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City of Madison
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Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof of the city of Madison. State Street leads toward the Wisconsin State Historical Society and Bascom Hall. Lake Mendota is on the right.
September 1900
Krueger, Alexander
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward the Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)
1861
View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking up State Street toward the second Wisconsin State Capitol building. A portion of the lawn in f...
State Street
1905
Elevated view from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west along State Street to Bascom Hall (with dome). The State Historical Society Building, Science Hall, and the Armory and Gymnas...
Lake Mendota from Wisconsin State Capitol
circa 1910-1919
Stereograph view looking down North Hamilton Street from the State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Square sidewalk leading down North Hamilton S...
Lake Mendota from Wisconsin State Capitol - Anaglyph
Stereograph view looking down State Street from the State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. The image features the Capitol Square sidewalk leading down toward State St...
Panoramic from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) of Madison
November 11, 1861
Panoramic view of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin campus. North Hall and South Hall are in the foreground. Lake Mendota, the second Wisconsin State Capitol b...
Lake Mendota Shoreline on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus
View across Lake Mendota of the University Boat House and Red Gym along the shoreline. The dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the distance.
