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Monona Avenue

Date: 1890
Description: Several houses at the intersection of Wilson Street and Monona Avenue with the home of Simeon Mills, one of Madison's most prominent citizens, on the corne...
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Titanic Survivors

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Description: Survivors of the Titanic sinking with Congressman William J. Cary and his Secretary, Richard P. Momsen, in front of the United States Capitol.
Photograph

Fourth State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Proxmire Jogging

Date: 07 11 1967
Description: Senator William Proxmire jogging on the mall in front of the U.S. Capitol. Proxmire was a physical fitness advocate, and he was well known for his daily ru...
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Wisconsin State Capitol and Tree

Date: 1900
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol in winter behind a snow-covered tree. There is a person walking in the foreground.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda

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Description: Partial view from above of the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda, with a group of people on the balcony looking toward the North Gallery.
Postcard

Panoramic View of Capitol Square, West Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of Capitol Square, seen from the West corner. Originally functioned as an oversized post card. Identifiable businesses include Haswell Furni...
Postcard

Panoramic View of Capitol Square, South Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of Capitol Square, seen from the South corner. Originally functioned as an oversized post card. Ringling Brothers Circus advertisement visib...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Building

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Description: View of Capitol building from corner of Main and Carroll Streets.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol and East Washington Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Automobiles are parked along the street, and a building on the right has advertisements for st...
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1904
Description: View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Dome from East Main Street

Date: 1914
Description: The dome is under construction and is just visible over the roof of a commercial building on East Main Street. Signs on the corner building on Main Street ...
Poster

Traffic Experiment Poster

Date: 08 1971
Description: Poster advertising for an event occurring between August 1971 and February 1972 called the "Traffic Experiment," in Madison. Features screen printed map of...
Photograph

The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the capitol building from Washington Avenue. Built in the neo-Renaissance style and architecturally modeled on the Hotel de Ville of Paris, Franc...
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Tommy Thompson Riding a Motorcycle

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Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson waves from a Harley Davidson motorcycle as he rides on John Nolen Drive. Lake Monona and the Wisconsin State Capitol b...
Photograph

Minnesota State Capitol Building

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Description: Exterior of the Minnesota State Capitol Building, constructed in 1905 in the Italian Renaissance and Beaux-Arts styles by Cass Gilbert.
Book or Pamphlet

Capture and Burning of Washington, D.C.

Date: 1814
Description: Etching depicting the burning of Washington, D.C. by the British during the War of 1812. In the foreground are a number of soldiers moving toward the Capit...
Photograph

Capital Offenses

Date: 1986
Description: Photograph taken to illustrate the jacket of a recording issued by the Capital Offenses, the blue grass band headed by Congressman David R. Obey of Wiscons...
Map or Atlas

Sinsinawa City, Wisconsin Territory : Situated on the South East Side of the Mound of the Same Name Near the River Mississippi.

Date: 1835
Description: Plat for a proposed Sinsinawa City (never built), in Grant County, Wis. When it became clear in the mid-1830s that Wisconsin Territory would be established...

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