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| Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin |
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| Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin. |
| Discover Madison's Kehl School of Dance through photographs of the performers, public events, dance studio, and other images. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Baby carriage used by the McFetridge family of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, c. 1871. (Museum object #1963.135.225) |
| An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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| Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Violin and bow played by Madison, Wisconsin pioneer Rosaline Peck, 1830s. (Museum object #1969.304.2,A) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Copy of Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington painted by Thomas Sully, 1854. (Museum object #1942.506) |
| An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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| Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Governor of Wisconsin |
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| Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, 9th Wisconsin Secretary of State, Newspaper Publisher |
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| Thomas S. Allen is best remembered for his leadership of the 5th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer |
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| He traveled the world as a young naval officer before helping to lead the 4th Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War. He died in battle. |
| A Wisconsin Civil War Story |
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| How the Women of Wisconsin Helped Win the War |
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| Discover how women on the Wisconsin home front helped win the Civil War. |
| Introduction to the Citizen Petition collection |
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| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Hand-painted earthenware jar manufactured by the Pauline Pottery, Edgerton, Wisconsin, 1888-1892. (Museum object # 1964.95.1,A) |
| Automobiles in Wisconsin History |
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| Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture. |
| Glimpses of African American Life in the Midwest, 1865-1934 |
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| Read about three generations of a Midwestern African American family. |
| Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher |
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| A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals. |
| 1850-2009 |
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| Photographs of political campaign techniques of the past. |
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