Governmental Buildings | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Governmental Buildings

Governmental Buildings | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Caption on reverse side of stereograph reads, "Governmental buildings, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and Hospital over Lake Mendota-looking from Capitol Park."  Large building on the left is the Federal Post Office and Courthouse built in 1871.  The building on the far right is the R.S. Bacon Block (later Ogden's Block) built in 1856.  The  hospital reference is probably to "Mendota" Insane Asylum across the lake.
DESCRIPTION
Caption on reverse side of stereograph reads, "Governmental buildings, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music and Hospital over Lake Mendota-looking from Capitol Park." Large building on the left is the Federal Post Office and Courthouse built in 1871. The building on the far right is the R.S. Bacon Block (later Ogden's Block) built in 1856. The hospital reference is probably to "Mendota" Insane Asylum across the lake.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:53155
Creation Date:circa 1883
Creator Name:Isaacs, A. C., Madison, Wisconsin
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
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Genre:Photograph
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See generated anaglyph: Image ID: 79379

Stereograph loaned for scanning by Tim White of Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin.

SUBJECTS
Architecture
Courthouses
Central business districts
Cities and towns
Neighborhoods
Hospitals
Outdoor photography
Parks
Lakes

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