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Memorial Union Interior Ballroom

Date: 09 28 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union interior ballroom with skylight (Great Hall).
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a party of Indians on horseback, on an upland, striking the trail (adapted from a photograph, by permission, made in the National Park). ...
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North Hearing Room Mural

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: The mural depicts a 1915 harbor scene with a steamship, railway train, automobile, and airplane. One of four murals by Charles Yardley Turner, representing...
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State Capitol Rotunda

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda, with a view of three levels of the building.
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North Reading Room Mural

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: The mural depicts colonial period travel by stagecoach, which is halted at an inn while the horses are being changed. Some of the passengers are getting of...
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North Reading Room Mural

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: The mural depicts a trading station on the borders of a lake, the Whites and Indians are bargaining for furs, and the canoe is the means of transportation....
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Parkway Theatre Interior

Date: 09 18 1931
Description: Interior of Parkway Theater from the stage. 6-10 W. Mifflin Street.
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Halloween Decorations in Orpheum Theater Lobby

Date: 10 29 1930
Description: Halloween decorations in the lobby of the Orpheum Theater.
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Capitol Theatre Auditorium

Date: 06 14 1930
Description: View of Capitol Theatre auditorium from the stage, 209 State Street.
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Strand Theater Interior

Date: 05 20 1930
Description: Strand Theater interior from the rear, looking towards the stage. 16 E. Mifflin Street.
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Eastwood Theatre Organ Grill

Date: 02 11 1930
Description: Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue, showing the organ grill detail above rows of seating.
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Eastwood Theatre Entrance Lobby

Date: 01 29 1929
Description: Eastwood Theatre entrance lobby side panel detail.
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Eastwood Theatre Entrance Lobby

Date: 01 30 1930
Description: Eastwood Theatre entrance lobby.
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Eastwood Theatre Auditorium

Date: 01 06 1930
Description: Eastwood Theatre, 2090 Atwood Avenue. View of auditorium from right rear.
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Eastwood Theatre Staircase

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Vertical interior view of Eastwood Theatre, featuring staircase and close-up of newel post with statue of Mercury. 2090 Atwood Avenue.
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Eastwood Theatre Staircase

Date: 12 27 1929
Description: Verticle interior view of Eastwood Theatre featuring staircase and newel post with statue of Mercury.
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Orpheum Theatre Stage

Date: 04 07 1927
Description: Elevated view of the stage at the Orpheum Theater, 216 State Street. A sign on the right side of the stage near the steps reads: "Rubber Tires."
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Orpheum Theatre Interior

Date: 04 02 1927
Description: Interior view from the stage of the auditorium with balcony, at the New Orpheum Theatre at 216 State Street.
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Capitol Theatre Stage

Date: 01 23 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Capitol Theatre stage from the balcony.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate

Date: 1899
Description: The only known visual documentation of the Senate Chamber in the third Wisconsin Capitol. It was probably more colorful than it appears here. In 1869 a rep...

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