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Iowa State Capitol
Stereoscopic card circa 1880 by Cross' Stereo Views.
From the New York Public Library
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building /
Photography Collection,
Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art,
Prints and Photographs,
from the Robert N. Dennis collection
of stereoscopic views.
Notice the scaffolding around the dome
and in front of the entrance columns.
This capitol, completed in 1886, is still under construction in this image.
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The Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Ia.
Antique postcard published by Raphael Tuck & Sons circa 1905. Printed in England.
The capitol walls are really a deeper reddish brown, and the
corner domes are now green. The walls are simply colored
inaccurately in this view. As for the corner domes,
they might have been the color of fresh copper which has
since weathered to green.
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Des Moines, Ia.
Iowa State Capitol
Antique postcard published circa 1905.
Though by a different publisher, this card shows the same incorrect coloring of the building as the one above.
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Old State Capitol, Iowa City, Iowa.
Antique postcard published circa 1920. C. U. Williams, Photoette. Bloomington, Ill.
Construction of this capitol began in 1840 while Iowa was still a territory. The decision was made to move the state capital to Des Moines, and in 1857, the Old Stone capitol was deeded to the University of Iowa. It still stands, serving the University today.
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Old Brick Capitol, Des Moines
Illustration by Benjamin F. Gue in History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century published in 1903.
Construction began in 1856 on this building known as the Old Brick capitol. Built as a temporary capitol, it was used for 26 years. The permanent capitol was recently completed when this old capitol burned in 1892.
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Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Ia.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by S. Langsdorf & Co. Publishing, New York, N.Y. Made in Germany.
This view shows the Pioneer statue and buffalo head drinking fountain below the statue.
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Wild Rose, Iowa State Flower
State Capitol, Des Moines Iowa.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
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Iowa's Flower the Sweet Wild Rose,
Is the fairest flower that grows
It decks her rich domain
Where peace and plenty reign.
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State Capitol, Des Moines Iowa.
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
This view shows the original Centennial Fountain, which has been replaced with a Bicentennial Fountain. The fountain and pedestrians are the same as in the state flower card above.
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