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Air Conditioner Boxes Motif

Date: 11 16 1969
Description: Architectural box motif around air conditioners, created by James Potter, on the Doty Street side of the Beavers Insurance Building, 119 Monona Avenue (Mar...
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Paisan's Porta Bella

Date: 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Italian restaurant Paisan's, which has a miniature Renaissance garden just inside the arched entrance.
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Supreme Court, Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: The Supreme Court, before restoration, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The painting, "The Signing of the American Constitution," is by Albert Herter, and i...
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Old Gas Station

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Description: Triangle Super Service gas station, 635 South Spooner Street at the corner of Monroe Street. It was demolished so that Randall Bank could be built on the s...
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Masonic Temple Details

Date: 10 01 1972
Description: Stone carved ornamentation on the Masonic Temple exterior at 301 Wisconsin Avenue. These details symbolize the various aspects of the Mason's heritage.
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Detail of Exterior Columns at Night

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Description: Detail of exterior columns of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night.
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Madison Gas and Electric Building

Date: 09 10 1969
Description: The Madison Gas and Electric Company building at 100 North Fairchild Street.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Aerial view of Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Governor's Conference Room

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Description: Governor's Conference Room, in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The room was designed in the Venetial Renaissance style. The ceiling and mural paintings are th...
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Warrior's Head in Governor's Conference Room

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Description: Decoration of Warrior's Head surrounding main ceiling mural in the Governor's Conference Room, in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Assembly Parlor

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Description: Decoration over entry door in the Assembly Parlor, in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Senate Parlor

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Description: Senate Parlor, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, with walls of mahogany, a mural painting on the ceiling, and mantels and plinth of Greek marble.
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State Seal

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Description: State Seal, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, painted on the ceiling of the first floor corridor, off of the rotunda running toward West Washington Avenue.
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Senate Parlor before Restoration

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Description: Senate Parlor, in the Wisconsin State Capitol before restoration.
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Camp Randall Arch

Date: 09 05 1976
Description: Camp Randall Arch, the entranceway to Camp Randall Stadium, which stands at the intersection of Dayton Street and Randall Avenue on the University of Wisco...
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Steve's Liquor Store

Date: 1975
Description: Exterior view of Steve's Liquor Store, 3618 University Avenue (since remodeled).
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Mediterranean Style House

Date: 02 21 1977
Description: Exterior view of Summit Avenue Co-op, 1820 Summit Avenue, University Heights neighborhood, which displays a Mediterranean architectural style in its stucco...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Generators

Date: 06 21 1970
Description: Old steam generator at the State Capital Heating and Power Plant, 624 East Main Street, with new turbine generators in the background.
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The Pierce House

Date: 07 18 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Pierce House at 424 North Pinckney Street, which was designed by Samuel H. Donnell, an architectural partner of August Kutzbach (Kutzb...
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Wright-Style Dresser House

Date: 03 07 1971
Description: Exterior view of a house, named "Ode to an Oak Leaf" by its architect James Dresser, and built in 1950 in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright (Dresser was a pu...

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