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Building West Tower of 1 West Wilson Street
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Steel construction workers are standing on exposed beams for the new constriction of the West Tower of the Wisconsin State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street. The men are wearing hard hats and tool belts.
September 26, 1957
Stein, Edwin
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Construction of West Tower on West Wilson Street
September 26, 1957
Elevated view of the West Tower of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street while it is under construction. Steel vertical and horizontal members, and a construction worker are in the fore...
Excavation Site for State Office Building Wing
April 8, 1957
Elevated view from the top of central section of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street, showing earth moving equipment at the excavation site for the new west wing of the State Office B...
Wisconsin State Office Building and Monona Terrace
September 18, 1957
Wisconsin State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street and the Monona Terrace area on the lake.
Sears Roebuck Store Construction
January 18, 1954
Close-up of carpenters Art Thorstad and George Clark working on the new Sears Roebuck store on East Washington Avenue.
Installation of an Antenna on the City-County Building
June 4, 1957
A steel worker from Milwaukee attaches a rope to be used to pull an antenna into place on a tower on top of the new City-County Building. The antenna is for the new city police radio system.
Kitchen Fire
May 3, 1957
A fire chief is surveying the damage from a kitchen fire at 906 East Mifflin Street in Madison, while the fire fighters are sweeping up with brooms.
