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Replica of McCormick's First Reaper

Date: 11 1951
Description: State Historical Society employee Joyce Hancock examines a replica of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper.
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Scale Model of Cyrus McCormick's First Reaper

Date: 11 1951
Description: State Historical Society employee Joyce Hancock with a model of Cyrus McCormick's first reaper.
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Libby Prison War Museum

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Description: Exterior view of Libby Prison War Museum.
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Miner's Guard Flag

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Description: Miner's Guard Flag of Company I, Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry of the Iron Brigade carried during the Civil War. The flag was made by Mrs. George Cob...
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Parish Art Museum

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Description: View across street toward the entrance to the Parish Art Museum.
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Telfair Academy Kitchen

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Description: View of the old kitchen at the Telfair Academy. Room features a fireplace with cooking and other kitchen tools, a mantle with tableware and other small dec...
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The Spirit of Saint Louis

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Description: Indoor view of the Spirit of Saint Louis, the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight, displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. The ...
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Van Cortlandt House New England Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of the New England bedroom in the Van Cortlandt house. Features a bed with an embroidered translucent canopy, several chairs, and a vanity se...
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Drake Well Museum

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Description: The Museum at Drake Well Memorial Park commemorates the construction of Drake Well in 1859.
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Early Printing Press

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Description: An early printing press exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute.
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Boy Scouts Ring Replica of Liberty Bell

Date: 02 12 1952
Description: Boy Scouts ring a replica of the Liberty Bell to launch the three year progam of Wisconsin Boy Scouts. The bell stands in the Wisconsin State Historical So...
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Madison Art Association Exhibit — "American Open House"

Date: 04 01 1952
Description: Richard Houghton, left, and Charles Haycock, assistant curators of exhibits at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, working on a descriptive background panel f...
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Volcano Trading Post and Museum

Date: 1961
Description: No. 15. Volcano Trading Post and Museum. Building originally erected in 1851. "Old Abe," the famous Civil War cannon, was smuggled into Volcano in a coffin...
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Trimpey Collection Exhibit

Date: 1948
Description: John Jenkins, museum director, and Ruth K. Harris, museum curator, of the (then) State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum prepare a display case for an...
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Trimpey Collection Exhibit

Date: 1948
Description: John Jenkins, museum director of the (then) State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum, examines a pitcher in preparation for an exhibit of English luste...
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Large Globe in a Museum

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Description: Observers stand around a circular railing looking at a large, rotating globe in the Daily News Building, constructed in 1930.
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Fairbanks Museum of Natural History

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Description: Elevated interior view of the Fairbanks Museum of Natural History taken from the balcony. Established in 1891, the museum features animals and artifacts. A...
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Vassar College

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Description: View across lawn toward the campus art museum. Large arched windows run along the facade, and the main entrance is nestled into a corner tower. The brickwo...
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Museum Building at the New York Botanical Garden

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Description: Interior of the museum building of the New York Botanical Garden. Completed in 1901, the entrance hall features columns and a staircase that leading up to...
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Art Museum

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Description: Interior of an art museum. The view includes a bench and table in the middle of the room and walls lined with paintings. Potted plants stand on either side...

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