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| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the neoclassical Gay Building, named after Madison developer Leonard W. Gay, at 16 N Carroll Street, one of the first high-rise buildings ... |
| Date: | 06 04 1926 |
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| Description: | Orpheum Theater construction, 216 State Street, looking southwest. |
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| Description: | A tree-framed view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the shore of Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 10 24 1949 |
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| Description: | Peter H. Norg, executive director of the Four Lakes Council of Boy Scouts (a Red Feather service of the Madison Community Chest), adds some red paint to th... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Capitol looking west in Madison, Wisconsin. A corner of the Capitol Square and the Capitol Lawn are in the foreground. Automobi... |
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| Description: | Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the bac... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the state Capitol building looking west. The building features columns, a dome topped by the statue Wisconsin, and multiple windows. |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the New Stoughton Company, manufacturers of truck cabs and bodies, wagons, bob sleds, spreaders, and "Stoughton Cushioned Trailers," with a t... |
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| Description: | Night view across Lake Monona towards downtown Madison. |
| Date: | 05 02 1963 |
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| Description: | Street view of the new Park Motor Inn on Madison's Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 12 16 1964 |
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| Description: | View of a crane about to swing a wrecking ball into a building wall at the 30 W. Mifflin Street and Carroll Street corner of the Square as a crowd is looki... |
| Date: | 08 2013 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of natural plants and trees towards the Madison skyline from across Monona Bay. A line of high-rise buildings frame the Wisconsin State... |
| Date: | 02 23 1978 |
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| Description: | A Caterpillar bulldozer breaking ground for the construction of the State Natural Resources Building, also known as General Executive Facility (GEF) 2, and... |
| Date: | 01 02 1979 |
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| Description: | Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E... |
| Date: | 07 2014 |
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| Description: | View from the top level of Monona Terrace towards the spiral ramp leading to the outdoor parking lot. Just beyond is John Nolen Drive and railroad tracks. ... |
| Date: | 1973 |
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| Description: | View across North Carroll Street, on the corner of West Dayton Street, towards the Grantshire Block. The Grantshire Restaurant is on the ground floor and t... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Capitol's West Washington entrance. Lake Monona is on the right, and Lake Mendota is on the left. |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Capitol Square from over Wisconsin Avenue. MATC Downtown in the foreground. Caption reads: "Aerial Vew, Looking S.E., showing State Capitol,... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Twilight view of the Madison skyline across Lake Monona. Caption reads: "Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol at Night, Madison, Wisconsin." |
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