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Historical Essay

Early Madison Hand-Carved Table

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1)
Historical Essay

Wisconsin Veterans' Home (Waupaca)

Brief history of the Wisconsin Veterans' Home in Waupaca.
Historical Essay

August Schlaak’s Exquisite Marquetry Table

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Marquetry table made by August Schlaak as a Christmas present for his daughter, 1923-1929. (Museum object #2003.78.1)
Historical Essay

UW Union Terrace Sunburst Chair

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Deauville-style chair used at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Memorial Union Terrace on Lake Mendota, 1930s. (Museum object #1982.271.9)
Historical Essay

Migrant Workers' Bunk Beds

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Bunk beds used by the Contreras family, Mexican-American migrant workers, in Wautoma, Wisconsin, 1970s-1980s. (Museum object #1999.16.1A-G)
Historical Essay

Vel Phillips's Common Council Desk

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Desk used by Milwaukee Alder Vel Phillips, made by the Northwestern Furniture Company for Milwaukee City Hall, 1895. (Museum object #2007.16.1)

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