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State Capitols
A Never-ending Hobby

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New Link

July 19, 2008
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
Google 3D Warehouse Collection by Zoungy
3D models of state capitols made
by a variety of people and gathered together
by Zoungy. High tech.
 

Vermont

April 12, 2008
on Telling Them Apart, General Impressions
This State House is small and in the wooded hills.
Its state is small and full of wooded hills.
A capitol echo, in a way.
 

New Link

August 24, 2007
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
The Capitol Collection
One man's quest to see all 50 has been completed.
Now he has a book to help all the rest of us do the same.
Great idea!
 

Pennsylvania

August 21, 2007
on Favorites, Just Because
The Intriguing Interiors section for Pennsylvania is done,
but I have one more image I can't ignore.
This seems like the place for it!
 

Pennsylvania

August 17, 2007
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors 3
The photo enlargement pages are here.
Nine pages with great details.
 

Pennsylvania

August 4, 2007
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors 3
More on the interior has been added.
Check back soon for photo enlargements.
They will be worth it!
 

Pennsylvania

July 27, 2007
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors 3
This capitol interior is rich with decoration and history.
This is just the beginning of what
I have collected for this page.
 

Delaware

July 17, 2007
on Favorites, Nature
Evening light shining on the tower
of the Delaware capitol captured perfectly.
 

Delaware

July 16, 2007
on What's on Top, Cupola Towers
New images of the weathervane
on top of the cupola tower.
There's no debating what's up there now!
 

Challenges Answered

July 14, 2007
on Visitor Challenge
We have answers to some questions,
but there are still more.
Take a look!
 

New Link

July 7, 2007
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
Edward Crim photographer
If you enjoy great photos of capitols in detail,
this is the place to see!
Not all of our states are represented yet,
but there were 28 when I visited today.
 

California

July 2, 2007
The larger copies of the new images listed below
are now viewable on their own pages, linked from
Favorites, Intriguing Interiors 2.
 

California

June 30, 2007
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors 2
A selection of images of the extensively renovated capitol interior.
Larger copies of them are coming next.
 

Rhode Island

June 23, 2007
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors
A long time in the making, . . . you know the rest.
The last page on Rhode Island for now.
This one has a "Visitor Challenge" in it.
 

Rhode Island

June 16, 2007
on Telling Them Apart, Unique Architectural Features
and Favorites, Just Because
A long time in the making, finally here,
and interesting to boot.
OK, I'll admit I'm repeating myself,
but there's one more page coming next with more on Rhode Island,
so this is not the last time you'll hear that line!
 

Rhode Island

June 9, 2007
on Favorites, Statues
A long time in the making, finally here,
and interesting to boot.
 

Rhode Island

June 9, 2007
on What's On Top, Statues of Men
A long time in the making, finally here,
and to be followed closely by more on Rhode Island.
 

New Hampshire

June 3, 2007
on What's On Top, Statues of Eagles
An unusual bird; he is beautiful from the front,
stupendous from the back, and a bit strange from the side.
 

Wyoming

June 1, 2007
on What's On Top, Cupolas (on domes) 2
One of my most favorite domes.
So glad to finally have it shown with great images!
 

Hello!

May 26, 2007
And to think I thought four months was too long!
That was back in September.
Sometimes life just presents us with things . . .
AGAIN!

I'm just taking this Memorial Day weekend
to get everything operational here.
Then it should be business as usual,
though a bit slower than I'd like, I expect.
 

New Link

September 12, 2006
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
Domes of America
A look at the inner domes of our capitols.
 

New Hampshire

September 12, 2006
on Telling Them Apart, Hidden Letters
The first section on New Hampshire.
 

California

September 11, 2006
on Favorites, Nature
A pleasant surprise from a rainy day.
 

Nevada

September 11, 2006
on Favorites, Nature
OK, so the sky's a bit bluer than it should be.
It's still a pretty image.
 

Wyoming
on a New Page

September 10, 2006
on Favorites, Nature
This page has been planned for a long time.
I just had to start back here!
 

I'm Back!

September 10, 2006
Four months is too long to be away from a hobby.
Sometimes life just presents us with things
that take up all our spare time, and more.
 

