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Farmer's Market
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Exterior view of the Municipal Market, which was built in 1910 but not operated successfully until July 1917 when it was run by a group of women from the Dane County Council of Defense Food Board. There are horses and wagons lined up in front of the building, and a sign on the building reads: "Waiting Room, Women."
1917
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Dane County Council of Defense Food Board Curb Market
August 1917
People stand near several carts, which are hitched to horses. In some carts boxes of vegetables are visible. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. August, 1917. Curb market established by a committee of wo...
Wisconsin State Capitol Corridor
1917
A view down the corridor of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and East Washington Avenue
circa 1890-1899
View of the North Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background, the Capitol Park, and farm wagons on East Washington Avenue on market day. To the right is the American Exchange Bank,...
Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Mural
1917
"Resources of Wisconsin" mural painting in the center of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
February 27, 1904
Wisconsin State Capitol fire, showing a crowd watching near the South Wing. Some of the contents of the building are already in wagons ready to be hauled away.
Wisconsin State Capitol Parlor
1917
The Parlor from the Assembly Hall in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
