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| An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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| Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
| Community: | Milwaukee |
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| County: | Milwaukee |
| Historic Name: | Johnson Service Company Building |
| Reference Number: | 106694 |
| Awareness of IP and nonprofit copyright laws will help you protect your organization's reputation and brand. |
| Conservationist, Writer, Explorer |
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| Learn about the conservationist who was instrumental in the creation of Yosemite National Park. This article contains links to several primary sources. |
| Community: | Watertown |
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| County: | Jefferson |
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| Reference Number: | 74649 |
| For Immediate Release |
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| Registration for summer camps with the Wisconsin Historical Museum is now open. |
| Legendary Guitarist and Electronics Innovator |
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| Learn about Les Paul, pioneer of the solid-body guitar and innovator in recording techniques. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Babcock butterfat tester set used in Adams County, Wisconsin, c. 1895. (Museum Object #1948.589; donated to WHS by Elsie Schieber Patrick) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
| Community: | Menasha |
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| County: | Winnebago |
| Historic Name: | William & Majel Kellett Residence |
| Reference Number: | 60218 |
| View the International Harvester Glass Negative Series featuring images of farmers, animals, factory workers, tractors, small-town life and more. |
| Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
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| Chapter 10 supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story' |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Improvised wild rice threshing machine used on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation, Wisconsin, c. 1990. (Museum object #1999.61.5) |
| The Remarkable History of the Telephone |
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| Learn how Wisconsin resident Richard Valentine's invention would change the world |
| Learn methods for modernizing a historic house without disturbing the historic integrity and character. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Warner "Auto-Meter," Model K-2, made by the Warner Instrument Company of Beloit, Wisconsin, c. 1906-1910. (Museum object #1989.81.1) |
| A Traveling Display |
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| Explore Muir's youth in Wisconsin, his advocacy for national parks and his views on environmental issues such as logging, hunting and climate change. |
| Sample Pages and Table of Contents |
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| View full TOC and download sample pages to see how the book addresses the fundamentals of Wisconsin history while promoting strong literacy skills. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Sholes & Glidden typewriter developed by Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and marketed c. 1874. (Museum object #1964.31) |
| Suburban Milwaukee residents discuss plans for a new state history museum |
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| Suburban Milwaukee residents discuss plans for a new state history museum |
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