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Capitol Theatre Construction

Date: 05 02 1927
Description: View of Madison businesses on Henry Street, with steel frame construction of the Capitol Theatre in the background.
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Fourth State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Red Dot Foods Inc. Construction Site

Date: 09 10 1945
Description: Elevated view of a Findorff truck and earthmover and Madison Sand and Gravel truck standing ready to excavate for an addition to the Red Dot Foods, Incorpo...
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Residing House 412 W. Mifflin Street

Date: 10 22 1934
Description: View from street of the workers re-siding a house at 412 W. Mifflin Street. An automobile is parked in front of the garage on the left, and there is a neig...
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Evansville Overhead Road Under Construction

Date: 08 21 1931
Description: View from the west down two sets of railroad tracks towards men working on the Evansville overhead road which is under construction.
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Workmen on Railroad Viaduct

Date: 07 27 1931
Description: Group portrait of workmen in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad viaduct (Olin Avenue - US Highway 12) that is under construction.
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Steam Shovel Excavation

Date: 08 28 1929
Description: Steam shovel operators excavate for the construction of the Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium boiler house at 1202 Northport Drive.
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Orpheum Theatre Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: The Orpheum Theatre under construction, 216 State Street, looking east at back side of buildings on State Street, with construction workers, truck and stea...
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Air View of University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1946
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin campus with Lake Mendota on the right.
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Jacobs I Residence

Date: 1937
Description: Front elevation of the Herbert Jacobs Residence known as Jacobs I, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, during construction. A car is parked in the carport.
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Blied Building Remodeling

Date: 05 09 1949
Description: Elevated view from Park Hotel Roof of the remodeling of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street. Other West Main Street businesses visible are Madison Bank...
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Construction of City-County Building

Date: 10 24 1955
Description: Elevated view of the City County Building under construction. Automobiles are parked in the street and a truck with a semi-trailer is parked in front of a ...
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State Capitol Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol under construction, with men and a horse-drawn buggy in the foreground.
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Looking West from the Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Stereograph view toward West Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capito...
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Construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

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Description: Stereograph view of construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Square si...
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Blied Building with Sidewalk Scaffolding

Date: 10 02 1948
Description: View of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street, showing the South Carroll Street facade with a wood scaffold built over the sidewalk. The scaffolding was...
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Blied Building with Sidewalk Scaffolding

Date: 10 02 1948
Description: Inside view of the wood scaffolding built over the sidewalk along the South Carroll Street side of the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street. The scaffolding...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome from East Main Street

Date: 1914
Description: The dome is under construction and is just visible over the roof of a commercial building on East Main Street. Signs on the corner building on Main Street ...
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Naval Armory Under Construction

Date: 11 17 1948
Description: Construction scene of the new Naval Armory in the 1000 block of East Washington Avenue.

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