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Last Elm Tree on State Street

Date: 1974
Description: Last elm tree on State Street being cut down. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Memorial Union are in the background.
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Carvers at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Three stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Histori...
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica...
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William Ashby McCloy

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Description: Portrait of artist William Ashby McCloy (1913-2000), in front his three part mural depicting the history of Wisconsin. He was born in Maryland and spent m...
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Construction on State Historical Society of Wisconsin Headquarters Building

Date: 1967
Description: View from Langdon Street of steelworkers constructing the framework for the addition to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Headquarters building. Pa...
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Making Room for the New Elvehjem Art Center

Date: 07 27 1965
Description: Workers and equipment are shown tearing down old student dwellings to make room for the Elvehjem Art Center complex. It is surrounded by Park Street, Unive...
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Closing the East Entrance

Date: 08 19 1954
Description: View of a worker laying concrete blocks to close off one of the three front entrances to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building. A...

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