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Wisconsin State Journal Building
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Elevated view of South Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Shows the Wisconsin State Journal building, with the fence surrounding the Capitol Park in the foreground.
circa 1860-1869
Fuller, John S., approximately 1815-1902
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WHi 26866
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Church Building on North Pinckney Street
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View of North Pinckney Street from the Capitol roof. The Methodist Episcopal church is located in the left of this image.
East Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
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East wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building (second in Madison) photographed from the U.S. Hotel building which was located at the corner of East Main and Pinckney Streets. John S. Full...
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circa 1860-1869
The first block of King Street and the three-story stone building at the corner of East Main and South Pinckney streets.
North Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue
circa 1860-1869
North Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue from the Capitol roof. The American House, which burned down in 1868, is one of the businesses shown in this view. Several residences are also in th...
East Mifflin Street with Lake Mendota in the Distance
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View of East Mifflin Street taken from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof. The building in the foreground, at the corner of East Mifflin and North Pinckney Streets, eventually became the Capitol Hote...
