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Capitol Interior (Third) — Turner Seminar in Historical Society Alcove

Date: 1893
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner with his History Seminar in an alcove of the Historical Society rooms in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, about 1893-1894. Back ...
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East High School Honor Society

Date: 01 20 1930
Description: Group portrait of East High School Honor Society students.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Stacks of the Historical Library

Date: 1898
Description: Cluttered work space of the librarian responsible for the Historical Society's newspaper collection during the period when the Society occupied rooms in th...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Quarters of the Historical Society

Date: 1880
Description: The Historical Society's early library and painting collections on display in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This photograph was taken about 1880 befor...
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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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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Rooms of the Historical Society

Date: 1898
Description: The north library reading room, which was reserved for women, in the Historical Society's quarters in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This room, which w...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Rooms of the Historical Society

Date: 1898
Description: The Genealogical Alcove in the Historical Society's quarters in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Although the Society had only moved into these rooms in ...
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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Dodge County Historical Museum

Date: 1954
Description: Dodge County Historical Museum, exterior view. This was the old Milwaukee railroad depot before it was remodeled for the Society's use.
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Ornithology Clubs

Date: 04 23 1949
Description: Elevated group portrait of members of the Wisconsin Society of Ornithology and the Wilson Ornithological Club, taken at the Wisconsin Union Theatre, 770 La...
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: Intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The sign for the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the lawn in the center, a...
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Wisconsin State Historical Society

Date: 1926
Description: View of the State Historical Society as seen from the sidewalk along Langdon Street looking towards Science Hall on Park Street.
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The State Historical Society

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "State Historical Library, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis."
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View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1932
Description: A black and white etching of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

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Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from the east.
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East View of Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the State Historical Society from the east.
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State Historical Society and Red Gym

Date: 1930
Description: View along the front entrance of the Wisconsin Historical Society, across Library Mall towards the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red). Caption reads: "Gymnasium f...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Terrace

Date: 1916
Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin terrace, looking toward the Memorial Union and Armory (Red Gym or Old Red). Caption reads: "Gymnasium fro...
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Historical Society

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the State Historical Society from the Armory. Caption reads: "State Historical Library, Madison, Wis."

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