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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices

Date: 10 13 1930
Description: Robed Wisconsin Supreme Court justices sitting in their courtroom in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Group at Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Convention

Date: 06 1963
Description: Group portrait of men and woman at a Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets convention. Names, (l to r): Mildred Breedlove, Nevada; August Derleth, Wisconsin writer...
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Frederick Jackson Turner

Date: 1884
Description: Portrait, head and shoulders of Frederick Jackson Turner, historian, scholar, and writer. As a freshman at the University of Wisconsin.
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Brotherhood Week Proclamation

Date: 02 07 1950
Description: Wisconsin Governor Oscar Rennebohm signing a proclamation officially announcing the observance of Nation Brotherhood Week. With him is Wisconsin Supreme Co...
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Edward Alexander and Benton Wilcox

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Description: Portrait of Edward Alexander, director of the Wisconsin Historical Society, holding a reel of microfilm, and Benton Wilcox, librarian of the Wisconsin Hist...
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Clifford Lord

Date: 11 28 1947
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin Director, Cliff Lord, sitting at his desk and smoking a pipe.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Heat & Water Employees, Local 171

Date: 09 19 1945
Description: Group portrait of University of Wisconsin-Madison Heating Plant employees, members of Wisconsin State Employees Association Heat & Water Local 171, organiz...
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Indiana's Lieutenant Governor Visits Wisconsin Officials

Date: 04 14 1954
Description: Indiana's Lieutenant Governor having lunch with Wisconsin officials. Left to right are: Arthur Wegner (Governor Walter Kohler's financial secretary), India...
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Richard W. Vesey

Date: 07 21 1957
Description: Portrait of Richard Vesey, who had a gallery exhibition at the University of Wisconsin Union of his photographs. He was a member of the Wisconsin State ...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

Date: 06 15 1945
Description: Group portrait of C.L. Turner, traffic supervisor for Wisconsin Power & Light Company, and six female employees of Wisconsin Power & Light Company, 122 Wes...
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William Best Hesseltine

Date: 1960
Description: Informal portrait of William Hesseltine, University of Wisconsin History Professor (1932-1963) and President of the Wisconsin State Historical Society (19...
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Wisconsin State Employment Service Interior

Date: 1919
Description: Interior of the Milwaukee office of the Wisconsin State Employment Service, with applicants for work.
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Supreme Court Session

Date: 1947
Description: A lawyer presents his case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Two other men in the foreground are seated facing the justices.
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Wisconsin Industrial Commission

Date: 07 01 1936
Description: Group portrait of three members of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission.
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SHSW Administration Horseplay

Date: 1954
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin staff enjoying a fun moment and posing with a map of Wisconsin and a gnome statue. Left to right: John Jacques, Cliff...
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Wisconsin Canners Association

Date: 02 11 1954
Description: Group portrait of five men who participated in the Wisconsin Canners Raw Products Conference held on the University of Wisconsin campus. Left to right: C.H...
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H. Scudder Mekeel

Date: 02 15 1945
Description: H. Scudder Mekeel, a social anthropologist on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin.
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Construction Workers at Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1899
Description: Workers during the construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building.
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Joe Mercedes

Date: 03 30 1954
Description: Portrait of Joe Mercedes of Rhinelander, Wisconsin. He was the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Tourist Bureau and publisher of at least 23 editions of ...
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Governor Walter Kohler

Date: 10 30 1954
Description: Wisconsin Governor Walter Kohler sits at his desk in the Wisconsin State Capitol executive office while making phone calls to encourage state residents to ...

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