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Man and International Truck in front of Iowa State Capitol

Date: 06 19 1927
Description: Man posing with an International tour bus in front of the Iowa State Capitol building. The sign painted on the side of the bus reads: "Seeing the US."
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Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1904
Description: The remains of a second floor corridor in the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27-28, 1904. This photograph docum...
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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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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 1904
Description: Aftermath of the Wisconsin State Capitol fire of February 26-27. This image provides the best of only a few known photographs of the ornamentation of the w...
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Madison Skyline from Coliseum

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Description: View from the roof of the Dane County Coliseum of the Madison skyline, including the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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"Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 08 1990
Description: "Wisconsin" statue on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Cocoon around "Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 10 1990
Description: Scaffolding enclosure around "Wisconsin" statue, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, during 1990 restoration and regilding of the sculpture.
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Exterior of Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol, including the "Wisconsin" statue on top of the dome.
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Detail of The South Pediment

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Description: Detail of the sculpture "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by Adolph A. Weinman, on the South Pediment of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Allegorical Statuary Group

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Description: One of four allegorical statuary groups, done by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This one is named "Strength," and is...
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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1972
Description: Colonnade around dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night with moon in background.
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"Wisconsin" Statue

Date: 10 1990
Description: "Wisconsin" statue on top of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol during regilding in 1990.
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Lion's Head at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 10 1970
Description: One of 16 lion's heads on the exterior torchere lamps between the entries to the wings of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Allegorical Statuary Group

Date: 05 1990
Description: One of four allegorical statuary groups, done by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This one is named "Strength," and is...
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Allegorical Statuary Group

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Description: One of four allegorical statuary groups, by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol. This one is named "Faith," and is above t...
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South Pediment

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Description: South Pediment, called "The Virtues and Traits of Character," by the sculptor Adolph Weinman. One of four groups of granite statuary on the exterior of the...
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East Pediment

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Description: East Pediment, called "Liberty Supported by the Law," by the sculptor Karl Bitter. One of four groups of granite statuary on the exterior of the Wisconsin ...
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North Pediment

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Description: North Pediment, called "Learning of the World, by the sculptor Attilio Piccirilli. This is one of four groups of granite statuary on the exterior of the Wi...
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West Pediment

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Description: West Pediment, called "The Unveiling of the Resources of the State," by the sculptor Karl Bitter. One of four groups of granite statuary on the exterior of...
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Detail of Allegorical Statuary Group

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Description: Detail of allegorical statuary group. One of four allegorical statuary groups, done by sculptor Karl Bitter, on the exterior of the Wisconsin State Capitol...

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