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Wisconsin State Capitol Elevators

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Description: Second and third floor elevators in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Madison Cafeteria Interior

Date: 10 30 1935
Description: Interior view of Madison Cafeteria, 215 W. Washington Avenue. There are seven servers behind the counter, and two customers are sitting at tables.
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Eastwood Theatre Auditorium

Date: 02 11 1930
Description: Eastwood Theatre auditorium as seen from the stage. Located at 2090 Atwood Avenue.
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First Congregational Church Dining Room with Stage

Date: 01 21 1930
Description: First Congregational Church dining room, with rows of chairs, and showing a grand piano in front of a stage in the back of the room, at 1609 University Ave...
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Eastwood Theatre Entrance Lobby

Date: 01 29 1929
Description: Eastwood Theatre entrance lobby side panel detail.
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U.S. Post Office Sorting Room

Date: 03 28 1929
Description: Men working in the U.S. Post Office sorting room, 215 Monona Avenue.
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Men's Lounge at Memorial Union

Date: 10 12 1928
Description: Men's lounge at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union.
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Kessenich's Gift Shop

Date: 07 18 1927
Description: View of the Kessenich's Gift Shop, located at 201 State Street, with a woman customer standing among the display shelves.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Stacks of the Historical Library

Date: 1898
Description: The circulation desk and study area in the Historical Society's library in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This photograph taken by periodical librarian...
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Governor's Conference Room Fireplace

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Description: The Governor's Conference Room fireplace, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The fireplace is hand-carved of Italian Botticino marble. It is flanked on each s...
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Corridor near Assembly Chamber

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Description: Two rows of columns, carved of Frenche breche marble, provide a stately passage between the Assembly Chamber and the Assembly Loggia, along the exterior wa...
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Assembly Loggia

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Description: The Assembly Loggia, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, intended for visiting dignitaries. More recently it is used for handicapped visitors.
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Governor's Conference Room

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Description: Governor's Conference Room, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The room was designed in the Venetial Renaissance style. The ceiling and mural paintings are th...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Reading Room

Date: 1914
Description: View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room with people studying at tables.
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Reading Room, Wisconsin State Historical Library

Date: 12 01 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Reading Room at the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text...
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Interior of Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of the Catholic Church looking over the pews towards the altar. Chandeliers hang from the arched ceiling, and columns are along the sides of the p...
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Wisconsin Historical Society — Library Reading Room, Detail

Date: 2010
Description: Detail view of pillar and ceiling in the newly restored library reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The new paint scheme restored the appeara...
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Holiday Season at the State Capitol

Date: 12 2013
Description: Interior view looking up in the Wisconsin State Capitol building. A tall tree decorated for Christmas is on the far right. Two people are standing on the c...
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Reading Room, State Historical Library

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Description: Interior view of the State Historical Society reading room on the second floor. Long wooden tables are on either side of the room. Caption reads: "Reading ...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, pinning charity information to a board at the United Givers' Fund at the banquet during the Madison stop on her to...

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