture carved on bark of an oak tree of a bearded man by local artist Peter Dove, who titled it "Hombre Verde." The tree and carving sit in the Natural ... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Caption on photograph reads: "Pictograph Rock. Rock bearing aboriginal... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Pictograph Rock bearing aboriginal carvings, located on the south side... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | A construction worker is chiseling a decorative element on a stone slab during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Gran... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Stone slabs under a roofed, open-sided wood structure at the construction site of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. The sla... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | A worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure is chiseling details in the capital of a Corinthian column, at left, while behind him other men are work... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Portions of columns awaiting installation are stacked near a wooden open-sided building during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | View of a worker under a roofed, open-sided wood structure chiseling details in the capitals of what will be the top of the columns of the Eau Claire Publi... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Carving in stone of a human fugure at Gullickson's Glen. |
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| Description: | Figures carved in stone at Twin Bluffs petroglyph site. |
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| Description: | Wooden scultpure of a dragon-styled cannon, painted and decorated fancifully, resting on wood cabinet-style television in Sid's living room. There is a boo... |
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| Description: | Director Lewis Milestone reads the novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" while sitting on a sofa. Milestone directed the 1930 film version of the novel. |
| Date: | 02 1970 |
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| Description: | Wooden carved mask inspired by Pacific West coast native art styles with an eagle beak and eyes, gaping fish mouth, and fish tail motifs on its cheeks. It ... |
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