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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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The Wisconsin State Capitol Senate Chamber

Date: 1913
Description: The Senate Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol in a quiet moment. Although the senate met in its new chamber in January 1913, much of the marble work on...
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Roosevelt & Garner Electors of Wisconsin

Date: 01 04 1933
Description: Group portrait of Wisconsin's twelve presidential electors, Democrats, in the Senate chamber, who unanimously voted for Franklin D. Roosevelt, president, a...
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Flowers at Funeral of Belle Case La Follette

Date: 08 21 1931
Description: Floral display for the funeral of Belle Case La Follette, the wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Building.
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St. Mary's School of Nursing Graduates

Date: 06 24 1945
Description: Group portrait of 21 nurses, standing on the steps in front of Alumni Hall, 1100 Delaphaine Court, at St. Mary's Hospital. They graduated from St. Mary's H...
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Good Will Tour

Date: 11 28 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm (left) inspecting the 21 wheels of Marathon County cheddar cheese and keys to Wisconsin's vacation land on the steps of the Wiscon...
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Wisconsin State Capital Looking West

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Description: Elevated view of the State Capitol looking west in Madison, Wisconsin. A corner of the Capitol Square and the Capitol Lawn are in the foreground. Automobi...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: A walkway surrounded by a lawn and trees leads to the state Capitol building. The building features a large dome with Wisconsin on top, columns, a detailed...
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin Lower Campus

Date: 1963
Description: Color postcard of the exterior of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from across the Library Mall. The University of Wisconsin Memorial Library is o...
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

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Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. In the for...
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Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: Bunting decorates the columns of the east wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. The sculpture "Forward" is on the far right.
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Inauguration Ceremony

Date: 01 1985
Description: Inauguration ceremony in which Dwight York was sworn into the Assembly.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building

Date: 1971
Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building from across Library Mall. A woman and child are sitting on the edge of the William ...
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Government Reorganization

Date: 1968
Description: David R. Obey, then a Wisconsin assemblyman, testifying in the Capitol in behalf of the reorganization of state government proposed by the Kellett Commissi...
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St. Francis Xavier Church During Jubilee

Date: 1928
Description: Interior elevated view of St. Francis Xavier Church looking towards the altar. Note the American and religious flags and bunting decorating the pillars and...
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Cap Pistol Legalization

Date: 07 03 1953
Description: After Governor Kohler signed legislation legalizing the sale of caps and cap pistols, many youth prepared to celebrate the Independence Day holiday with th...
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John Blaine with a Kissel Automobile

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Description: John J. Blaine is standing outside the entrance steps to the Wisconsin State Capitol building in front of a Kissel automobile. He is wearing a light-colore...
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Richard Flintrop Defending Children's Code

Date: 03 02 1978
Description: Dick Flintrop in the Wisconsin Legislature defending passage of and arguing against amendments to AB874, or the Children's Code, a law regulating the treat...
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Bascom Hill Elms

Date: 1980
Description: Tall, spreading elms line the sidewalks leading up the mall to Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Van Vleck Hall is to the left. St...

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