Washington

May 6, 2006
on What's On Top, Cupolas (on domes)
This one you really do have to see up close.
 

Washington

May 6, 2006
on Telling Them Apart, Hidden Letters
Come and see!
"W" is for Washington.
 

New Page

May 6, 2006
Telling Them Apart, Hidden Letters
Not too many states will fill this page,
but each will be interesting!
 

Montana

May 6, 2006
on What's On Top, Statues of Ladies
She was adopted.
 

Wyoming

May 6, 2006
on Telling Them Apart, It's In the Drum
And another lady in the window.
 

Montana

May 6, 2006
on Telling Them Apart, It's In the Drum
Another lady in the window.
 

Oregon

April 29, 2006
on Favorites, Photographic Art
This is the image that made me do it,
made me build another page with thumbnails
that lead to big, beautiful images.
 

Washington DC

April 29, 2006
on Favorites, Photographic Art
This is the only item here
from our nation's Capitol.
I just had to do it.
 

Wisconsin

April 29, 2006
on Favorites, Photographic Art
This photographer has many
wonderful shots in his gallery.
Here are two more of them.
You really should check out his Flickr photos.
 

New Page

April 29, 2006
on Favorites, Photographic Art
I couldn't possibly wait to
put this one up anymore.
Thumbnails lead to big, beautiful images.
No explanations necessary.
 

Wisconsin

April 29, 2006
on Favorites, Night Shots
This photographer has many
wonderful shots in his gallery.
Here are two of them.
 

Delaware

April 28, 2006
on Favorites, Just Because
Just happened to run across this one.
 

Communication Problems
Rectified

April 28, 2006
Two photographers mentioned my emails
were found in their 'discard' folders.
I believe my email has been tagged
by Yahoo! as spam! The shame!
I DO NOT SPAM.
The site email address remains the same, but my new
contacts will be made through a new account.
 

Illinois
New Page

April 26, 2006
Favorites, Just Because
An image and a special "thank you" worth mentioning.
 

Improved Images for Alabama

February 19, 2006
on Telling Them Apart, Prominent Decorations
The old ones were a bit fuzzy.
 

New Link

February 18, 2006
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
Bob's State Capitol Tour
Those first trips to capitols
have sprouted into plans to visit and
photograph all 50 for many, obviously.
 

Half-way Point Reached!

February 17, 2006
(sort of)

If you include the three states listed below,
which truly are close to being added,
there are 25 in the main section of the site,
"Telling Them Apart."
That's half the states!
( And the crowd cheers . . . )
Yes, congratulations are in order, thank you!
 

Montana
Washintgon
Wyoming

ASAP
(Posted Feb-17-2006)
on a few different pages.

I have these three states in process to be added next.
People seem to be in their usual winter, post-holiday funk
and are replying to my emails and other requests
for permission to use images very slowly.
In order to use my time wisely,
and in honor of the event noted above,
I am taking a maintenance break.
There will be improvements to the existing
images and information during maintenance.
They will be listed above in the usual form.
 

Georgia

January 28, 2006
on Telling Them Apart, It's In the Drum
Another new page besides.
 

Georgia

January 27, 2006
on Favorites, Night Shots
Not just the dome is golden at night.
 

Georgia

January 20, 2006
on Favorites, Statues
More information on this lovely lady.
 

Georgia

January 12, 2006
on What's On Top, Statues of Ladies
Another lovely lady.
 

Connecticut

December 30, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Domed but Different
Does it remind you of a castle or a cathedral?
 

Connecticut

December 30, 2005
on What's On Top, Cupolas (on domes)
There is much more than just a cupola up there!
 

New Association

December 15, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Unique Archtectural Components
A visitor-contributed association
for the Illinois balconies.
People really do read the Visitor Challenge page!
 

New Link

November 30, 2005
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
Green Destiny Capitol Project
Another photographer with plans to photograph all 50.
This time the co-subject is a car.
 

California

November 25, 2005
on What's On Top, Cupolas (on domes)
It took months to locate an image that shows the
ornamentation on this capitol's drums and cupola.
 

