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| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Capitol building before the 1904 fire. The State Seal is in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "State Capitol, Madison, Wisconsin." |
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| Description: | External view of the south entrance of the Capitol (from S. Hamilton Street). A flowerbed in the driveway is in the foreground. Text reads: "The second hig... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square with Lake Monona in the foreground and Lake Mendota in the background. Pinckney Street is on the right. |
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| Description: | Hand-colored aerial view of the Capitol from West Washington Avenue. Lake Monona on the right. The Belmont Hotel, Gay Building and Loraine Hotel can be see... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol's West Washington entrance. Lake Monona is on the right, and Lake Mendota is on the left. |
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| Description: | View of the Capitol grounds. There is a flower bed on the right, and pedestrians are on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Scene on Capitol Terrace, Madison, Wi... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square and surrounding area from East Washington Avenue. The old water tower in the center. Lake Monona is on the left; Lake Mendota... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square from above King Street. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of State Capitol, Madison, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "Constructi... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square facing Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Airplane View of Madison and the State Capitol, Looking N.W., Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square and the surrounding central isthmus. Lake Monona is on the right. |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square from over Wisconsin Avenue. MATC Downtown in the foreground. Caption reads: "Aerial Vew, Looking S.E., showing State Capitol,... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Twilight view of the Madison skyline across Lake Monona. Caption reads: "Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol at Night, Madison, Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and the square from over King Street. Lake Mendota is on the right. The State Historical Society is at the end o... |
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| Description: | Color aerial postcard of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. John Nolen Drive is along the shoreline in the foreground. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in th... |
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| Description: | Sepia-toned postcard towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona. There are trees and a pier in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the Madison skyline from across Lake Monona. Landmarks include a church, the Park Hotel, Madison City Hall, the old Capitol and... |
| Date: | 1994 |
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| Description: | View of the South Hamilton Street entrance to the Capitol. A round tulip bed is in the foreground, and more tulip beds are along the sidewalk leading to th... |
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| Description: | Text on back reads: The Madison skyline from across Lake Monona with the new Monona Terrace Convention Center. |
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| Description: | View of Madison from a marsh on the west end of the University of Wisconsin campus. |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Capitol facing Lake Mendota. The Spirit of St. Louis is superimposed on the postcard. Landmarks include the glass bank, the YWCA and Jam... |
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