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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Elevated wintertime view of the intersection of South Carroll and West Main Streets, showing the First Baptist Church constructed in 1854, the wooden fence... |
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| Description: | View of the North Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background, the Capitol Park, and farm wagons on East Washington Avenue on market day. T... |
| Date: | 05 26 1896 |
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| Description: | Military honor guard standing outdoors at the funeral of former Governor and Civil War hero Lucius Fairchild, which was held at the Wisconsin State Capitol... |
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| Description: | Embossed souvenir postcard decorated with gold that depicts the third Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared, 1883-1904. The gold dome was an entirely arti... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Cluttered work space of the librarian responsible for the Historical Society's newspaper collection during the period when the Society occupied rooms in th... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Daniel Webster carriage on display in the Historical Society's museum in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. At that time the Historical Society's quart... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Artifacts from the New Richmond tornado on display in the Historical Society's museum in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The display of such curiosities, now ... |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | An unusual photograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night with the dome illuminated for a political meeting. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Office of the State Board of Control of Wisconsin Reformatory, Charitable and Penal Institutions, in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, showing details of ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | In this photograph, probably taken during the early spring, cleanup of the damage to the Wisconsin State Capitol caused by the fire of February 26-27, 1904... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Aftermath of the Wisconsin State Capitol fire of February 26-27. This image provides the best of only a few known photographs of the ornamentation of the w... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | The floor plan of the first floor of the third Wisconsin Capitol as published in 1904 under the title "Program issued by the Capitol Improvement Commission... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | The floor plan of the second floor of the third Wisconsin Capitol as published in 1904 under the title "Program issued by the Capitol Improvement Commissio... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Close-up of the demolition of the dome of the Third Capitol, one of the few known photographs that permits such close observation of the architectural deta... |
| Date: | 02 15 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of legislators in the Assembly Chamber of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 03 15 1899 |
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| Description: | Detail of the Assembly Chamber photograph focusing on the journalists seated near the front of the room. During the 19th century, coverage of Capitol news ... |
| Date: | 02 15 1899 |
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| Description: | Detail of the 1899 Assembly Chamber photograph, showing a row of legislators at their desks. Until well into the 20th century, individual legislators had n... |
| Date: | 02 15 1899 |
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| Description: | Detail of the Assembly Chamber photograph, showing the visitors' gallery, the oversize brackets that supported it, and the ornamentation of the gallery. As... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Staff of the State Treasurer at work. Although the office was clearly located in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, this photograph may have been taken aft... |
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| Description: | Detail of photograph of the office of the state treasurer, enlarged to show a typical lighting fixture from the third Wisconsin State Capitol. As originall... |
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