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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 
Description: Structural steel beams being used in the construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Drawing

Capitol (Second)

Date: 1855
Description: Detail from a lithograph vignette on a Map of the City of Madison of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, the first Capitol in Madison.
Photograph

Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
Photograph

"Wisconsin" Statue on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
Photograph

Detail of The South Pediment

Date: 
Description: Detail of the sculpture "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by Adolph A. Weinman, on the South Pediment of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1972
Description: Colonnade around dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night with moon in background.
Photograph

Office of the Governor

Date: 1916
Description: Office of the Governor in the Wisconsin State Capitol, with ornamented bronze cuspidor (spittoon).
Photograph

Governor's Office Lobby

Date: 1914
Description: Governor's office lobby in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1920
Description: North Hamilton walkway view of Wisconsin State Capitol, featuring the "Forward" statue. The North Pediment can be seen in the background.
Photograph

Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A group of men and women look on as the statue, "Wisconsin," tipped sideways, is lifted from the scaffold. Only the bottom section of the statue is visible...
Photograph

La Follette Hickory

Date: 1982
Description: A well-shaped hickory on the Wisconsin capitol grounds in winter, against the backdrop of the capitol building. The tree, estimated to be about forty to f...

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