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Shooting Movie in Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom

Date: 02 23 1931
Description: Shooting movie in Wisconsin Supreme Courtroom in the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Lanterns in Exhibition

Date: 05 15 1943
Description: Wisconsin Historical Society museum display of railroad lanterns in the "Building Wisconsin Railroads" exhibit.
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Rotunda in Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Detail of the rotunda in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Woodwork in Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Detail of woodwork in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Wisconsin State Senators

Date: 01 09 1951
Description: Wisconsin State Senators signing-in in the Senate Chambers of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Chapel in the Wisconsin State Prison

Date: 1910
Description: View of the chapel in the Wisconsin State Prison. In the foreground are chairs, and in front of the stage is a piano.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices

Date: 10 13 1930
Description: Robed Wisconsin Supreme Court justices sitting in their courtroom in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Assembly Parlor

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Description: Decoration over entry door in the Assembly Parlor, in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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The Wisconsin State Assembly in Session

Date: 02 15 1899
Description: The Wisconsin State Assembly in session in the second Wisconsin State Capitol, with observers looking on from the gallery.
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J.H. Smalley

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up oval portrait of J.H. Smalley. He was born in Hyde Park, Lamoil County, Vermont in 1816, and came to Wisconsin in 1835. He moved to Green Bay in 1...
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Assembly Chamber

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Description: Detail of arches and cartouche of eagle in Assembly Chamber, in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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John F. Potter

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of John Fox Potter. He was born in Augusta, Maine, on May 11, 1817. Potter came to Wisconsin in 1836 and resided in Potter's...
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Phantom Chamber

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Description: The Falls in Phantom Chamber, in Witches' Gulch.
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John Messersmith

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of John Messersmith. He was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1790. Messersmith came to Wisconsin in May of 1827, and r...
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George Messersmith

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of George Messersmith. He was born in West Union, Ohio, in 1815. Messersmith came to Wisconsin in May of 1827, and resided i...
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Jacob Gundlach

Date: 1856
Description: Waist-up oval portrait of Jacob Gundlach. He was born in Kuhr Hessen, Germany, and emigrated to Wisconsin in 1832. In 1851, he became one of the first se...
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Governor's Office in Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Governor's Office in Wisconsin State Capitol during the tenure of Tommy Thompson.
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Henry M. Barnes

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Henry M. Barnes. He was born in Bedford, New Hampshire, in 1818, and came to Wisconsin Territory in 1834.
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Skylight in Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 12 1983
Description: Skylight in the Wisconsin State Capitol, over the main stairs to the second floor. The figure in the center is an eagle in a wreath, which is an allegory o...
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Detail of Woodwork

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Description: Detail in the Capitol Assembly parlor with circassian walnut panelling, in the Wisconsin State Capitol.

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