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State Historical Society Under Construction
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Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men are standing on the roof, and a crane is mounted on a open floor below them. Bascom Hill is in the background, and Science Hall is on the right.
1898
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State Historical Society Building Under Construction
May 31, 1898
Cyanotype elevated view across Langdon Street from the Red Gym of the Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters under construction.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
January 13, 1898
Elevated view of State Historical Society of Wisconsin, under construction, showing the first floor of building, with Music Hall in the background.
Steam Pipe Construction in Madison
June 30, 1965
Steam pipe construction along Langdon street east of Park street. The corner of the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the left. Science Hall is in the background.
Memorial Library under Construction
1950
Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upper right. Temporary metal-roofed quonset h...
State Historical Society Under Construction
May 1898
Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capitol is silhouetted in the background and th...
Construction on State Historical Society of Wisconsin Headquarters Building
1967
View from Langdon Street of steelworkers constructing the framework for the addition to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Headquarters building. Park Street is on the right. Two workers add...
