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Sculpting a Figure

Date: 1950
Description: A female artist sculpting a female figure from clay.
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Lincoln Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: Lincoln Terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Unveiled in 1909, the Lincoln Statue was created by sculptor Adolf Weinman of Hodgenville, K...
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Panhellenic Alumnae Benefit

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Members attending the Panhellenic Alumnae dessert, style show and bridge benefit at Nakoma Country Club. Attendees include, from left to right: Marylu Raus...
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Lowell Jenkins, Athlete and Sculptor

Date: 12 09 1959
Description: Lowell "Gooch" Jenkins was a 250-pound tackle on the University of Wisconsin’s football team, but he was also a skilled art student. After graduating, he b...
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SHSW Administration Horseplay

Date: 1954
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin staff enjoying a fun moment and posing with a map of Wisconsin and a gnome statue. Left to right: John Jacques, Cliff...
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Watching Statue "Wisconsin" Get Painted

Date: 08 03 1957
Description: "Wisconsin" - the statue atop the State Capitol building's dome. A painter is hanging from the statue's neck by a climbing rope, pulleys, and a bench while...
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Dedication of the New State Bar Headquarters

Date: 10 03 1958
Description: United States Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark, center, was the main speaker at the dedication of the new headquarters for the State Bar of Wisconsin at ...
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Taliesin

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin. Wisconsin office of the Taliesin Associated Architects, and campus of the Frank Lloyd Wright Sch...
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Historical Society Staff Members with Map

Date: 1954
Description: Four men are standing around a desk looking at a map of Wisconsin marked with the county borders. Clifford Lord is pointing at the map with a tobaco pipe. ...
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Historical Society Staff Conference

Date: 1954
Description: Four men are sitting around a table, three holding or smoking tobacco pipes. A sculpture is behind them on the left. Caption reads: "Staff conference. 1954...

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