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Raising the Statue "Wisconsin"

Date: 07 1914
Description: Raising the statue "Wisconsin" to the top of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Cocoon around "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 10 1990
Description: Scaffolding enclosure around "Wisconsin" statue, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, during 1990 restoration and regilding of the sculpture.
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Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1904
Description: Men working on the reconstruction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) after the 1904 fire.
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"Wisconsin" Statue on Top of the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 11 1990
Description: Close-up of the statue "Wisconsin," created by Daniel Chester French and situated on top of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol, immediately after clea...
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Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1900
Description: Construction debris litters the ground around the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) as reconstruction of the capitol proceeds after the 190...
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Wisconsin Historical Society — Library Reading Room, Detail

Date: 2010
Description: Detail view of pillar and ceiling in the newly restored library reading room of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The new paint scheme restored the appeara...
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Modernization in the SHSW Library

Date: 02 08 1955
Description: Scaffolding in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room constructed for the replacement of the glass skylights and original light fixtures. On...
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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Steeplejacks Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, in the cap, repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. The photograph was...
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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 1904
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...
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Remodeling a Country Schoolhouse

Date: 07 09 1962
Description: Kenneth R. Colwell, a social worker with the Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare, Division of Mental Hygiene, bought the abandoned Twin Valley sch...
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Copeland Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Exterior view of Copeland Opera House from across street.
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Copeland Opera House

Date: 01 2009
Description: Close-up of a portion of Copeland Opera House's cornice.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
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Remodeling a Country Schoolhouse

Date: 07 09 1962
Description: Kenneth R. Colwell, a social worker with the Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare, Division of Mental Hygiene, bought the abandoned Twin Valley sch...
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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Close-up of Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, wearing the cap, steeplejacks repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. P...
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Enderle Home

Date: 1974
Description: "The tornado destroyed the Martin & Marcella Enderle home."
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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works, with a group of men posed standing in front of the construction of the blast furnace.
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Saint John's Church

Date: 1974
Description: "In 1974, Lomira had a tornado that damaged St. John's Church."
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St. Peter's Church Steeple

Date: 05 1984
Description: "Workers do steeple repair on St. Peter's Church."
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St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Date: 11 1993
Description: "This is the view form the top of the steeple looking straight down."

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