Florida

November 19, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, The Towers
You are not ready for this association!
This is a repeat of my comment on North Dakota below on purpose.
 

New Link

November 17, 2005
on Links to Capitol Hobby Pages
USA map puzzle games by Sheppard Software.
A little different link than the others, but fun for any skill level.
 

North Dakota

November 17, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, The Towers
You are not ready for this association!
 

Cross-Site Links

November 17, 2005
on all Capitol Info Pages
Now you can easily find all the sections for any state
by following the links at the bottom of each section.
No more going back to the Home/Index page to see
what else is here about your favorite capitol.
The exception will be a state that has only one section so far.
Hope this improves your enjoyment!
 

Michigan

November 6, 2005
on Favorites, Night Shots
Spooky!
 

Hawaii

November 5, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Surprisingly Different Designs
This beautiful building is full of symbolism.
 

Rhode Island

November 4, 2005
on Favorites, Night Shots
Two great shots from the same source.
 

Connecticut

November 3, 2005
on Favorites, Statues
No, there isn't a statue on top of the Connecticut capitol.
So what is this about?
 

Hawaii

October 25, 2005
on What's On Top, One of a Kind Toppers
How many capitols have a hole in their roof?
 

Virginia

October 22, 2005
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors
Like for Iowa, links are included to pages
with large copies of the great images.
 

West Virginia Dome News

October 22, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, It's On the Dome
The restoration of the dome has been completed a year ahead of schedule.
Some old news has also been added.
 

Improved Iowa Interior Presentation

October 21, 2005
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors
The old images on this page just weren't doing a good job
of showing detail. Now for three of them, each has a link
to a page with a really big copy of a great photograph.
They open in new windows, by the way.
 

Iowa

October 15, 2005
on Favorites, Intriguing Interiors
 

New Page

October 15, 2005
Favorites, Intriguing Interiors
Some unexpected interior shots, and some special compositions.
 

California

October 10, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Prominent Decorations
 

New Page

October 4, 2005
Designs by Date
Thumbnail images of capitols arranged by
design date for an interesting time line (hopefully).
 

All Featured States

October 4, 2005
on Designs by Date
States are now added to this new page
when they are added to the "Telling Them Apart" section.
 

Illinois

September 30, 2005
on Favorites, Night Shots
 

Louisiana

September 28, 2005
on What's On Top, Cupola Towers
 

Maryland

September 28, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Manhunting, A Poem
 

New Page

September 26, 2005
Telling Them Apart, The Towers
 

Louisiana

September 26, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, The Towers
 

New Page

September 26, 2005
What's On Top, One of a Kind Toppers
What will develop on this page is a mystery to me!
As I research the wonderful buildings, another candidate for this page will probably just appear.
Michigan is a likely future addition already.
 

North Carolina

September 26, 2005
on What's On Top, One of a Kind Toppers
Have you ever heard of a building with a "honeysuckle?"
 

North Carolina

September 23, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Prominent Decorations
 

Wisconsin

September 23, 2005
on Favorites, Night Shots
 

Maryland

September 18, 2005
on What's On Top, Cupola Towers
 

Delaware

September 10, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Manhunting, A Poem
 

New Page

September 9, 2005
Favorites, Night Shots
Just one image, so far.
 

Massachusetts

September 9, 2005
on Favorites, Night Shots
 

New Page

September 5, 2005
Telling Them Apart, Manhunting, A Poem
This one's a bit different. A poem is used to assist in the associations.
Please accept my sincerest apologies (for the poetry) and enjoy the fun!
 

Massachusetts

September 5, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Manhunting, A Poem
 

Nevada

September 5, 2005
on Telling Them Apart, Manhunting, A Poem
 

Nevada

August 31, 2005
added to What's On Top, Flagstaffs (on domes)
 

Massachusetts

August 31, 2005
added to What's On Top, Cupolas (on domes)
 

Delaware

August 22, 2005
added to What's On Top, Cupola Towers
 

Oklahoma

August 12, 2005
added to Telling Them Apart, It's On the Dome
and What's On Top, Statues of Men
 

Tennessee

August 12, 2005
added to Telling Them Apart, General Impressions
and What's On Top, Cupola Towers

 

 

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