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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1913
Description: Workmen stand atop and in front of the remnants of the last remaining wing, the North Wing, of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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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 (Third) Demolition and Present Capitol Construction

Date: 1907
Description: The construction of the East Wing of the new Capitol is underway. This is a view of the North and South Wings and the dome of the Third Wisconsin State Cap...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Construction Disaster

Date: 1883
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol after the unfinished South Wing collapsed on November 8, 1883. Defective workmanship and shoddy construction materials ca...
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Mine No. 2 Tipple Site

Date: 05 03 1919
Description: Men working around 500 ton bin piers and tipple site of mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers of the W...
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Construction on Culvert over Maggard's Branch

Date: 05 03 1919
Description: Workers building a culvert over Maggard's Branch near mine no. 2. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for the workers employed i...
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Construction of Railroad Dock

Date: 03 29 1919
Description: Men building a dock along railroad tracks. The tracks run along a stream or small river. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harvester for...
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Clearing Trees with International TD-24 Crawler

Date: 1949
Description: Construction worker clears trees along a hillside with an International diesel TD-24 TracTracTor (crawler tractor).
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Territorial Capitol and Construction of Second Capitol

Date: 1861
Description: Wisconsin Territorial Capitol (first in Madison) viewed from State Street. The back wall of the east wing of the replacement capitol (second on the site) c...
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Science Hall

Date: 1882
Description: View of Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus from the southwest.
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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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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
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Republican House Grounds

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the birthplace of the Republican Party, located on the Republican House grounds.
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Workers at Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: View from below looking up towards workers constructing and reinforcing the forms for the footings of the interstate highway bridge at Mirror Lake.
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Lake Mendota from Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Stereograph view looking down North Hamilton Street from the State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Squ...
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Lake Monona from Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: Stereograph view toward Lake Monona from the State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Square sidewalk (un...
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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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Birge Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Biology building, under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View to the south from the front terrace of Bascom Hall (formerly Main ...
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Construction of a Bungalow

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Description: A group of men constructing a bungalow at University Settlement Camp. Three ladders are being used and five men are on the roof.

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