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Detail of Allegorical Statuary Group

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Description: Detail of allegorical statuary group. One of four allegorical statuary groups, done by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol...
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Wisdom Sculpture

Date: 04 18 1976
Description: Sculpture representing Wisdom above the south portico of the Wisconsin State Capitol building along South Hamilton Street. Wisdom holds a winged skull whic...
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East Pediment

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Description: East Pediment, called "Liberty Supported by the Law," by the sculptor Karl Bitter. One of four groups of granite statuary on the exterior of the Wisconsin ...
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"Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 04 11 1971
Description: "Wisconsin," the bronze statue which was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, covered in gold leaf, atop the Wisconsin State Capitol. The piece includes a ba...
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Detail of "Resources of Wisconsin"

Date: 01 09 1972
Description: Detail of "Resources of Wisconsin," painted by Edwin Howland Blashfield, inside the Wisconsin State Capitol. A woman is depicted holding a bunch of grapes.
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"Forward" Statue

Date: 02 04 1973
Description: The bronze statue "Forward" stood on the North Hamilton walkway to the Wisconsin State Capitol when this picture was taken. The statue, created by sculptre...
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Meditteranean-Influenced House

Date: 05 05 1974
Description: House with an apparent Mediterranean, "High Renaissance" influence, 1122 Sherman Ave., built by Joseph E. Messerschmidt in 1922.
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Domed Tower of the Eastwood, Cinema, Barrymore Theater

Date: 05 27 1973
Description: The ornate, domed tower of the Cinema Theater, 2090 Atwood Avenue, which was the Eastwood Theater and is now the Barrymore Theater.
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Bethel Lutheran Parrish Shop Details

Date: 03 24 1974
Description: Exterior detail of the Bethel Lutheran Parrish Shop, 315 North Carroll Street featuring a decorative corbel and frieze along the top of the front porch. Al...
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Pressed Metal Decoration

Date: 06 15 1975
Description: A pressed metal floral design in the Bethel Lutheran Church Parrish Shoppe at 315 North Carroll Street. Also known as the Halle Steensland House.
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South Pediment

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Description: South Pediment, called "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by the sculptor Adolph Weinman. One of four groups of granite statuary on the exterior of the...
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Ionic Columns

Date: 03 27 1977
Description: Ionic columns, typical of Greek architecture, at the entrance to the College of Agriculture Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The bui...
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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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Red Caboose Day Care Mural

Date: 03 20 1977
Description: A mural painted on the side of the Red Caboose Day Care Center at 654 Williamson Street. Images in the mural include children playing, grasshoppers, a turt...
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Milwaukee Railroad Depot Window

Date: 08 16 1970
Description: Carved stone details over a brick window arch on the exterior of the "Milwaukee Road" Depot, 644 West Washington Ave. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacif...
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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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Yost's-Kessenich's Detail

Date: 09 14 1969
Description: Architectural detail on the Yost's-Kessenich's building, located at 201 State Street.
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Engineering Research Building

Date: 03 14 1976
Description: View from ground looking up the exterior of the Engineering Research Building, 1500 Engineering Drive on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The bu...
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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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