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Delegates to 18th Amendment Repeal Convention

Date: 04 25 1933
Description: Group portrait of delegates to the 18th amendment repeal convention. Text on back of print reads: "Delegation to the Convention for Ratification of the 21s...
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Supreme Courtroom Mural

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Supreme Courtroom mural, "Signing of the Magna Carta" in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Supreme Courtroom Mural

Date: 01 30 1931
Description: Supreme Courtroom mural "Trial of Chief Oshkosh" in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Sheldrup's Pharmacy Interior

Date: 01 12 1934
Description: Sheldrup's Pharmacy soda fountain and cosmetics counter.
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Ceremony in Sanctuary of New St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 03 24 1959
Description: During a ceremony to bless the altar in the newly built St. Bernard's Catholic Church on University Avenue in Middleton, Bishop William O'Conner seals a pi...
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Peter Hamacher Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards the three-story Peter Hamacher Building. The ground floor consists of two businesses. On the left with a marble veneer aro...
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F.W. Woolworth

Date: 1973
Description: View across Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of West Mifflin Street, towards F.W. Woolworth's. A marble facade frames the show window on the corner. An elec...
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Oriental Specialties

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards Oriental Specialties. The facade is decorated with marble. Cars are parked on both sides of the street. To the left of Ori...
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Walter J. Kohler Jr. Eating Chips

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Description: Governor Walter J. Kohler Jr. stands behind a small round table holding a (tortilla?) chip in his right hand and bracing his left fist on the table. Two wo...
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett

Date: 1957
Description: Outdoor portrait of Sherwin and Emma Gillett standing in front of the marble railing at the Legion of Honor.
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Sherwin and Emma Gillett at the Legion of Honor

Date: 1957
Description: Outdoor portrait of Sherwin and Emma Gillett standing between the columns at the Legion of Honor. Part of the marble arch is visible behind them.
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Ruins of Rome

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Description: View from street of the Farmers and Merchants Bank after a fire. All that's left standing is its neo-classical marble facade with columns framing a doorway...
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Farmer's State Bank

Date: 1914
Description: View from street of the facade of the Farmer's State Bank. The cornerstone of the building says "1913". A group of men sit on a bench in front of a store o...
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New State Bank

Date: 1913
Description: Interior of the newly constructed state bank. Along the wall on the right are writing materials on wall tables, a bench and wall sconces. A window looking ...
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Intérieur de la Mosquee de Ste. Sophie

Date: 1890
Description: Interior view of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. This building has been a Orthodox patriarchal basilica, a Mosque and is now a museum. This image was...
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Newsstand in Union Railroad Station

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Description: A man working behind the counter of a very elaborate and ornate newsstand in a Union Railroad Passenger Station. Caption reads: "New Stand, Union Passenger...
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State Supreme Court Adjourns for Summer

Date: 06 27 1958
Description: Portrait of the seven Wisconsin Supreme Court judges sitting in the Supreme Court Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol Building. The justices, seated lef...
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Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Stairway from lobby to lower balcony of Pabst Theater.
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Rose Garden Gazebo

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Description: A classical-style stone gazebo with a sculpture on a pedestal at the entrance to a rose garden.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Entrance vestibule of Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater.

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