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Milwaukee Grain Exchange Room

Date: 1910
Description: Sample tables in the Grain Exchange Room of the Chamber of Commerce Building. The Milwaukee Grain Exchange was a pioneer in grain trading with their develo...
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McCormick Rush Street Residence Interior

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Description: Interior view of the McCormick family residence on Rush Street, showing a piano in the left-hand foreground. The house was built for Cyrus Hall McCormick a...
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Assembly Chamber

Date: 1925
Description: Assembly Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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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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Executive Chamber

Date: 1917
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin State Capitol Executive Chamber.
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Wisconsin State Capitol's East Gallery

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the east gallery of the Wisconsin State Capitol. By 1911, the commission learned that the quarry that supplied the red granite for the piers on...
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Statue "Sequoya" in U.S. Capitol

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Description: The statue "Sequoya" by Vinnie Ream, in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Represents the State of Oklahoma.
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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 02 27 1935
Description: Interior of barroom at the Club Chanticleer, with two bartenders mixing drinks behind the bar, and four male patrons sitting at a table.
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Interior of Old Mission Inn

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Description: Interior of view of Old Mission Inn, showing stone fireplace and piano. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1924
Description: Portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright seated on a drafting table possibly in his office at Taliesin. Wright is holding a cane and is in front of a large model of...
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"Hearthstone" Lightswitch

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Description: Original light switch on the wall at "Hearthstone," the home built by paper mill owner, Henry J. Rogers. The residence was the first dwelling electrified ...
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Fireplace possibly Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1911
Description: Fireplace possibly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of door details at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Galloway House Museum Parlor

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Description: Interior view of the parlor, with a piano on the left, a sofa to the right in the corner of the room, and a portrait on an easel in the center. There is a ...
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Beaumont Home

Date: 1910
Description: View of the front hallway in the Beaumont home.
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Governor Emmanuel Philipp's Office

Date: 1923
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp's office on Green Bay Avenue, in Milwaukee. Circa 1922-1923.
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Tallman House

Date: 1950
Description: Interior view of a corner of the parlor and the open doorway to the conservatory.
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Tallman House

Date: 1950
Description: Interior of the parlor. The fireplace is on the left, with a mirror above the mantel. A large window at floor height is on the right behind a chair and a s...
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Tallman House

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Lincoln Bedroom. There is a bed on the left, and in the corner of the room is a desk and a chair. The tall windows are arched.

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