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Studying in the Historical Society Library
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University students studying in the wisconsin Historical Society's library reading room. This view is undated, but the presence of the microfilm viewing rooms along the west wall suggests that it was taken before the remodeling of the mid-1960s when the separate microfilm reading room was created.
Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 13 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | State Historical Society of Wisconsin photographs, 1880-2010 |
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| Call Number | (X3)50877 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Historical Society Reading Room
1908
Elevated view of the length of the Historical Society Library Reading Room, including tables, chairs, lamps and skylight.
Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room
1901
Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at the tables.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library Reading Room
1914
View of the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room with people studying at tables.
Library Reading Room
1955
A view of the Library Reading Room in 1955, after the modernization of the 1950s was complete. Most prominent is the division of the room into functional areas: bound newspaper were read on stand...
Modernization in SHSW Library
1955
Ceiling high scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library reading room, with a man and a woman attempting to study at the tables in the foreground. The scaffolding was used to remove th...
Wisconsin Historical Society Library Skylight
View from below of the Wisconsin Historical Society's Library skylight.
