Photograph
Bascom Hill Burial Excavation
| Workers at the site of two graves discovered on Bascom Hill in front of Main Hall (now Bascom Hall). One man sprays water from a hose. The disturbed soil of the two burials can be seen near the center of the image. Madison's first cemetery was located at this site. |
| Image ID: | 108177 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 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: | 3.75 x 3 inches |
| College buildings |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| Work clothes |
| Lawns |
| Implements, utensils, etc. |
| Hills |
| Cemeteries |
| Burial |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Manual work |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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