Photograph
Wisconsin State Capitol Dome from East Main Street
| The dome is under construction and is just visible over the roof of a commercial building on East Main Street. Signs on the corner building on Main Street (to the left) at the corner of Butler Street (off to the right) say "Stock Bros. & Co.," "Machine and Repair Shop" and "Machine and Blacksmith Shop." In the street are automobiles, pedestrians, and a horse-drawn vehicle. |
| Image ID: | 55328 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1914 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PF Madison.1369 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.25 inches |
| In the 1914 Madison City Directory, the Stock Brothers (Walter, John and Hugo L.) are listed as "machinists boat builders" located at 228 East Main Street. This business was not listed in the previous 1911 Madison City Directory, but was still listed in 1916. In the 1917 Madison City Directory, Edwin L. Foss occupies 228 E Main, covering all modes of transportation: "machinist, blacksmith, automobile, bicycle and gasoline engine repairing." |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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