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Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square
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Two men watching the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater from the Capitol grounds in Madison. The photograph was taken with a new telephoto lens.
September 26, 1957
Stein, Edwin
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Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square
September 26, 1957
An observer leans on a parking meter on Monona Avenue to watch the demolition of the Madison Theater to make way for a new building to house a J.C. Penney store on Capitol Square. The photograph wa...
Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square
September 26, 1957
Two men are watching from a shady spot in Capitol Park as buildings are being demolished to make way for a J.C. Penney store. The photograph was taken with a new telephoto lens.
Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square
September 26, 1957
Two busy Madison lawyers pause to watch the demolition of buildings on Madison's Capitol Square to be replaced with a new building to house a J. C. Penney store. They are Assistant City Attorney Al...
Observers of the Building Demolition on Capitol Square
September 26, 1957
A man holding a paper-wrapped package under his arm pauses while shopping to watch the demolition of the Pioneer block and Madison Theater on the Madison Capitol Square. The buildings are to be rep...
Edwin Stein Using a Telephoto Lens on the Capitol Square
November 6, 1957
Edwin Stein taking photographs of people around Capitol Square using a new telephoto lens. He is down the block from the new Belmont Hotel and in front of Richman Brothers on South Pinkney Street.
Watching Statue "Wisconsin" Get Painted
August 3, 1957
Two men on Capitol Square look up while watching a man paint the gold statue "Wisconsin" atop the Capitol.
