[State Capitol Building, Madison, Wisconsin] – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[State Capitol Building, Madison, Wisconsin], [between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c1/c115ccc7f944-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [State Capitol Building, Madison, Wisconsin]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[State Capitol Building, Madison, Wisconsin]
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The paper note tucked inside this glass negative links the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison to the Food Administration, the agency Herbert Hoover led during World War I to promote conservation of wheat, meat and other staples. The capitol, completed in 1917 with its tall dome rising above Capitol Square, offered a fitting public backdrop for state-level wartime campaigns like these. The negative belongs to the National Photo Company, which produced large numbers of views of American cities and landmarks in the 1910s for sale as postcards and prints. The record also notes that streaks and blemishes from the aging of the glass coating may appear, a common condition for negatives of this age.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title devised by Library staff. Date from negatives in same range. Paper inside says #281 Food Administration State House Madison Wis."; French Coll.; 8x6 Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven." |
| Subjects | United States--Wisconsin--Madison. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,889 × 5,306 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-260117 |
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