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Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)
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An engraving of the second Wisconsin State Capitol (the first built in Madison) that appeared on the notes of the State Bank of Madison, the first bank organized under the Banking Law of 1851.
October 17, 1853
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WHi 7042
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Capitol (Second)
1855
Detail from a lithograph vignette on a Map of the City of Madison of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, the first Capitol in Madison.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and East Washington Avenue
circa 1890-1899
View of the North Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background, the Capitol Park, and farm wagons on East Washington Avenue on market day. To the right is the American Exchange Bank,...
Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)
1856
The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859.
Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction
1911
A view of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
circa 1880-1889
Elevated view of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol (extension of the second State Capitol which was the first in Madison), shortly after the construction of the North and South additions.
Wisconsin State Capitol Corridor
1917
A view down the corridor of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol.
