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| Date: | 07 1914 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street. |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | The bronze statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, is hoisted to the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 07 20 1914 |
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| Description: | A crane places the gilded bronze statue, "Wisconsin," by Daniel Chester French, on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. |
| Date: | 04 25 1929 |
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| Description: | Ceremony for the unveiling of the statue of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. On the platform, left to right, are Senator R... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol dome, showing the statue "Wisconsin" by Daniel Chester French. |
| Date: | 04 11 1971 |
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| Description: | "Wisconsin," the bronze statue which was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, covered in gold leaf, atop the Wisconsin State Capitol. The piece includes a ba... |
| Date: | 12 1983 |
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| Description: | Skylight in the Wisconsin State Capitol, over the main stairs to the second floor. The figure in the center is an eagle in a wreath, which is an allegory o... |
| Date: | 05 1990 |
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| Description: | Detail of one of two bronze andirons, this one a satyr, in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The andirons depict cherubs and f... |
| Date: | 08 1990 |
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| Description: | "Wisconsin" statue on top of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 10 1990 |
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| Description: | Scaffolding enclosure around "Wisconsin" statue, at the Wisconsin State Capitol, during 1990 restoration and regilding of the sculpture. |
| Date: | 1984 |
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| Description: | Gilded lion's heads in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 05 1990 |
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| Description: | Detail of one of two bronze andirons, this one a mermaid, in the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The andirons depict cherubs and... |
| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | USS "Wisconsin" Badger in front of the Governor's Conference Room at the Wisconsin State Capitol. This figure, with the state motto "Forward," was sculpted... |
| Date: | 10 1990 |
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| Description: | "Wisconsin" statue on top of the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol during regilding in 1990. |
| Date: | 10 1970 |
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| Description: | One of 16 lion's heads on the exterior torchere lamps between the entries to the wings of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 05 1990 |
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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... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Daniel Chester French's statue "Wisconsin" on the dome of the Fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (the Third Capitol in Madison). |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin's Third Capitol building seen from across the road, with a fountain just inside the gate, which has sculptures on top of the columns. The grounds... |
| Date: | 03 1967 |
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| Description: | Nelson and Bronson La Follette stand next to the Robert M. La Follette statue in the United States Capitol, while a man poses at the base to carve the word... |
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