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Assembly Chamber

Date: 1909
Description: Newly elected assemblymen in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right is Merlin Hull of Black River Fal...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1909
Description: Workmen posing on the partially demolished dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, together with the hoist used for removing salvaged materials. This d...
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Capitol Square Parade

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a University of Wisconsin-sponsored parade rolling down Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. One of the banners appears to be about socia...
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Third Wisconsin State Capitol Demolition Close-Up

Date: 1909
Description: Close-up of the demolition of the dome of the Third Capitol, one of the few known photographs that permits such close observation of the architectural deta...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Billboard at Bascom Hill

Date: 1909
Description: A billboard displays events at the foot of Bascom Hill from the bottom east side on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall with dome (form...
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Madison Traction Company Repair Shop

Date: 1909
Description: The repair shop of the Madison Traction Company on Fair Oaks Avenue, with five streetcars and a team of horses in the foreground.
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State Street Looking East

Date: 1909
Description: View of State Street looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Grand Theatre is in the foreground, on the 200 block of State Street.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1909
Description: Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) with dome from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Engineering Building

Date: 1909
Description: View from Bascom Hill of the Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Observatory Drive along Lake Mendota is in the background.
Postcard

Lincoln Monument

Date: 1909
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Caption reads: "Lincoln Monument and Main Hall...
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University of Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view over University Avenue towards the northeast of Bascom Hall and Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Chemistry Bui...
Postcard

Men Following a Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1909
Description: A long column of men following a horse-drawn cart on State Street. The Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsi...
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Demolition of the Dome

Date: 1909
Description: A crane lowers the flag pole from the third Wisconsin State Capitol as the first step in demolition of the dome. An iron eagle is perched atop the flag pol...
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Ritter Automobile Company

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Ritter Automobile Company located at 212 S. Pinckney Street. Signs on the front read Ritter Automobile Co., Hudson Cars," and "Auto Wa...
Postcard

West Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street along the Capitol Square near the intersection with S. Carroll and S. Hamilton Streets facing west. A streetcar is coming up the street...

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