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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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State Historical Society

Date: 06 03 1927
Description: View across lawn towards the the front of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin library at 816 State Street. Automobiles ar...
Postcard

Carnegie Library

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn toward the library. Caption reads: "Lawrence University, Carnegie Library, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Carnegie Library

Date: 1905
Description: Carnegie Library at Lawrence College. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Appleton, Wis."
Postcard

Beloit College Library

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the library. Caption reads: "Beloit College Library, Beloit, Wis."
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Bookkeeping Class

Date: 1913
Description: A University Extension Division class in bookkeeping, held in the public library and taught by an instructor from Milwaukee.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin State University

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of various buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Buildings include: Ladies Hall, South Dormitory, University Hall, Asse...
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The Hagenah Fountain

Date: 1972
Description: A crowd of people are cooling off in the Hagenah Fountain on Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Memorial Library is in the bac...
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Student Protests, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of a student protest on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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University of Wisconsin Library

Date: 1964
Description: Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin library with two individuals sitting on its front steps.
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Langdon Street in Winter

Date: 1907
Description: View up center of Langdon Street toward Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Snow is on the ground, and covering the trees along the...
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Ripon College

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of Lane Library at Ripon College, with groups of young people seated on the front steps.
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Student in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Stacks

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Yvonne Hauge, University of Wisconsin sophomore, in the crowded stacks at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Periodical Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: SHSW Periodical Reading Room, showing mezzanine stacks, original tables and lamps, and coffered ceiling treatment. Among the University of Wisconsin studen...
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Elizabeth Waters Dormitory Library

Date: 09 24 1947
Description: Five women enjoying the library at Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The portrait on the wall at the far end is of ...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin students (primarily women) studying in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. On the left is the Visitors Gallery.
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John Muir Clock

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Description: Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. A young girl, and Charles Brown of the Wisconsin Historical S...
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State Historical Society and Red Gym

Date: 1930
Description: View along the front entrance of the Wisconsin Historical Society, across Library Mall towards the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red). Caption reads: "Gymnasium f...
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State Street Under Construction

Date: 1975
Description: View of the construction on the 700 and 800 blocks of State Street, looking west toward Bascom Hill.

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