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| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste... |
| Date: | 03 1975 |
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| Description: | The First Methodist Church on Wisconsin Avenue in the process of being razed. |
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| Description: | The erecting floor in the Gisholt Machine Company's shop on East Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Mapleside, a historic home on University Avenue, being demolished. It is the future location of Burger King. |
| Date: | 1962 |
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| Description: | State Office building in the process of being constructed in the Hill Farms area. |
| Date: | 07 04 1962 |
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| Description: | Facade detail on a State Office building being constructed at the Hill Farms Complex on University Avenue. |
| Date: | 08 25 1948 |
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| Description: | Sculptor Stefan Mittler, posed with an 11 feet 6 inch tall statue of St. Peter at his monument works at 29 N. Orchard Street. The statue was intended for N... |
| Date: | 11 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Construction scene of the Canada Dry Bottling Company building at 3396 University Avenue. Frenchy's restaurant is in the background. |
| Date: | 12 01 1948 |
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| Description: | A tree planting project was started on the northeast side of East Washington Street of hard maple trees, which replace other species and provide for wideni... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View from atop a building across Wisconsin Avenue of the Fuller Opera House during its demolition. |
| Date: | 07 04 1962 |
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| Description: | Construction of a State Office building in the Hill Farms Complex, front facade view. |
| Date: | 08 19 1950 |
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| Description: | A sailboat is launched into Lake Mendota in preparation for the preliminary races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association. |
| Date: | 08 17 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | A crane lowers the flag pole from the third Wisconsin State Capitol as the first step in demolition of the dome. An iron eagle is perched atop the flag pol... |
| Date: | 09 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Construction site of the University of Wisconsin Holt dormitory on Elm Drive. |
| Date: | 05 31 1898 |
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| Description: | Cyanotype elevated view across Langdon Street from the Red Gym of the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters under construction. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of construction of the T-shaped addition on the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building, from Science Hall looking southeast. Vehi... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A building site with "O'Dea and Shafer, Engineers and Contractors" construction crew, crane and other equipment. On the photograph album binding on the lef... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a building site with "O'Dea and Shafer, Engineers and Contractors" construction crew, crane and other equipment. On the photograph album b... |
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