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Stevens Point Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Stevens Point Public Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded by a $22,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie. In the room is a p...
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Library opened in 1913 with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. In the room are reading tables, books...
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Whitehall Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Whitehall Public Library. In the foreground a reading tables and chairs, and a small children's reading table. Bookshelves are along t...
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Oshkosh Public Library

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Description: Interior of Oshkosh Public Library. On the back is the note: Wm. Walker, Oshkosh, arch. 1900 -- cost $55,000. View from large open area towards two ionic c...
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Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction Oath Ceremony

Date: 07 03 1961
Description: Angus B. Rothwell, right, is sworn into office as the new Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction by Supreme Court Justice George Currie at th...
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Mike Huckabee

Date: 02 14 2008
Description: Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee at public speaking event.
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Wisconsin Public Links Golf Trophy

Date: 07 12 1953
Description: The golf trophy to be awarded to the state champion of the Wisconsin Public Links state golf tournament stands on display.
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Madison Public Library

Date: 1905
Description: Children and young adults read in the public library. The boy facing the camera is barefoot. Bookshelves line the walls; prints and photographs are also on...
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Public Museum Natural History Exhibit #959

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Description: Stereograph view of an exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. The exhibit features dinosaur bones and a preserved fish. Text at right: "Milwaukee and Vici...
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Public Museum #960

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Description: Stereograph view of stuffed kangaroo, bear, fox, giraffe, llama, and ram behind a glass enclosure at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Text at right: "Milwaukee...
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Worker at Milwaukee Public Library

Date: 1958
Description: Construction worker at a conference on economic problems at the Milwaukee Public Library. The subject is Albert Pearson.
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Portrait of Wilbur J. Cohen

Date: 1956
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Wilbur J. Cohen, probably during his time as a Professor in Public Welfare Administration, School of Social Work, at the Univers...
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Laundry Room at the State Public School

Date: 1893
Description: Laundry room at the State Public School, with large range equipment featured.
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Dining Hall at the State Public School

Date: 1893
Description: Dining hall at the State Public School, with numerous tables and place settings.
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Public Health Nursing Week

Date: 04 16 1947
Description: Public Health Nursing Week. Helen Guelzow of the Visiting Nurse Service making her daily physical check-up of two University of Wisconsin nursery school ch...
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Brodhead Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Brodhead Public Library. There is a poster on the wall advertising "The Debtor, a novel by May E. Wilkens Freeman." There are bookshel...
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South Milwaukee Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. A sign on a table reads: "Story Hour Saturday 11 A.M." There is a large, brick fireplace along the far...
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South Milwaukee Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the South Milwaukee Public Library. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "South Milwaukee branch: a children entertainment." Stamped into p...
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Neenah Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Neenah Public Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a combined donation of $20,000 from the citizens of Neenah and A...
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Rhinelander Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Rhinelander Public Library. The library opened in 1904 funded with a $15,000 donation by Andrew Carnegie. There is a portrait of Abrah...

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