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Surveying Fire Damage to the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
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Elevated view of the damage to the East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol caused by the fire of February 27-28. The statue of "Forward" can be seen at the right.
February 1904
Publication Information
| Date Created | February 1904 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 11 x 18 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s) |
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| Call Number | Album 8.122 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Surveying Fire Damage
February 1904
Damaged East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27-28, showing details of the iron Corinthian columns, and the decoration of the windows and chimneys.
Fire Damage to the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
The office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction in the East Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27.
Surveying Fire Damage to the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
Ruins of the Senate Chamber at the Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 26-27.
Surveying Fire Damage to the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
Damage caused to the third Wisconsin State Capitol by the fire of February 26-27. This photograph shows the first floor corridor, looking West. Still intact is a chandelier and its ceiling medallion.
Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol
February 1904
Second floor corridor of the South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, looking south, after the fire of February 27, 1904. The view is through the central Rotunda showing the balustrade arou...
Surveying Fire Damage
February 1904
Ruins of the Senate Chamber in the Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 26-27. Here the damage was almost total, leaving only a piece of plaster molding.
