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200 Block of State Street from West Johnson Street

Date: 1913
Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i...
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Capitol Theatre, Late in Construction

Date: 07 02 1927
Description: Elevated view of the nearly completed Capitol Theatre. Construction scaffolding is in the background.
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Bank of Wisconsin Addition

Date: 12 02 1929
Description: Scaffolding rises on the State Bank of Wisconsin, 1 West Main Street, as an addition is constructed. Automobiles are parked on both sides of the street in ...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 08 01 1928
Description: View looking north from corner of Monona Avenue and Wilson Street of front and side of the building, with workmen finishing the basement level. Automobiles...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 09 01 1928
Description: View looking north at front and side of U.S. Post Office and Courthouse from Wilson Street. Automobiles are parked along the curbs, and there is a construc...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 11 01 1928
Description: View looking east across intersection towards the nearly completed front and north side of the building. Looking from Doty Street across Monona Avenue with...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse Under Construction

Date: 06 01 1928
Description: Doty Street side of post office and courthouse nearly completed. Three automobiles are parked at the curb in front of the building. The construction shack...
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 08 01 1931
Description: State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction. View from the left on Wilson Street with automobiles and a bicycle in the foreground. The si...
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 08 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue. Men are pouring a cement floor.
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Construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Building

Date: 10 11 1928
Description: View looking up Fairchild Street towards the Wisconsin Power and Light building, at 122 W. Washington Avenue, under construction, with a man working near a...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 04 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking north, with steam shovel and other equipment. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. John...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 03 03 1926
Description: Orpheum Theater under construction, 216 State Street, looking west. Also shows Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 128 W. Johnson Street, Holy Redeemer Rectory,...
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 1926
Description: View across W. Johnson Street towards the back side of the Orpheum Theater under construction at 216 State Street. The house beside the theater on the left...
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Aerial View of Veterans Hospital

Date: 1954
Description: An air view of Madison including the Veterans Hospital, Forest Products Laboratory and University Avenue from Farley (lower edge), to Allen Streets.
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Blied Building Remodeling

Date: 05 09 1949
Description: View from Capitol Park towards the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street, under construction. The corner of the building is covered with construction. The Fo...
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Blied Building Remodeling

Date: 05 09 1949
Description: View from Park Hotel towards the Blied Building, 29 West Main Street and Carroll Street facade, under construction. The corner of the building is covered w...
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State Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
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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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Cornerstone Laying at Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 05 07 1950
Description: A crowd gathers in front of the partially constructed new building for Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago at First Street. The existing church buildin...
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Hospital Construction

Date: 08 17 1950
Description: A construction crane and concrete base footings are laid out at ground level in preparation for the start of a seven-story addition to Madison General Hosp...

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