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Capitol Theatre Lobby

Date: 01 28 1928
Description: Lobby of the Capitol Theatre, featuring a tiled fountain with ornate chairs on either side.
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St. Bernard's Catholic Church

Date: 05 13 1941
Description: St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 2460 Atwood Avenue.
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Children at Vilas Park Fountain

Date: 09 09 1940
Description: Boy and girl modeling Manchester's Department Store clothes at the Vilas Park drinking fountain. Included in sleeve is a separate negative overlay negative...
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Capitol Park Fountain and Bjorgvin Singing Society

Date: 06 03 1932
Description: Group portrait of uniformed members of the Bjorgvin Singing Society of Chicago, most of whom were born in Bergen, Norway, taken in front the Centennial Fou...
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New Drinking Fountain at Vilas Park

Date: 07 13 1931
Description: Children with Fred Winkelmann around the John L. Bourke drinking fountain, designed by Fred Winkelmann, Director of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). T...
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Girl Sitting on Fountain

Date: 03 30 1926
Description: View of a girl sitting on a fountain.
Postcard

Wisconsin State Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: Colorized view of the Capitol Park and the replica of Centennial fountain installed in the park in 1878. The green paint is a change made in 1898.
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Capitol Park Fountain

Date: 1898
Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park, where people relax on a park bench. This view looks toward the intersection of Main and Carroll...
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Capitol Park Afternoon

Date: 1900
Description: An idyllic afternoon in the Capitol Park, showing groups of men and women seated on benches and conversing. The reproduction Centennial fountain is almost ...
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Surveying Capitol Fire Damage

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: Damage caused to the East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27, 1904. In the foreground is a duplicate of the "Centennia...
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Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: A replica of a fountain from the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition that was installed in the Capitol Park near the East Wing of the second capitol in Madi...
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Group by Centennial Fountain on Capitol Square

Date: 1878
Description: Group in front of the Centennial Fountain on Capitol Square. View of the capitol from Monona Avenue. The fountain is a replica of the Centennial Fountain...
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Third Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 02 26 1904
Description: People view the third capitol building with a large fountain in front. The third Capitol was built between 1857 and 1869 and destroyed by fire on February ...
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Capitol Park Fountain

Date: 
Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park.
Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol Illustration

Date: 1889
Description: Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome.
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Student Protests, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of a student protest on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Postcard

Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) with stone fountain in front. Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital, Madison, Wis."
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Wisconsin Orthopedic Cleft Palate Clinic

Date: 07 27 1944
Description: Childern attending a speech training class at the Wisconsin Orthopedic Cleft Palate Clinic. The clinic is sponsored by the Bureau for Handicapped Children ...
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Lake Monona from Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: Stereograph view toward Lake Monona from the State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Square sidewalk (un...
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U.S. Post Office & Courthouse

Date: 10 03 1958
Description: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse. A woman is walking on the sidewalk that surrounds the building. There is a water fountain (bubbler) in the right foregroun...

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