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Reaping Scene

Date: 1879
Description: Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings...
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200 Block of State Street from West Johnson Street

Date: 1913
Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i...
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Dane County Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Date: 08 14 1929
Description: Dane County Tuberculosis Sanatorium foundation under construction. 1202 Northport Drive. J.P. Cullen, Contractor.
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State Historical Society Building During Construction

Date: 03 27 1900
Description: Elevated view over Langdon Street towards the State Historical Society building, which is near completion. Written across the bottom (in reverse): "Mar. 27...
Photograph

Tomahawk Ridge Tower

Date: 11 13 1964
Description: View of the new 105-foot steel tower for senior ski jumpers under construction at Tomahawk Ridge. The 70-foot wooden junior tower is at the right. There is...
Postcard

Construction of the Fourth Capitol Tower

Date: 12 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The ironwork tower is in the center of what would become the rotu...

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