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View of East Main Street
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First block of East Main street photographed from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Doty and Wilson street properties and Lake Monona are in the background.
1861
Fuller, John S., approximately 1815-1902
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Vilas House Hotel on East Main Street
1861
The Vilas Hotel located at the corner of Monona Avenue at the west end of the first block of East Main Street.
View Down King Street
circa 1860-1869
Corner of King, Main, and Pinckney streets looking toward Lake Monona. The Bank of Madison is in the foreground.
Buildings on King Street
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.
East Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
1861
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...
Residential Neighborhood in Madison
circa 1860-1869
Street and residential neighborhood with Lake Monona in the background. This possibly is the intersection of King, Wilson, and Butler streets.
Pinckney Street Looking East
circa 1860-1869
View down Pinckney street looking northwest toward East Wilson and Lake Mendota. The Bruen's or Brown's Block and the American Hotel are on the right.
