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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward the Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1861
Description: View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking up State Street toward the second Wisconsin State Ca...
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Madison, the Capitol of Wisconsin

Date: 1864
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison, with 12 vignettes and in the center is "The Capitol of Wisconsin View from the Capitol House". The buildings on the top are, fr...
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Snow-Covered Bascom Hill

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene of Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with snow-covered trees and bushes. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the distanc...
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A General View of the City — Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 30 1889
Description: Bird's-eye view from Bascom Hill of Madison, with vignettes of the Wisconsin State Capitol, Lake Monona, and the Capitol Park.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Aerial View

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus including Camp Randall Stadium, the Wisconsin State Capitol, and both Lake Mendota and Lake Monon...
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Foreign Students Visiting Governor Goodland

Date: 11 1946
Description: Foreign students at the University of Wisconsin visit Governor Walter Goodland in his office at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The visit was arranged by Caro...
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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1971
Description: View of State Street looking east towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill (on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus). The Wisconsin Histo...
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Sites of Madison — Collage

Date: 1960
Description: Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi...
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Madison View

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the city of Madison circa 1900 that was used as a letterhead.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota Shoreline

Date: 12 14 1976
Description: View of Lake Mendota and shoreline from University Bay Drive. Snow covers the lake and the shore.
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Lincoln Monument and Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: View from Bascom Hill and the Lincoln Monument toward the Wisconsin State Capitol building, still under construction.
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Lincoln Monument from Bascom Hall Portico Arch

Date: 1911
Description: Lincoln Monument on Bascom Hill from arch of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The city of Madison is in the...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1922
Description: View toward the Wisconsin State Capitol building from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill

Date: 1947
Description: Winter scene with the Wisconsin State Capitol building from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Trees line the path on both sides of...
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Lincoln Monument

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Description: Rear view of Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The monument is at the top of Bascom Hill, with flowering bushes and trees sur...
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Bascom Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of Bascom Hill from Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the distance, and the Lincoln Monumen...

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