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'Forward' statue by Wisconsin artist Jean Pond Miner, 1893. (Museum object #1998.1.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Police captain's badge prop worn by Wisconsin's Daniel J. Travanti on the television series Hill Street Blues, 1981-1987. (Museum object #2007.41.2) |
The Constitutional Convention's Influence on the City |
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Find out where some of the most traveled streets of Madison got their names. |
From Under a Tree to Madison's Most Popular Lodge |
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Discover the story surrounding the planning and construction of the first building erected in Madison. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Early hand-carved table made by Levi Havemann, a German immigrant to Madison, c. 1860. (Museum object #1998.21.1) |
The Naughty City |
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Discover Eau Claire's naughty past as a hub of prostitution for the lumbermen looking to support the world's oldest profession. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Trade figure from the Big Boy restaurant on South Park Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 1971-1985. (Museum object #1993.52) |
How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Sampler embroidered by Cecilia Lewis at a boarding school in 1809. (Museum object #1984.294.1) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Artisans Day Ribbon possibly worn during parade in Milwaukee, September 3, 1888. (Museum object #H12653) |
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) |
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 Remarkable History of the Telephone |
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Learn how Wisconsin resident Richard Valentine's invention would change the world |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Escape trunk, restraining devices, and curtain used by magician Ben Bergor of Madison, Wisconsin, 1940s. (Museum objects #1982.159.17,19,21,23,25) |
Witnesses Tell Their Stories |
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Learn about the attack on Pearl Harbor through these firsthand accounts from Wisconsinites who were there when it happened. |
How Wisconsin Became an Electrical Pioneer |
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Discover the electrical innovations that made Wisconsin one of America's most important electric centers |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Madison Fire Company No. 2 silk banner, 1857. (Museum object #1951.288) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Badge worn to support William Jennings Bryan by Wisconsin delegate Charles Donohue at Democratic Convention, Denver, July 1908 (Museum object #1997.36.1) |
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) |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Strapless bra worn by Clara Kuester of Clintonville, Wisconsin and made by Jantzen, Inc. in the early 1950s. (Museum object #2000.74.28) |
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