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Surveying Fire Damage
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A close-up of the damage caused to the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27, showing the first floor, and looking west through the Rotunda toward the exit. Close scrutiny of this view reveals some details of the original appearance of the Rotunda (compare this to Image ID: 7074), but most notable in the Rotunda is the presence of "Genius of Wisconsin," a female figure with an eagle on her shoulder. This marble statue by Helen Farnsworth Mears is one of the few objects from the third Wisconsin State Capitol on display in the present Capitol. You will find "Genius" one floor above ground level at the southeast entrance.
February 1904
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Surveying Fire Damage to the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
Damage caused to the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27. This photograph shows the first floor corridor, looking West. Still intact is a chandelier and its ceiling medallion.
Capitol Interior (third) — Genius of Wisconsin
Marble sculpture "Genius of Wisconsin" created by Helen Farnsworth Mears. It was commissioned by the Milwaukee Women's Club and, after being executed in marble by the Piccirilli Brothers, it was di...
Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
Second floor corridor of the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, looking south, after the fire of February 27, 1904. The view is through the central Rotunda showing the balustrade arou...
Surveying Fire Damage
February 1904
Second floor corridor of the South Wing in the third Wisconsin State Capitol, looking south, after the fire. The view is across the Rotunda, showing the height of the second floor ceilings, the iro...
Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
1904
The remains of a second floor corridor in the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27-28, 1904. This photograph documents the damage near the Rotunda. Judge J...
Fire Damage to the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
The office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27.
