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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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"Wisconsin" Statue on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1906
Description: Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ...
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Carvers Working at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: Two stone cutters (probably Italian) working on decorative details over the east entrance during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wiscon...
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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to position a version of the Forward statue that was the symbol of the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial Exposition and State Fair.
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Centennial Fair Preparations

Date: 08 1948
Description: Fair employees use a crane to complete the positioning of the "Forward" statue at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition. The grandstand can be seen in the ba...
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
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Gundry, Gray and Company Furniture Store

Date: 1935
Description: The Gundry, Gray and Company Furniture Store with a sculpture of a dog mounted on the store sign.
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Gundry, Gray and Company Furniture Store

Date: 1935
Description: The Gundry, Gray and Company Furniture Store, with a scuplture of a dog mounted on the store sign.
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Bennett's Table Talk

Date: 1968
Description: Large mouse being lifted by crane onto Bennett's Table Talk at 211-213 Broadway.
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Sculptor, Stefan Mittler with Statue

Date: 08 25 1948
Description: Sculptor Stefan Mittler, posed with an 11 feet 6 inch tall statue of St. Peter at his monument works at 29 N. Orchard Street. The statue was intended for N...
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Excelsior Laundry Company Truck

Date: 11 25 1925
Description: An International truck used by the Excelsior Laundry Company is parked along a street in front of a monument for the Fort Dearborn massacre. The lettering ...
Print

International C-35 B and CS-35-B Bus Flyer

Date: 1936
Description: Cover of an advertising flyer for International C-35-B and CS-35-B trucks. Includes a color illustration of a bus filled with passengers in a city. Cover i...
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Young Sculptor

Date: 05 13 1968
Description: Thurman Butler, 16, with the sculpture he made while practicing cutting and welding techniques in a foundry course at Milwaukee Technical college. He calle...
Book or Pamphlet

Liberty Tractor Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Liberty Tractors, featuring an illustration of the Statue of Liberty driving a tractor.
Poster

Co-op Poster

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Description: A poster featuring an image of the Statue of Liberty with the text, "PROTECT and build Democracy thru a CO-OP." In the background is a building that says "...
Photograph

Disembarking at Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking down gutter of roof towards the British volunteer forces parading in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia right before they disembarked fr...
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View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Troitsky prospect in Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia, looking south, showing homes, churches, state buildings, and a statue of Peter the G...
Book or Pamphlet

Warder, Bushnell and Glessner Company Champion Catalog Cover

Date: 1894
Description: Front cover with color illustration reads: "The Search Light of Public Experience Reveals the Champion." To the right, on a pedestal, is the figure of a ma...

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