Buffington's drawing and floor plan of the first and second floors of the second State Capitol Building, which appeared in the St. Paul Daily Pioneer Press, August 29, 1881.

View of St. Paul looking up Cedar Street toward the third capitol building. The tower of the second capitol is visible left of center, 1904. Photographed by Francis L. Wright.

Capitol approach, with Wabasha Street on the left, Cedar Street on the right, showing the site of the second state capitol as a parking lot, 1954.

Richard R. Sackett, in charge of a historical records survey crew salvaging old documents at the second state capitol prior to demolition, inspects oak paneling, 1937. Photographed by the Minneapolis Tribune.

Stairway leading to the second floor of the second state capitol building prior to demolition, 1937. Photographed by A.F. Raymond.

Supreme Court chamber in the second capitol building, partially dismantled prior to building demolition, 1937. Photographed by the Minneapolis Tribune.

Second state capitol prior to demolition, 1937. Photographed by the Minneapolis Star Journal.

Flag case in the rotunda of the second capitol prior to demolition, 1937. Photographed by the Minneapolis Star Journal.

Wrecking of the old State Capitol, St. Paul, 1938. Photographed by the St. Paul Dispatch.

Richard Sackett examining the Minnesota Historical Society vault door in the second capitol building prior to its demolition, 1937.