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| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Society Library Circulation Desk and staff. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A view of the Library Reading Room from the Visitors Gallery in 1948, showing crowded conditions. Cosmetic changes to the appearance of the room included ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Temporary storage on the Visitors Gallery in the Wisconsin Historical Society blocks the view of the Library Reading Room. This storage was necessary beca... |
| Date: | 09 24 1947 |
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| Description: | Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ... |
| Date: | 11 20 1947 |
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| Description: | Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. The library was built with Carnegie money and opened in 1906. The name changed to Madison Public Library ... |
| Date: | 11 20 1947 |
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| Description: | At the Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street, Gerhard K. Gabriel is looking at books with Evelyn Miller, the reference librarian, looking on. |
| Date: | 10 20 1947 |
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| Description: | Helen Jansky, librarian, in charge of circulation, helping Elmer Brussow at the card catalog in the Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. Children are looking at the John Muir clock in the museum at ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The building has many classical architectural elements, including a dome. There is a large totem pole in front of the building. Pedestrians are walking on ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of library building, with a portion of the dome visible on the roof, from across the street behind a median strip planted with bushes. |
| Date: | 10 04 1948 |
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| Description: | Madison Community Chest campaign women's division chairman, Mrs. Paul Knaplund (left) and her co-chairman, Mrs. T.C. (Emily) Erickson at entrance to the ca... |
| Date: | 12 16 1948 |
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| Description: | Eleanor Pascale, 819 Irving Place, and Dr. Margaret Prouty, 26 Breese Terrace, view the Wisconsin State Journal Photo Exhibit at the Madison Free Li... |
| Date: | 04 06 1949 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin ROTC cadets passing in review in front of the Memorial Union at the start of the Army Day parade. The Wisconsin State Historical Society is on th... |
| Date: | 07 11 1949 |
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| Description: | Joanne Togstad, a recent graduate of Edgewood High School, stands near the newspaper rack at her University of WIsconsin library summer job. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | A view across State Street from the east terrace of the Wisconsin Historical Society building. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | An International Model KB-6-F truck used by Baker-Thomas Company parked near the front of a library building. Two men stand on the bed of the truck with st... |
| Date: | 03 09 1944 |
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| Description: | Five Edgewood students studying around a table in the library. |
| Date: | 04 1949 |
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| Description: | Two young women look at a display case containing items from the French Gratitude Train on exhibit in the Milwaukee Public Library. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the public library and the church next door. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View Jefferson, Wis." |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | View from Bascom Hill and across Park Street towards the west facade of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building, giving a view of t... |
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