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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "3RD ROU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Winfield Scott and William Seward stand in the boxing ring in which Lincoln fought Davis. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN ... |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | The State House of Massachusetts in Boston with the Union flag flying over it. Men and women walk in front of it. The caption below reads, "No traitor's fl... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | An owl labeled "SCOTT" seizes a vulture labeled "JEFF DAVIS" by the wing. Feathers litter the ground beneath them. The owl is saying "LET YOU ALONE AND YOU... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | In a play on words, Jeff Davis is "taking" Washington with a camera. He is crouching under the cloth peering through a camera on a tripod. The camera is po... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from across road of the first Wisconsin territorial Capitol building, as restored, in Old Belmont (later changed to Leslie). |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | International KB-8 truck used as oil tanker. The name on the truck reads: "John Groner, Motor Carrier, Inc.; Jefferson City, MO." A dome, possibly the Stat... |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Construction on the new capitol building. A church is behind the construction. Plate 52 |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | View down capitol building steps, where cannons sit on a landing, and statues decorate two lampposts. The city spreads out far below. Plate 03 |
| Date: | 1864 |
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| Description: | The capitol building is on a hill overlooking the city. Union soldiers have pitched tents on the grounds. Plate 02 |
| Date: | 07 04 1876 |
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| Description: | Two men stand by a wagon on which is written "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." The photographer stands on the left side of the view. The flag on the side... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat and tie is driving an International I-12 industrial tractor with mower attachment to groom the grounds in front of the Arkansas state c... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Front cover of "Wisconsin: a Guide to the Badger State" featuring a Harold Hone photograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol with gilding on the dome. |
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| Description: | Holiday card from Governor and Mrs. Philip F. La Follette. On the front of the card is an image of the Wisconsin State Capitol covered in snow. On the righ... |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Holiday card from Palmer F. Daugs, alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1954 and candidate for Wi... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Photographic holiday card from Congressman and Mrs. Henry Reuss and family. Front of the card reads: "Christmas Greetings from The Reuss Family: Mike, Marg... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A well-dressed man with a cane directs seven trained dogs in Capitol Park. The third Wisconsin State Capitol building is in the background. |
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| Description: | Haines Photo Co. panoramic photo of Madison's Capitol Square, taken from the King Street corner. |
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| Description: | Exterior of the North Carolina State Capitol, constructed in 1840 in the Greek Revival style. A woman walks past a statue toward the building's entrance. |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Minnesota State Capitol Building, constructed in 1905 in the Italian Renaissance and Beaux-Arts styles by Cass Gilbert. |
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