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Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional ...
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Library Skylights

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype print of ceiling skylights in the library of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Centennial Mural

Date: 1948
Description: Artist William Ashby McCloy working on his Wisconsin Centennial murals in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Scaffolding in Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1959
Description: Scaffolding in the Historical Society Library Reading Room used to replace the art glass in the skylights and the original brass ceiling lights. Flouresce...
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Modernization in the SHSW Library

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room constructed for the replacement of the glass skylights and original light fixtures. On...
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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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Library Skylight

Date: 1900
Description: Original Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room amber-colored skylights. Subcontractor was the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. of Chicago.
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Painters in Library Reading Room

Date: 1923
Description: Men in work clothes stand on scaffolding in the library reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Desks below are covered with drop cloths. The rea...
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Columbus Library

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Description: Interior view of the Columbus Library looking toward children's room. In the foreground is a reading table, and librarian's desk. There are also bookshelve...
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Green Bay Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of the Green Bay Public Library. Notes on photograph read: "Interior, Public Library, Green Bay Wis. - No. 45" and "Copr. 1910, H.E. Bethe." ...
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Milwaukee Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Milwaukee Public Library. Note below the image reads: "Milwaukee Public Library, Delivery Room." There is a vaulted ceiling with skyli...
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Oshkosh Public Library. On the back is the note: Wm. Walker, Oshkosh, arch. 1900 -- cost $55,000. Ionic marble columns, and a round op...
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Studying in the Historical Society Library

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Description: University students studying in the wisconsin Historical Society's library reading room. This view is undated, but the presence of the microfilm viewing ro...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the length of the Historical Society Library Reading Room, including tables, chairs, lamps and skylight.
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Slocum Hall at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Description: Interior of the library at Slocum Hall, built in 1898. Located on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, the hall features an arcade and ...
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Reading Room, Wisconsin State Historical Library

Date: 12 01 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Reading Room at the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text...
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Interior View of the University of Wisconsin Library

Date: 06 1900
Description: View from balcony of the University of Wisconsin library.

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