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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 01 02 1929
Description: Interior view of empty courtroom showing Judge's platform, paneling, and ceiling with hanging light fixtures.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 10 04 1927
Description: Detail of hanging ceiling from roof at Capitol Theatre, 211 State Street.
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 02 24 1950
Description: The First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction, as viewed from University Bay Drive, with the roof trusses of the auditorium in place. The b...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Interior view of the classroom space in the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. Window openings and the roof construction are shown....
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Roof trusses in auditorium of the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica...
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Foundation for Lodging House at First Wisconsin Capitol Historic Site

Date: 1955
Description: Foundation built for the lodging house at First Capitol Historic Site. The lodging house was moved and restored in the 1950s. The corner of the Council Ho...
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Lincoln School

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Lincoln School as it approached its completion. Scaffolding is on the roof.
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Construction Detail of State Office Building

Date: 07 04 1962
Description: Facade detail on a State Office building being constructed at the Hill Farms Complex on University Avenue.
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Madison Newspapers, Inc.

Date: 08 06 1949
Description: The new addition to the Wisconsin State Journal building, located at 115 South Carroll Street. The combined structures will become the plant of Madison New...
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House of Tomorrow Detail

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Description: A construction detail in the House of Tomorrow showing the red top floor joists in place. Two men wearing hats are on the structure with their backs to the...
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House of Tomorrow Detail

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Description: Construction detail of the House of Tomorrow showing the floor slab poured.
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House of Tomorrow Structural System

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Description: View of the basic skeletal structure system of the House of Tomorrow.
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Eagles Club Breaks Ground for New Hall

Date: 06 22 1953
Description: Former Governor Oscar Rennebohm turns the first shovelful of earth for the new Eagles Hall to be built on the site of the old Marquette School at 1232 Jeni...
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Madlener House

Date: 11 1929
Description: A side view of the Lake Geneva summer home of Albert and Elsa Seipp Madlener shows progress during remodeling. A portion of the porch has been removed and ...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: View of a group of construction workers standing on the side of the building on a stack of lumber. They are using a large wooden structure supporting a pul...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Three columns are resting on the ground on wooden supports before being installed in the facade of the Eau Claire Public Library during construction. The l...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: A newly installed I-beam on top of brickwork shows the progress of the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell Street and Grand Avenue. In...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Two workers on one of the upper floors of the Eau Claire Public Library during its construction. The frames of the arched windows are in the background. Th...
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Eau Claire Public Library Construction

Date: 1903
Description: Portions of columns awaiting installation are stacked near a wooden open-sided building during the construction of the Eau Claire Public Library at Farwell...

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