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Public Library

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Madison public library, a brick building with an arched entrance. Caption reads: "Public Library, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Architectural Drawing for the Public Service Building

Date: 08 24 1948
Description: Framed architectural drawing by Law, Law, and Potter for the "Public Service Building."
Photograph

Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 03 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Wisconsin "First Lady," Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm, right, discussing national Public Health Nursing Week with Mrs. Vern S. (Elizabet...
Photograph

John Callahan

Date: 
Description: The Superintendent of Public Instruction, with his secretary.
Property Record

3200 MONROE ST (AKA 718 GILMORE)

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: Dudgeon Public School
Reference Number: 110395
Photograph

Opening of Madison Public Housing

Date: 12 30 1964
Description: One of 36 new apartments at the Truax Field Madison public housing site. It is one of four public housing sites in Madison providing 160 units for those el...
Photograph

Public Servants Week Sign

Date: 06 10 1949
Description: Public Servants Week sign "The City Water Dept. invites you to open house" on the lawn in front of main water pumping station, 311 North Hancock at East Go...
Photograph

Madison Public Library

Date: 11 15 1945
Description: Interior of Madison Public Library, 206 North Carroll Street. The view shows the Reference Room, Information Desk, one librarian and two patrons.
Photograph

Madison Public Library

Date: 11 15 1945
Description: Interior of Madison Public Library, 206 North Carroll Street, showing Reading Room, magazine display shelves and history book section.
Photograph

Nurse Lucille Graves

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Lucille Graves, Dane County's supervisor of public health nursing.
Photograph

Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Miss Agnes Moroney of the third district unit of Wisconsin State Organization of Public Health Nursing and supervising nurse at...
Photograph

Madison Public Library

Date: 11 15 1945
Description: Interior of Madison Public Library, 206 North Carroll Street. The view includes the Reference Room, Information Desk, and Return Window with three libraria...
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Interior of Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Librarian Doris Cruger is sitting at the desk inside Madison Public Library's new bookmobile. Standing...
Property Record

1451 E WASHINGTON AVE

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: E.C. Johnson Public Garage
Reference Number: 115056
Property Record

1249 WILLIAMSON ST

Community: Madison
County: Dane
Historic Name: SIXTH WARD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reference Number: 30028
Photograph

Public Works Department

Date: 12 1954
Description: Department of Public Works workers look over signs to be posted on city streets.
Map or Atlas

Map of West Part of City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Shows public buildings, hotels, fraternity houses, and private houses. Index of fraternities and sororities, residences, public buildings, hotels, places o...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction Oath Ceremony

Date: 07 02 1961
Description: The new Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Angus B. Rothwell, gives a brief speech after taking the oath of office at the Wisconsin Stat...
Photograph

Public Service Commission Member Wildon F. Whitney

Date: 04 06 1947
Description: Wildon F. Whitney taking the oath of office as a member of Public Service Commission from Secretary of State Fred Zimmerman.
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George E. Watson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Date: 07 08 1949
Description: George E. Watson, Wauwatosa, at left, being sworn in as the new State Superintendent of Public Instruction, by Robert C. Zimmerman, Assistant Secretary of ...

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