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Views of the City of Madison From the Top of the Capitol, Looking West
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View from the Wisconsin State Capitol down State Street to Main Hall (later Bascom Hall), the University of Wisconsin and beyond. Entitled "Views of the city of Madison from the top of the Capitol, looking West."
1876
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
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