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View of East Main Street
1861
First block of East Main street photographed from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Doty and Wilson street properties and Lake Monona are in the background.
East Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
1861
East wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building (second in Madison) photographed from the U.S. Hotel building which was located at the corner of East Main and Pinckney Streets. John S. Full...
Buildings On East Main Street
circa 1860-1869
Buildings located in the first block of East Main Street. Businesses in the image include Gleason Hardware and the Madison Institute. Two men on horseback and one man standing are in the forEground...
Buildings on King Street
circa 1860-1869
The first block of King Street and the three-story stone building at the corner of East Main and South Pinckney streets.
Pinckney Street Looking East
circa 1860-1869
View down Pinckney street looking northwest toward East Wilson and Lake Mendota. The Bruen's or Brown's Block and the American Hotel are on the right.
East Mifflin Street with Lake Mendota in the Distance
circa 1860-1869
View of East Mifflin Street taken from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof. The building in the foreground, at the corner of East Mifflin and North Pinckney Streets, eventually became the Capitol Hote...
