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Burning of Bascom Hall Dome

Date: 10 10 1916
Description: People walking along the Linden Drive path watch as Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burns on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Fire destroy...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1915
Description: South view of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) with dome on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A flag is flying from the dome.
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Couple with Young Children

Date: 1870
Description: A man is standing on the far left with a baby in a baby buggy, a boy on the far right is sitting on a rocking horse on the lawn, and a woman holding baby i...
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1910
Description: Hospital Buildings. Designed in 1879 by H.C. Koch, a local architect, the hospital plans were based upon the "pavilion system" then popular in certain part...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1890
Description: Cyanotype view from Bascom Hill of main entrance to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1893
Description: Elevated view from North Hall of main entrance to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1917
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1917
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1916
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The dome and south wing pictured here were built in 1899.
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Lathrop Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Walkway near back of building with lawn and trees on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Law Building

Date: 1915
Description: View up tree-lined path on Bascom Hill of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall can be seen at the top of the hill on the rig...
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Lower Beetown School

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Description: Lower Beetown clapboard schoolhouse with bell tower and path.
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Smithsonian Institute

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Description: A view of the Smithsonian Institute's 'Castle' building from a nearby lawn. The sprawling, crenelated, multi-part stone structure is bordered by some tree...
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Gazebo

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Description: A view of an ornate gazebo set in a pond. The pond has a fountain spray and tree-lined paved paths of the park are visible in the background while a flowe...
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Snow Study of Main Hall

Date: 03 30 1900
Description: Winter scene looking towards Main Hall (Bascom Hall), obscured by trees, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Original caption reads: "Snow study...

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