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Madison Free Library

Date: 11 20 1947
Description: Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. The library was built with Carnegie money and opened in 1906. The name changed to Madison Public Library ...
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Demco Library Supplies Electric Eraser

Date: 12 1947
Description: View of woman's hands using Demco Library Supplies Electric Eraser.
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Edgewood Library Club

Date: 11 14 1950
Description: Five members of the Edgewood library club who will attend the Wisconsin Catholic Library Association meeting at Milwaukee Pius XI high school posing for a ...
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Marius Steffensen, Madison Public Library Custodian

Date: 09 28 1946
Description: Marius Steffensen, Madison Public Library custodian for 37 years, is shown hanging up his clothes for the last time in the basement of the library, 206 Nor...
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Wisconsin Free Library Commission

Date: 01 20 1958
Description: S. Janice Kee (left), secretary of the Wisconsin Free Library commission, gives some suggestions to Russell L. Davis, the new library director in Utah.
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We Saw You at Library Breakfast

Date: 05 03 1958
Description: Mrs. Rozana Belodedich, Chicago, former director of the University of Belgrade Library School, spoke on "Libraries and Librarianship in Yugoslavia" at the ...
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We Saw You at Library Breakfast

Date: 05 02 1958
Description: The annual breakfast of the University of Wisconsin Library school was held in Tripp Commons of the Memorial Union. Established in 1925, the breakfast serv...
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Madison Free Library

Date: 10 20 1947
Description: Helen Jansky, librarian, in charge of circulation, helping Elmer Brussow at the card catalog in the Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street.
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We Saw You at Library Breakfast

Date: 05 03 1958
Description: The annual breakfast of the University of Wisconsin Library School was held in Tripp Commons of the Memorial Union. Pictured, left to right, are Elien Malo...
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Lakeview Library Shelves Get Stocked

Date: 01 08 1959
Description: Shelves at the new Lakeview branch library at Troy and Northport Drives are being stacked in preparation for the library's grand opening. Mrs. Dianne Lee (...
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Madison Free Library

Date: 11 20 1947
Description: At the Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street, Gerhard K. Gabriel is looking at books with Evelyn Miller, the reference librarian, looking on.
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University of Wisconsin Memorial Library Reference Room

Date: 01 17 1955
Description: Students studying inside University Library.
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We Saw You at Library Breakfast

Date: 05 05 1958
Description: The annual breakfast of the University of Wisconsin Library School was held in Tripp Commons of the Memorial Union. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Oscar M...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Exterior

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Historical Society Library, exterior view of the U-shaped space behind the building that will be used for expansion.
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Student in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Stacks

Date: 02 14 1945
Description: Yvonne Hauge, University of Wisconsin sophomore, in the crowded stacks at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
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Questions about Christmas Gifts

Date: 12 30 1953
Description: Helen Jansky, head of the circulation department at the Madison Free Library, displays a few of the books used to help library patrons use their Christmas ...
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Wisconsin Free Library Bookmobile

Date: 09 22 1959
Description: Ione Nelson, left and S. Janice Kee are standing next to the Wisconsin Free Library commission's new bookmobile. Ione Nelson is the public library consulta...
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Sequoya Branch Library Ground-Breaking

Date: 11 23 1959
Description: Individuals breaking ground for the new Sequoya branch of the Madison Public Library at the Midvale Plaza shopping center. The building is being constructe...
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Madison Public Library Art Display

Date: 09 21 1959
Description: Edith Johnson, left, and June Anderson preparing to hang their pictures as part of a display at the Madison Public Library, featuring the artwork of thirte...
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Madison Public Library Art Display

Date: 09 21 1959
Description: Lloyd Zimmerman hangs one of his pictures as part of a display at the Madison Public Library featuring the artwork of thirteen pupils in the Irene Buck Sum...

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