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Wisconsin Historical Society Floor Mosaic

Date: 1899
Description: Mosaic in the south lobby floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society. This design, dating from 1502, was the mark of Aldus Manutius, the head of the printer...
Photograph

The Cahn Residence

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Description: The Bertram and Irma Cahn House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #213 in 1936. This photograph is taken of the living room a...
Postcard

Wade House; Ballroom

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the Wade House ballroom. Text on reverse reads: "The Ballroom was the scene of dances, concerts, shows and lectures, a social cen...
Photograph

Cafe on the Square

Date: 10 09 2014
Description: Interior view of three young men sitting at a bar facing the window of a cafe, shaded by an outdoor awning. The building across the street has a glass faca...
Photograph

St. Patrick's Church

Date: 10 12 2014
Description: Interior view of the altar in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. The walls are of cream colored marble, and on the back wall is a large statue of Jesus on the ...
Postcard

Phil's Lake Nokomis Resort

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Description: Kodak photographic postcard of the interior of a restaurant with a long bar. Bottles are stacked next the picture windows behind the bar. A piano is in an ...
Photograph

Exhibition of the Photographic Work of Paul Vanderbilt

Date: 10 28 2014
Description: A man standing and observing photographs on display on the wall of the James Watrous Gallery. The photography is black and white, showing images of buildin...
Photograph

Home Hallway in Winter

Date: 01 08 2015
Description: Interior view of a hallway. There is a glass block window at end of the hallway, with a small piece of stained glass attached to the top. A framed image of...
Photograph

Living Room at Home

Date: 11 16 2014
Description: View of a living room looking towards a set of large windows looking out on a deck with a railing. Potted plants are sitting on stands on the carpet in fro...
Photograph

Sunday Event at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute

Date: 06 28 2015
Description: Indoor view of the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. The room is arched, and has large windows on the second floor balcony, with a cloth painting hang...
Photograph

Ceska Slovanska Lipa Opera House Interior

Date: 1949
Description: View of the main ballroom of the New Opera House following remodeling. Wreathed cupids and decorative scrollwork embellish the tiered boxes, ceiling and wa...
Photograph

Cardinal Market Interior

Date: 05 12 1953
Description: Elevated interior view of the Cardinal Market, 120 N. Fairchild Street, taken for their Grand Opening of the newly modernized store.
Photograph

Ceska Slovanska Lipa Opera House Interior

Date: 1949
Description: Elevated view of the rear of the New Opera House at 411 N. 8th Street following remodeling, with its ornately decorated walls, tiered boxes and projecting ...
Postcard

Werkzimmer (Work Room) in Waelderhaus

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Waelderhaus work room. There is a desk on the left, with two framed prints above it. There is an Austrian Kachelofen (til...
Photograph

Carl A. Johnson House Interior

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Description: Interior of Carl A. Johnson residence, showing ornate parlor room with upholstered furniture (couch, arm chair and side chairs), end tables, patterned wall...
Photograph

Annual Christmas Charity Ball

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: The annual Christmas Charity Ball held at the Loraine Hotel. Tom Stephan holds a box containing a corsage for his dance date, Jean McFarland. Standing on a...
Postcard

The Flame

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Description: View of The Flame Restaurant, Madison's Finest Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar located at 540 State Street, with stools along the bar, and tables along the wal...
Photograph

Black Furniture Company

Date: 09 27 1954
Description: Entrance to the newly enlarged floor covering and drapery display area at Black Furniture Company, located at 315 West Gorham at State Street. Carpet sampl...
Photograph

Section of Breaking Room

Date: 1937
Description: Long white gowns cover the street clothing of women at work separating egg yolks and whites into glass cups in the egg-breaking room of the Northern Wiscon...
Postcard

The Tap Room at the Famous Little Bohemia Lodge

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Description: Interior view of the tap room, with tables and chairs, and a bench in front of the large fireplace. Beer steins are on a shelf above the fireplace. Caption...

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