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View From Wisconsin State Capitol Dome Looking West
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A view from the capitol looking west up State Street toward the University of Wisconsin-Madison with the Holy Redeemer Church, Holy Redeemer School, Red Gym, Science Hall, Bascom Hall, and North and South Halls. On the left of State Street is a ribbon of utility poles.
1897
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State Street
1905
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Elevated View of Madison
1910
Elevated view looking down State Street taken from the Wisconsin State Capitol. On the right on Mifflin Street men are working on scaffolding on the facade of a building. A trolly is in the foregro...
Looking East From Atop Bascom Hall
Elevated view looking east from the top of Bascom Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Visible at the end of State Street is the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Caption re...
View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward the Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)
1861
View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking up State Street toward the second Wisconsin State Capitol building. A portion of the lawn in f...
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
1918
Exterior view of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 126 (120) West Johnson Street.
Looking West from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome
1896
View from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome looking west towards Bascom Hill. Mifflin street with City Hall and the Fuller Opera House are in the foreground. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the...
