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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) from West Washington Avenue
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The third Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from unpaved West Washington Avenue, with the West Wing to the left and the South Wing to the right. The church spire to the left is Grace Episcopal Church, one of two buildings dating from the 1850s still standing on the Capitol Square.
1898
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
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