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| Description: | View toward the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the statue "Forward" in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Three ornamental sculptures on the base of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Two ornamental sculptures at the base of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. The figures represent Abundance and Prosperity. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Carvers at work on the Karl Bitter sculpture for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison). Between 1911 and 1913, a group of stone cutters (ma... |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 03 30 1928 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol night view. |
| Date: | 02 1904 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the damage to the East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol caused by the fire of February 27-28. The statue of "Forward" can be seen... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | View of the third Wisconsin State Capitol from the pages of the Wisconsin Blue Book. |
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| Description: | Detail of the sculpture "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by Adolph A. Weinman, on the South Pediment of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Bunting decorates the columns of the east wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. The sculpture "Forward" is on the far right. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | North Hamilton walkway view of Wisconsin State Capitol, featuring the "Forward" statue. The North Pediment can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 07 1914 |
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| Description: | Raising the statue "Wisconsin" to the top of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t... |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | The statue "Wisconsin" in midair being raised from the scaffold on the roof of the West Wing up to the dome. Men are standing on the balcony on the right. |
| Date: | 07 1914 |
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| Description: | Scaffold used to hoist the statue "Wisconsin" to the Capitol dome is set up near two stone statues above a stone balcony. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View from street of scaffolding and cranes on the Wisconsin State Capitol used to construct the building. Pedestrians and a carriage are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 12 1913 |
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| Description: | View from ground looking up at the scaffolding and cranes on the Wisconsin State Capitol used to construct the building. Text at bottom reads: "Wisconsin S... |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | A group of men look on as the statue "Wisconsin" is lifted from the crate using ropes and pulleys. Ropes are wrapped around the statue and the statue's rig... |
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