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The First of the Nakomas

Date: 10 30 1915
Description: Outdoor group portrait of people identified as "settlers" (lot buyers) to the Nakoma development. Many of the people are wearing or holding a long-stemmed ...
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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.
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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.
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Wisconsin State Capitol and Fountain

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Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol, with a group of of people gathered around a fountain on the grounds.
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Art Fair at the Capitol

Date: 1968
Description: Crowds of people around the Wisconsin State Capitol at an art fair. On the left, paintings are displayed for sale.
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Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View up E. Washington Avenue towards a group of four smiling people standing on the curb near the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership soon after construction ...
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Rain on a Dreary Winter Day

Date: 12 03 1953
Description: A person is bicycling around Capitol Square in the rain.
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Third Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 02 26 1904
Description: People view the third capitol building with a large fountain in front. The third Capitol was built between 1857 and 1869 and destroyed by fire on February ...
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View of the Madison from Lake Monona

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Description: View of Madison from across Lake Monona, with two people sitting on a pier in the foreground on the right. A boat is near the pier on the left.
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View from Picnic Point

Date: 1900
Description: View of the city from across Lake Mendota at Picnic Point. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in th...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Wisconsin Centennial Parade near the Wisconsin State Capitol. An old Oldsmobile automobile, filled with people, is commemorating "America's Oldest Motor Ca...
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Governor Lucey Signs the Equal Rights Amendment

Date: 1975
Description: Several men and women watch as Governor Patrick Lucey signs the Equal Rights Amendment. Lloyd A. Barbee (left), Marlin Schneider, two unidentified people, ...
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State Street Winter Scene

Date: 1936
Description: Winter scene with people walking in the snow past a lamppost down State and Henry Streets, Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the backgr...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
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View of 100 Block of State Street

Date: 1929
Description: 100 Block of State Street with people shopping along the storefronts under awnings and automobiles parked curbside. The triangular building on the corner ...
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Madison City Bus

Date: 08 01 1947
Description: Pictured in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol is the Madison Bus Company's new 35 foot bus which seats 45 people. The bus will go into service the follo...
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Vice-President Nixon in Madison

Date: 10 24 1958
Description: Elevated view of a crowd of nearly 3,000 people gathered at the Capitol Square to hear Vice-President Richard Nixon speak. The vice-president is visible st...
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Museum Window

Date: 06 2014
Description: View of the capital and the square through a window on the top floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. Three people are walking on the sidewalk a...
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First Day of the Farmers' Market

Date: 04 18 2015
Description: View of a crowd of people on the square, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. One man is carrying a young boy on his shoulders. A tent over ...
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Front Page of Connections

Date: 1969
Description: Front page of Connections. Features a photograph of a group of people and two dogs walking down State Street, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in th...

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