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West Washington Avenue
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Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome toward West Washington Avenue. The Park Hotel is on the left. The four church steeples that can be identified are, left to right, First Baptist Church, St. Raphael Catholic Church, First Congregational Church, and Grace Episcopal Church. The left foreground provides a close view of the decoration on a Capitol chimney.
circa 1880-1889
Histed, E.
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1885
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West Washington Avenue
1905
Elevated view down West Washington Avenue from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Three churches are seen, from left: St. Raphael Catholic Church, First Congregational Church, and Grace Episc...
Capitol View with Hotel Loraine
1920
Color illustration of a view from the Wisconsin State Capitol (which was the fourth State Capitol and the third in Madison) showing the Hotel Loraine and West Washington Avenue.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) from West Washington Avenue
1898
The third Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from unpaved West Washington Avenue, with the West Wing to the left and the South Wing to the right. The church spire to the left is Grace Episcopal Church...
Wisconsin State Capitol at Night
1940
Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hotel are on the right. On the left is the Par...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
circa 1880-1889
Elevated view of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol (extension of the second State Capitol which was the first in Madison), shortly after the construction of the North and South additions.
