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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
Painting

Sunset from Lake Monona

Date: 1881
Description: Sunset from Lake Monona.
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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Belmont Hotel is behind the capitol on the left, and beyond is Lake Mendota.
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West Wing of Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. A view of the fourth capitol with snow flocked trees and snow-covered lawn and side...
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill

Date: 05 20 1933
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from University of Wisconsin-Madison Bascom Hall on Lincoln Terrace.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the center of East Washington Avenue, looking through two trees planted on a wide grassy median.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lincoln Terrace

Date: 06 03 1928
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol, from the Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill.
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Varsity Welcome

Date: 09 23 1927
Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin students on Bascom Hill, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance.
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View of Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1873
Description: View, ca. 1873-1879, of Madison looking down Wisconsin Avenue toward the third Wisconsin Capitol, a view that suggests something of the ongoing importance ...
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Second and Third Capitols and Wisconsin Avenue

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Description: A view looking south down Wisconsin Avenue toward the Capitol Square where portions of the second and third Wisconsin State Capitols are visible. This pers...
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Madison Shoreline from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison shoreline taken from Lake Monona in line with Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987). Includes Wisconsi...
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Madison Shoreline from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in line with South Pinckney Street. Includes 1 West Wilson Street state office building, the Wisconsin St...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
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...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rain shower.
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Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 11 24 1898
Description: View from Bascom Hill toward the Wisconsin State Capitol showing the Wisconsin Historical Society under construction.
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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

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Description: Wisconsin State Capitol at night with moon in background.
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Earth Day March near Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 04 21 1970
Description: Crowd gathering for the first Earth Day march. Someone is holding the ecology flag. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background.
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State Street Looking Towards The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1969
Description: Elevated view of State Street looking east towards the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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View of University Heights Neighborhood

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Description: Elevated view of University Heights, looking north from Ely Place towards Bascom Hall. The following houses are visible: Professor Richard T. Ely house, 20...

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