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Wisconsin State Capitol from 200 Block of State Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Wisconsin State Capitol from 200 Block of State Street

Wisconsin State Capitol from 200 Block of State Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A view from the 200 block of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. This urban scene includes marquees for the Orpheum Theatre and the Capitol Theatre, storefronts, traffic, and pedestrians.
DESCRIPTION
A view from the 200 block of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. This urban scene includes marquees for the Orpheum Theatre and the Capitol Theatre, storefronts, traffic, and pedestrians.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:1892
Creation Date: 1939
Creator Name:Hone, Harold N.
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Harold Hone photographs, circa 1936-1940
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:(W821)65
Original Dimensions:5 x 4 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image is one of a larger collection of images by Harold N. Hone, taken for the Writer's Program to be used as illustration for Wisconsin: A Guide to the Badger State. The records of this WPA-sponsored project are housed at the Society, together with 679 negatives, most created by Harold N. Hone. By the 1930s, Hone was one of Madison's best portrait photographers. Home's images express a powerful and positive view of Wisconsin with a more personal view - peaceful and expansive - producing in his photo an almost idyllic vision, not only of the rural landscape but also of city streets, industrial plants, and recreational activities.
SUBJECTS
Automobiles
Signs and signboards
Outdoor photography
Storefronts
Marquees
Land use, Urban
Pedestrians
Theaters
Wisconsin State Capitol (Madison, Wis.)
Billboards
Central business districts
Cities and towns
City traffic

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