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Madison View

Date: 1900
Description: A view of the city of Madison circa 1900 that was used as a letterhead.
Photograph

The Avenue Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: The Avenue Hotel, owned and managed by George P. Gifford. Caption reads: "The Avenue Hotel, Geo. P. Gifford, Madison, Wisconsin."
Photograph

Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

Date: 1900
Description: Madison skyline, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, from the south shore of Lake Monona.
Photograph

Bascom Hill Looking East

Date: 1900
Description: View looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Postcard

Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: Colorized elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Wisconsin State Seal is in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "State Capitol, Madison, Wisco...
Photograph

View from Bascom Hill Looking East

Date: 1903
Description: View of downtown Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol building from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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University Avenue Looking Towards Downtown

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol along University Avenue, possibly from the chimney of University of Wisconsin-Madison Power Statio...
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Elevated View of Madison in Eagle Heights

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Madison through trees. Lake Mendota, buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including the Washburn Observatory are along the sh...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View from the Lake

Date: 05 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View from the Lake, Madison, Wis." View of the Madison Capitol building, skyline and shoreline from Lake Monona or Mendota...
Photograph

View of Madison

Date: 1905
Description: View of Madison in the far distance taken from the third floor of a home at 216 Campbell Street, in University Heights. There is a power line suspended in ...
Photograph

Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1904
Description: Men working on the reconstruction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) after the 1904 fire.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Competition

Date: 1906
Description: Architect's design of the 4th Wisconsin State Capitol (the third built in Madison). "Perspective" by George B. Post and Sons.
Photograph

View of the Wisconsin State Capitol From University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over tree-tops towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. On the left is the Armory (Red G...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol during Winter

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene of the Wisconsin State Capitol with snow-covered trees.
Photograph

View Across Monona Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Monona Bay.
Photograph

Southeast Madison View

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view looking southeast, possibly from the chimney of the University of Wisconsin Power Plant.
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction from Bascom Hill

Date: 1907
Description: View in winter from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus of the Wisconsin State Capitol (the fourth State Capitol, the third in Madiso...
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City of Madison

Date: 09 1900
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof of the city of Madison. State Street leads toward the Wisconsin State Historical Society and Bascom Hal...
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Wisconsin Capitol after 1904 Fire

Date: 1900
Description: Construction debris litters the ground around the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol (third in Madison) as reconstruction of the capitol proceeds after the 190...

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