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| For Headquarters, Library, Archives and Program Offices |
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| All the information you need to travel to the Society's headquarters building. |
| For Headquarters, Library, Archives and Program Offices |
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| See information about the accessibility of the building and the services provided to visitors with disabilities. |
| For Headquarters, Library, Archives and Program Offices |
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| See parking and transportation options for visiting the Wisconsin Historical Society headquarters building. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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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 Lloyd Jones Family Album |
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| Read about the career of The Capital Times founder Richard Lloyd Jones and browse through photographs he and his wife took while living in Madison. |
| James T. Potter's Photos |
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| View this image collection of architectural details of places in Madison, Wisconsin. |
| The Photographs of Harold Hone |
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| This article describes the careers of Harold Hone and Frank Utpatel in relation to the W.P.A. |
| 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. |
| The Watercolors of Winifred Ford |
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| Read about the life and career of painter Winifred Ford who created watercolors of historic Madison residences. |
| This division collects, preserves and makes available materials about the history of Wisconsin, the United States and North America. |
| 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) |
| Learn the inside story of the Teasdale Vice Committee Investigation of 1913 in Wisconsin and their crusade against "social evil." |
| A Wisconsin family's photography of their life, pets, parades and other festivities from the late 19th through the early 20th century. |
| 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. |
| Learn how to purchase digital files and prints and receive permission for commercial and non-profit projects. |
| Learn tips for using census records for family history research. |
| 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) |
| The Society’s museum collections include 110,000 historical objects and about 500,000 archaeological items that document the history of Wisconsin. |
| 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) |
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