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State Bar of Wisconsin

Date: 09 16 1958
Description: Group portrait of the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
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Colonel Cyrus Marion Butt

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype portrait of Colonel Cyrus Marion Butt (b. 1833) of Viroqua. Col. Butt is seated sideways in a chair with one hand in his lap and on...
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Building Dedication

Date: 11 15 1956
Description: Four men pose for a portrait in an office. Second from the left, standing, is Bruce Thomas. A law degree for Arthur A. McLeod hangs on the wall.
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Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association

Date: 01 03 1958
Description: Plans are being completed for the organization of a Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association. Wives of the lawyers will make up the membership....
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Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association

Date: 01 03 1958
Description: Plans are being completed for the organization of a Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association. Wives of the lawyers will make up the membership....
Photograph

Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association

Date: 01 03 1958
Description: Plans are being completed for the organization of a Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association. Wives of the lawyers will make up the membership....
Photograph

Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association

Date: 01 03 1958
Description: Plans are being completed for the organization of a Women's Auxiliary to the Dane County Bar Association. Wives of the lawyers will make up the membership....
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Attending a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, standing from left to right: Elenor Bjork, Louise Brown, and C...
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Present at a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, left to right: Christine and Lyall Beggs, and Chief Justice J...
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Dane County Bar Association Dinner Party

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Present at a dinner dance for members of the Dane County Bar Association and their wives are, left to right: John Esch, Dorothy Sinykin, Dorothy Esch, and ...
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Judge Patrick Stone 25th Anniversary

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Federal Judge Patrick T. Stone receives a spinning reel as a gift to mark his 25th anniversary on the federal bench. Judge Stone is standing at right, and ...
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Madison Improvement Corporation Meeting

Date: 06 16 1958
Description: Leaders in the Madison metropolitan area met to learn more about the Madison Improvement Corporation whose purpose is to buy and develop land for the expan...
Historical Essay

Catlin, John, 1803-1874

Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin.
Brief biography of pioneer lawyer, politician and railroad man John Catlin.
Historical Essay

Paine, Col. Halbert E. (1826-1905)

Wisconsin Civil War Officer, U.S. Congressman
Brief biography of Civil War veteran and three term U.S. Congressman best remembered for disobeying orders to return fugitive slaves to their owners.
Historical Essay

Brunson, Alfred (1793-1882)

Wisconsin's first Methodist Missionary
Biography of Methodist clergyman, lawyer, politician and author Alfred Brunson
Historical Essay

Oshkosh, Chief (1795-1858)

Chief of the Menominee Indians
Biography of Menominee Indian chief Oshkosh.
Historical Essay

Hooper, Jessie Annette Jack [Mrs. Ben Hooper] (1865-1935)

Suffragist and Lecturer
Biography of Jessie Annette Jack Hooper, prominent suffragist in Wisconsin civic reform groups and women's organizations.
Historical Essay

Carpenter, Matthew Hale (1824-1881)

Lawyer and Senator
Biography of lawyer and U.S. Senator Matthew Hale Carpenter.
Historical Essay

Catlin, George (1796-1872)

Artist and Author
Biography of author and artist George Catlin, who painted Indians.
Historical Essay

Martin, Morgan Lewis 1805-1887

Lawyer, Judge, Politician and Land Speculator
Biography of lawyer, judge, politician and land speculator Morgan Lewis Martin.

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