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200 Block of State Street from West Johnson Street

Date: 1913
Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Construction of Present Capitol

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Fourth Capitol and dome under construction, while the north wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol remains standing on the right. T...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1913
Description: Workmen stand atop and in front of the remnants of the last remaining wing, the North Wing, of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Demolition Workers

Date: 1913
Description: Workmen demolishing the North Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. Because the North Wing escaped damage during the fire in 1904, the North Wing cont...
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Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1912
Description: The fourth Wisconsin State Capitol during construction of the dome.
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 1914
Description: Starting to raise "Wisconsin" statue onto the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol (the fourth State Capitol, the third in Madison, 1906 - ). The gilded bro...
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Fourth State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1911
Description: View of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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"Wisconsin" Statue on Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Conklin Ice House

Date: 1912
Description: Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split p...
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Loyalty Day Parade

Date: 03 31 1917
Description: Elevated view of men carrying flags marching down State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol in a Loyalty Day Parade.
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100 Block of State Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene of the north side of the 100 Block State Street with the Unique Shop, Popcorn Shop, G & A Jewelers, Drugstore, Keeley's and the Wisconsin Stat...
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400 Block of State Street

Date: 1915
Description: View of the 400 block of State Street, south side with the following businesses: 437 Fred R. Eastman Electrical Supplies, 435 M.J. Levin's The Square Tailo...
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View of 200 Block of State Street

Date: 1915
Description: View of the 200 block of State Street, northside, with Tailors and Gents Furnishers, John Ripp's Great Unloading Shoe Sale, and the Wisconsin State Capitol...
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Aerial View of Isthmus and Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized aerial view of isthmus looking northwest over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View, Madison, Wis., and State Capitol."
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view from King Street looking southwest to the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Aerial View of Downtown and Monona Bay

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the foreground, and the tip of Monona Bay and Lake Wingra to the left, with horizon stretching into the dis...
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Aerial View of Capitol Square

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view of the Capitol Square and surrounding area. Lake Monona and Lake Wingra are in the background.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Wisconsin Capitol with its new dome, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including Bascom Hall, taken from Picnic Point.

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