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East Towne Shopping Center

Date: 12 02 1970
Description: An aerial view of East Towne Shopping Center (now East Towne Mall) looking southeast across East Washington Avenue.
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Corner of State and Fairchild Streets

Date: 1925
Description: The corner of State and Fairchild Streets showing Yost-Kessnich's and the Capitol Theatre under construction.
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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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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

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Description: Structural steel beams being used in the construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Construction on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1914
Description: Construction of the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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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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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1866
Description: The Third Wisconsin State Capitol before the completion of the dome. After all four wings of the Third Capitol were completed, the second Capitol was demo...
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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 under Construction

Date: 1911
Description: A view of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
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"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.
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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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Capitol Dome Construction Crew

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of the crew that constructed the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. The new East Wing is visible in the background.
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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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New Farmer's Mutual Building

Date: 07 18 1935
Description: New Farmer's Mutual (now American Family) building at 312 Wisconsin Avenue under construction. Signboards in front read, in part: "New Home for Farmers Mut...
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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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UW-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 07 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building at 1513 University Avenue under construction. Men are working on the steel framework. A mas...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building Construction

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Mechanical Engineering Building under construction with steel framework visible, 1513 University Avenue, looking northeast.

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