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Poster

Power Concedes Nothing Without a Demand

Date: 1960
Description: Poster with black ink on a white background for the Lowndes County Freedom Organization. At the top is an illustration of a panther, and text below reads: ...
Postcard

Dome and South Entrance to State Capitol

Date: 
Description: External view of the south entrance of the Capitol (from S. Hamilton Street). A flowerbed in the driveway is in the foreground. Text reads: "The second hig...
Postcard

Aerial View of Capitol Square

Date: 1942
Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square with Lake Monona in the foreground and Lake Mendota in the background. Pinckney Street is on the right.
Postcard

Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view of the Capitol's West Washington entrance. Lake Monona is on the right, and Lake Mendota is on the left.
Photograph

Wisconsin's First Capitol

Date: 1945
Description: Wisconsin Territorial Capitol, a building rented by the Legislature for 46 days in 1836. Caption from calendar: "Wisconsin's first Capitol — Belmont — Lafa...
Photograph

Governor La Follette Signing Extradition Papers

Date: 05 25 1931
Description: Governor Philip La Follette in the governor's office, signing extradition papers for George W.E. Perry aka "Jiggs" "Blue Beard," with Samuel Becker, execut...
Photograph

Madison Skyline — Taken from Capitol

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of skyline looking down East Washington Avenue. Lake Monona is in the distance on the right.
Photograph

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.
Map or Atlas

Diagram of the Senate Chamber

Date: 1866
Description: Diagram and seating chart for the Wisconsin State Senate in the second State Capitol Building which burned down in 1904.
Map or Atlas

Diagram of the Assembly Chamber

Date: 1866
Description: Diagram and seating chart for the Wisconsin State Assembly in the second State Capitol Building which burned down in 1904..
Book or Pamphlet

The Capitol

Date: 1864
Description: Engraving of the seconds Wisconsin State Capital building. This building burned down in 1904.
Photograph

State Capitol Christmas Tree

Date: 12 20 1957
Description: A view from above of the tall decorated 34-foot balsam tree in the Capitol Building rotunda. The tree was grown in Marquette County and purchased from the ...
Photograph

Junior Chamber of Commerce Program

Date: 12 06 1957
Description: Charles Hendrickson, Janesville (standing), led a delegation of Junior Chamber Commerce members who explained the Nine-Point Program for promoting Wisconsi...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Treasurer Dena Smith

Date: 12 13 1957
Description: Dena A. Smith was sworn in as State Treasurer on December 4th for the 13-month unexpired term of her husband, Warren R. Smith, who died on December 3rd. De...
Photograph

Tour Guide in the State Capitol Building

Date: 10 1957
Description: Security guard giving a family a tour inside the State Capitol building.
Photograph

Memorial Day Parade

Date: 05 31 1954
Description: Firing Squad of the 520th Air Defense Group at the Memorial Day parade around Capitol Square. The servicemen are aiming their rifles in the air as children...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Summer Relaxation On The Capitol Grounds

Date: 07 07 1957
Description: A partially hidden woman lounges in the sun on a flight of exterior steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Only her legs and skirt are visible.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Legislator

Date: 01 10 1955
Description: Waist-up portrait of one of the twenty-five legislators from the 1955 session of the Wisconsin State Legislature. The man is wearing a name tag in the shap...
Photograph

Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Four Lakes Drum and Bugle Corps assembled on the Capitol steps prior to their season of performances. They are made up of Boy Scouts and sponsored by the A...

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