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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) with Minarets
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Chromolithograph of the third Wisconsin State Capitol with a U.S. flag atop the dome. The colored illustration was produced by the Milwaukee Lithography and Engraving Company and used as frontis material in the 1891 Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. It illustrates the Capitol after the additions to the North and South wings were constructed in 1883.The minarets above the four octagonal towers were eliminated from the design of Architect D.R. Jones.
1891
Milwaukee Lith. & Engr. Co.
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WHi 6082
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Wisconsin State Capitol
1887
View of the third Wisconsin State Capitol from the pages of the Wisconsin Blue Book.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)
1870
The third Wisconsin Capitol (the second in Madison) as it appeared shortly after the construction was completed.
Capitol Interior — Assembly Seating Chart
1874
Seating chart for members of the Wisconsin Assembly as published in the 1874 Legislative Manual, the Wisconsin Blue Book.
Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Senate Seating Chart
1874
Seating chart for the Wisconsin Senate as it appeared in the 1874 Legislative Manual, commonly called the Wisconsin Blue Book.
Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition
1913
Workmen stand atop and in front of the remnants of the last remaining wing, the North Wing, of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building.
Map of Wisconsin prepared for the Blue Book of the state from official records : showing Congressional districts
1883
This hand-colored map of Wisconsin shows the nine congressional districts. It also shows the counties, cities, railroads, rivers, and lakes in the state. The map is from the Blue book of the State ...
