Photograph
Bascom Hill Grave Excavation
| View of the excavation of two graves located on University Hill (now Bascom Hill). Main Hall (now Bascom Hall) can be seen in the background. |
| Image ID: | 107877 |
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| Creation Date: | 07 13 1918 |
| Creator Name: | Billings, E. S. |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Burial site excavations on Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin, Madison, photographs, 1918 and 1922 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 636 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 2.75 inches |
| The graves of Samuel Warren and probably William Nelson were discovered on the hill during installation of the Abraham Lincoln statue in 1909. |
| Archaeological sites |
| College buildings |
| Stone buildings |
| Foliage |
| Shrubs |
| Lawns |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Burial |
| Graves |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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