Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Photographs

Capitol Square

Image

View of the Capitol Square from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol, looking south. The view includes the Park Hotel, The Baptist Church and St. Raphael's Catholic Church, on West Main Street with the steeple still under construction. A sign for "Cheap Dry Goods" can be seen in the left image. From the series, "The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings."

Date Created:
1875
Creator:
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923

Publication Information

Creator Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
Contributor Dahl, Lewis
Date Created 1875
Language English

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 photograph
Dimensions 11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Andreas Larsen Dahl photographs, 1870-1880, 1910-1915
Call Number (X3)19256
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465624302121

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011OV2
Legacy ID
WHi 27567

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Photographs
Interior of Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Interior of Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

1869

A view of the interior of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome, from the series "The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings."

View
Photographs
People in front of  Park Hotel

People in front of Park Hotel

1875

Park Hotel on the corner of Main and Carroll Streets. The Park Hotel wagon and baggage wagon are in front of the hotel. People are in front of the building and on the second floor balcony.

View
Photographs
Interior of Congregational Church

Interior of Congregational Church

1875

Interior view of the Congregational Church on West Washington Avenue with a good view of the stained glass rose window, from the series "The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings."

View
Photographs
State Street

State Street

1874

A view from the 300 Block of State Street, looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.

View
Photographs
Madison's Federal Post Office

Madison's Federal Post Office

1875

The City of Madison, Federal Post Office, at the corner of Wisconsin and Mifflin Streets. The cornerstone was laid on May 27, 1869. The building was demolished between 1927 and 1929. From the serie...

View
Photographs
The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings

The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings

1876

A stereograph of rowing, sailing and fishing on Lake Monona in Madison. The back of this yellow carded stereograph reads "The Beauties of Madison and Surroundings. Andrew L. Dahl, Landscape Photogr...

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown