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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: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Women sitting in the library of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. |
| Date: | 11 15 1945 |
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| Description: | Interior of Madison Public Library, 206 North Carroll Street. The view shows the Reference Room, Information Desk, one librarian and two patrons. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Historian Emma Helen Blair, who supervised the Historical Society's maps and manuscripts collection during the 1890s and who aided the editorial projects o... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | An International Auto Wagon with a rear compartment containing shelves of books is parked outside a library. A man is sitting in the driver's seat, and a ... |
| Date: | 04 22 1947 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Attorney Frank A. Ross, 3547 Topping Road, Shorewood Hills, in the library of the law firm of Spohn, Ross, Stevens & Lamb. A partner in the fir... |
| 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: | 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: | 10 11 1950 |
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| Description: | Three members of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club, which is celebrating National Business Women's Week, look at a shelf of books. They ar... |
| Date: | 12 30 1953 |
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| Description: | Helen Jansky, head of the circulation department at the Madison Free Library, displays a few of the books used to help library patrons use their Christmas ... |
| Date: | 02 28 1978 |
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| Description: | "Library. Situated above the firehouse. Librarians Nancy Koll and Judy Scheirer estimate that they have about 5,000 books and periodicals." |
| Date: | 12 01 1955 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin Agronomy Professor Laurence F. Graber posing in front of shelves of agronomy books in his office library. |
| Date: | 07 11 1957 |
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| Description: | Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing... |
| Date: | 01 15 1980 |
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| Description: | "New Voters — It was "Swear In to Vote Day' at Pulaski High School. Students who have reached 18 were sworn in as voters during a ceremony at the school, a... |
| Date: | 07 1971 |
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| Description: | Bookcase in the second floor hallway outside the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The case contains 50 books that were part of the ori... |
| Date: | 06 10 1965 |
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| Description: | Three librarians are sitting at desks in one of the workrooms in the new Madison Public Library at 201 West Mifflin Street. The librarians are Ann Davison,... |
| Date: | 06 10 1965 |
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| Description: | The young adult section of the new Madison Public Library at 201 West Mifflin Street. Librarians Virginia Stavn and Marilee Foglesong are working in the ba... |
| Date: | 08 16 1966 |
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| Description: | Dane County Library Service Director, Donald Lamb and Librarian Barbara Larson standing outdoors in front of the Bookmobile parked at the Madison Public Li... |
| Date: | 10 24 1957 |
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| Description: | Dr. Schindler at home sitting at his writing desk in his library and study. The caption says he is wearing a deep red silk smoking jacket and that he took ... |
| Date: | 03 04 1958 |
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| Description: | Red Cross Gray Lady Miss Ida Gangstad (right, 407 N. Henry Street), who taught library methods at the University of Wisconsin Extension Division from 1930 ... |
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