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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Young children reading at the library. A librarian works near the circulation desk in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Legislative Reference Library. |
| Date: | 07 03 1934 |
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| Description: | W.A. Devine, Madison postmaster for 24 years, with his portrait, painted by Arthur N. Colt, a Madison artist, at State Historical Society, 816 State Street... |
| Date: | 08 21 1931 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 10 20 1930 |
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| Description: | Washington school library class, 1st and 2nd grade. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Group of men and women marching down Wisconsin Avenue. On the left is the Milwaukee Public Library, located at 814 West Wisconsin Avenue. Large sign reads:... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Eau Claire Public Library about 1930-1935. The building in the left background is the Y.M.C.A. |
| Date: | 11 1931 |
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| Description: | Interior of Eau Claire Public Library. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Close-up view of the cottage when it was a library. A sign is partly visible on the building stating: "Kellogg Public Library, Union Park Branch." Used as ... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | View of Carnegie Library on the corner of South Main Street and West Messenger, Rice Lake. Pedestrians are crossing the street, automobiles are parked alon... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. There are two men standing on the sidewalk outside of the library. In addition, there are several automobil... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across Bascom Hill of Music Hall and Library on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Law building is on the right, and Chadbourne Hall is i... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A librarian checks out a book to a young girl, while other children sit at tables reading in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seat... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A woman and man sit at a round table in a public library reading. An office cubicle and magazine rack are visible in the background. When it opened in 1938... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Three boys in a public library looking for books in the main stacks. A table and magazine rack are in the foreground. When it opened in 1938, the Library h... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A group of children, boys and girls, reading at tables in a sunny reading room in the public library. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A group of children sit at tables in a library reading books and magazines while a librarian looks on from her circulation desk. When it opened in 1938, th... |
| Date: | 08 1930 |
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| Description: | View from sidewalk of the landscaping outside a public library in St. Charles, Illinois. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A view of the library's facade and side. This building follows the Neoclassical style popular in the early twentieth century, and it is an iconic style for... |
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