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Always the Trees

Date: 10 2013
Description: Tree branches and the shadows they create frame one of the wings of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Rotunda in the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 07 2002
Description: View from walkway down the rotunda inside the Wisconsin State Capitol. This was taken before the restoration.
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Independence Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Backstage graffiti at the Independent Opera House naming participants in plays performed in 1936 and 1937.
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On the Railroad Trestle

Date: 06 2014
Description: View through chain-link fence towards the railroad trestle that spans the Wisconsin River, worn with age, and split apart in the middle. There is a padlock...
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Wall Decoration in Senate Parlor

Date: 02 2005
Description: Upper wall decoration, before restoration, in the Senate Parlor of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Orchid in Winter

Date: 02 2014
Description: Close-up of an orchid branch.
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New Year Sundial

Date: 01 2014
Description: A sundial covered in snow.
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Eagle in the Tree

Date: 03 2014
Description: View of a tree standing on the bank of the Wisconsin River, framed by the snow and tree-covered hills of the opposite bank. An eagle is sitting in the midd...
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Peony Blossom

Date: 06 2014
Description: Close-up view of a peony blossom in the sunshine.
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Farm Wagon

Date: 07 2014
Description: An old, worn farm wagon sitting in a field.
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Grace is Everywhere

Date: 10 2013
Description: Stratocumulus clouds forming in the sky. A few tree tops are in the lower left and right corners.
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Sycamore Tree

Date: 03 2014
Description: View of a sycamore tree in a snowbank that has been piled in front of it. Trees are in the background, framing the white bark of the sycamore. A wooden sig...
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Wisconsin River Headwaters Reservoir System

Date: 2013
Description: This map shows hydroelectric dams, natural-lake and man-made reservoirs, the Wisconsin River and its tributaries, and the Wisconsin River Drainage Basin. T...
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Capitol Square

Date: 08 2013
Description: View of the statue of Hans Christian Heg, with the Wisconsin State Capital in the background. Taken shortly before noon, the sculpture is silhouetted at th...
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Grain Drill

Date: 07 2014
Description: Close-up of a grain drill sitting outdoors in tall weeds and grasses.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Carved arch and ceiling in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Trapdoor mechanism in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Backstage dressing rooms in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater.
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Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of restored theater seats in Mabel Tainter Memorial Theater with bust of Andrew Tainter in background.
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Mineral Point Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Decorative plasterwork in the Mineral Point Opera House showing stage and painted curtain in background.

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