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Corner of State Street and Capitol Square
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The corner of State Street and Capitol Square from the roof of the Leath Furniture Store, with a view of the 100 block of State Street, the Wisconsin State Capitol, Commercial State Bank, and the Wisconsin Life Insurance Company building. Mr. Knutson is standing on the roof behind a movie camera on a tripod.
September 27, 1930
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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WHi 19974
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