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| Madison's 150th Anniversary |
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| View this collection of images of Madison, Wisconsin from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Madison's Soap Box Derby |
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| Learn about the history of Madison's Soap Box Derby, a popular racing sport amongst young boys nation-wide in the early to mid-1900s. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Container for potato chips made by Red Dot Foods, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, c. 1950. (Museum object #2002.384.1A-B) |
| Historian and Educator |
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| Brief biography of George Lachmann Mosse (1918-1999). |
| Documenting a Sense of Place |
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| View more than 8,000 images of Wisconsin communities: main streets, the built environment, prominent points of interests and some rural scenes. |
| America's Longest, Most Expensive War |
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| Discover the history of America's longest, most expensive war and the incredible events that happened in Wisconsin. |
| View these 19th-century panoramic, detailed maps of Wisconsin communities. |
| Zoologist, Professor and University President |
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| Biography of zoologist and professor Edward Asahel Birge who was president of the University of Wisconsin from 1918 to 1925. |
| View the online collection of Photo Copy Service photographs taken in Madison from the 1920s through 1960s. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Gold-plated commemorative Ray-O-Vac flashlight produced to celebrate production milestone, 1950. (Museum object #1950.2541) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| "Soap box" coaster car operated by Van Steiner in the All-American Soap Box Derby in 1957. (Museum object # 2009.56.1) |
| The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| A Wisconsin Historical Society Menu Sampler |
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| View menus selected from the collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Journalist, Clubwoman, Philanthropist, |
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| Brief biography of Ruth Miriam Kohler [De Young] (1906-1953) |
| Learn more about this Madisonian's contribution to the literary community. This article details his Pulitzer prize-winning plays and novels. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Mirro Sno-Coaster sled manufactured by Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Co. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1955. (Museum object #2006.2.1) |
| A Historical Look at Service Stations |
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| Photographs of Wisconsin gas stations portray the development of service station architecture. |
| This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
| Learn about the 7th Wisconsin Historical Society director who developed civil rights documentation, local history preservation and Old World Wisconsin. |
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