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Barman — Bill

Date: 1932
Description: Bill bartending at The Stonewall.
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Child at Library

Date: 10 09 1961
Description: A girl enjoys a book at the library.
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Fourth Grade Class at Washington School

Date: 10 30 1931
Description: Rear view of a fourth grade class at Washington School, 217 N. Broom Street, at work in the classroom. Caption reads: "A Fourth Grade at Work. Madison Publ...
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Around a Desk

Date: 02 26 1963
Description: Four students sit around one flip-top desk to read and work math problems.
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Woman with Book of Madison Men and Women in Service

Date: 04 07 1945
Description: Barbara Groves searches through a book of clippings of Madison men and women in service. The stories were published in the "Wisconsin State Journal" and t...
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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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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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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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Roof Garden at the Central Club for Nurses

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Description: View of the roof garden at the Central Club for Nurses, completed in 1916 by architects Parish and Schroeder. The Central Club for Nurses was built for the...
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Reading Room of the First Church of Christ Scientist

Date: 1900
Description: View of the reading room of the First Church of Christ Scientist, built in 1903. A man and a woman are sitting at a table surrounded by chairs and wooden b...
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Students Sitting at Desks

Date: 1919
Description: View from front of a classroom of students sitting at their desks in the Sedan Prairie School. A large round woodstove is in the back right corner of the r...
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Perkiomen Seminary

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Description: View down the front hall at Perkiomen Seminary, towards a room with a group of men reading around a table. Hall furnishings include two carpets and a group...
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Man Reading in Rocking Chair

Date: 1923
Description: Mr. Lutfring sitting in a wicker rocking chair while reading a newspaper. The room is furnished with an upholstered divan, lamp with fringe shade, carpetin...
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Woman in Living Room

Date: 08 1931
Description: Mrs. L.A. Hawkins sitting on a couch while reading "The Farmer's Wife" magazine in the living room of her home. A fireplace is on the opposite wall, and ch...
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Woman in Farmhouse Living Room

Date: 1931
Description: Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home.
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Isaiah Pyant Reading the Newspaper

Date: 1945
Description: Isaiah Pyant, C.I.O. member, sitting in an armchair in his home reading the newspaper.
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Eagle Corners School

Date: 1933
Description: Interior view of Eagle Corners School, a one-room schoolhouse in Richland County. The students are all seated at desks and most are reading. Their coats ha...
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Section of Public Library — Ryland Park

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of the public library. The room contains tables and chairs, a bust sculpture of a woman, and bookshelves.
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Truck Drivers Relaxing in Truck Stop Lounge

Date: 1966
Description: Several truck drivers relaxing in an American Oil Company truck stop lounge. Two men in the foreground are working on paperwork.
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Students at Work

Date: 1931
Description: Students of the Miles School, Bayfield County District No. 2, read at their desks supervised by their teacher, Mrs. Inez Lindell Bystrom. There is a parlor...

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