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Composite of Beer Labels

Date: 2013
Description: Composite of beer labels in the Wisconsin Historical Images collection.
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Milwaukee-Downer College Historic Marker

Date: 06 15 1965
Description: Leslie Fishel, Director of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, speaking from the stage at the dedication and unveiling of the Milwaukee-Downer Colle...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Phillips Fire Historic Marker

Date: 12 09 1964
Description: Mrs. James Sima, a child when the Phillips Fire of 1894 raged, standing next to the historical marker documenting the horrific fire.
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Ruth S. (Johnson) Shuttleworth

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Ruth S. (Johnson) Shuttleworth. Ruth worked as a stenographer at the State Historical Museum from 1917 to 1946, an assist...
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June E. Johnson

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of June E. Johnson. June worked at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin as a librarian from 1948 to ca. 1980. Her siste...
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Spring Willows

Date: 1952
Description: A view of willows in spring on Willow Drive.
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Ellsworth H. Brown

Date: 06 13 2015
Description: Modern tintype, full length, formal portrait, of Ellsworth H. Brown, Ph.D., The Ruth and Hartley Barker Director, Wisconsin Historical Foundation. Developm...
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Log Cabin

Date: 06 1963
Description: Weathered log cabin surrounded by foliage and trees.
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Feast for the Lotus-Eater

Date: 1957
Description: Lotus beds on Mississippi River in the foreground and middleground. Bluffs are in the background.
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Photo Finish

Date: 1950
Description: Two sailboats racing on Lake Michigan.
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Sentimental Silhouettes

Date: 1968
Description: Two ducks are silhouetted on the Chippewa Flowage at sunrise or sunset.
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Squirrel

Date: 09 1968
Description: A Red Squirrel perches on a pine branch while eating a nut.
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Duck Creek

Date: 1970
Description: Water flows over a spillway and ice on Duck Creek.
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Wintry Solitude

Date: 12 1969
Description: Trees and the shoreline are reflected in the partially frozen Root River.
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Bridge and Blossoms

Date: 06 1969
Description: The Cedarburg Bridge, originally known as the Red Bridge, with a flowering tree on the right. Originally Wisconsin had more than 40 covered bridges. This i...
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Park at Night

Date: 1950
Description: A snowy walking trail in a park, through the trees, in the snow by moonlight.
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Virgin Forest

Date: 1950
Description: A man snowshoeing in an old growth forest.
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Winter's End: the Open Bay

Date: 1954
Description: Birch trees in the snow on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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The Population Explosion

Date: 1959
Description: A bird's nest with eggs, on the wheel of a vintage hay rake.
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St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1960
Description: The clock tower at St. John's Military Academy, framed by snow-covered branches.

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