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Wisconsin State Capitol Looking Northeast
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Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. In the background is Lake Mendota on the left, and on the right is Lake Monona.
June 16, 1928
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue
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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue. The Loraine Hotel is on the right.
Wisconsin State Capitol Looking Northeast
August 24, 1945
Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel.
Cave-in on Monona Avenue
November 19, 1933
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Edgewater Hotel Opening
August 12, 1948
Edgewater Hotel at the foot of Wisconsin Avenue. Lake Mendota is in the background.
Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue
1939
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East Washington Avenue
March 21, 1949
Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol, showing Pinckney Street side of the Square, looking down East Washington Avenue. Buildings include the Belmont Hotel, Emporium, American Exchange Ban...
