State Historical Library, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1940

Subject: Libraries
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of State Historical Library, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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The Wisconsin State Historical Library building in Madison, shown from across a broad lawn with an American flag flying above its roofline and large shade trees framing the view. The Beaux-Arts building, designed by Ferry & Clas, opened in 1900 on the University of Wisconsin campus and has long housed the library and archives of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. The caption names it simply the State Historical Library, Madison, Wisconsin.

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117—State Historical Library, Madison, Wisconsin 6B-H1977 --- The State Historical Library contains a reference library of approximately 300,000 volumes, one of the best in the United States, and the building of Indiana limestone of Ionic design, has a total of nearly a million volumes for research and study, besides valuable collections of historical mementoes. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE BISHOP POST CARD CO., RACINE, WISCONSIN "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.

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Publisher	Bishop Post Card Co.
Series	117
Condition	Very good
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; narrow white border; Curt Teich production code 6B-H1977 in lower right corner. No postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card with white border; 'C.T. ART-COLORTONE' imprint and Bishop Post Card Co., Racine, Wis. Pencil name 'BEUERLY' scribbled in the address area, plus 'Beverly' at top right; light edge wear, no stamp.

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State Historical Library, Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-historical-library-madison-wisconsin-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.