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Andreas Dahl and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. This view from East Washington Avenue shows photographer Andrew Dahl on his horse "Curnel" in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dahl had j...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 08 09 1906
Description: Demolition of the semi-circular West Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. In this picture the upper stories are gone, but behind the scaffolding the...
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Raising "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 07 1914
Description: Starting to raise "Wisconsin" statue onto the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol (the fourth State Capitol, the third in Madison, 1906 - ). The gilded bro...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1899
Description: Winter scene of two men standing on a snowy street with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background. They are holding snow shovels.
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Capitol Square with Street Sweepers

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Description: Capitol Square with street sweepers and iron fence.
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Capitol Square with Street Sweepers

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Description: Capitol Square with street sweepers and iron fence.
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Harold Gauer at the Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Gauer in Madison in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol after speaking with the Governor on CARE business.
Postcard

Construction of the Fourth Capitol Tower

Date: 12 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The ironwork tower is in the center of what would become the rotu...
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Construction of Fourth Capitol Building Dome

Date: 1911
Description: View along top of roof towards the fourth State Capitol building under construction, with erection tower and gin pole behind the girders of the dome substr...
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Group Portrait of Capitol Building Construction Workers

Date: 05 30 1911
Description: Group portrait of construction workers for the dome of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. In total thirty-two men are posing, with six of the men...
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Fourth Capitol Dome Superstructure

Date: 1911
Description: Construction of the dome for the Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. Four men are at working around the girders of the dome. One man is marked with an...
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Dairy Products Delivery Truck

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: View of right side of the "Des Moines Dairy Products Co." delivery truck. In the background is the Iowa State Capitol building.
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Watching Statue "Wisconsin" Get Painted

Date: 08 03 1957
Description: "Wisconsin" - the statue atop the State Capitol building's dome. A painter is hanging from the statue's neck by a climbing rope, pulleys, and a bench while...

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