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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view looking east from Lincoln Terrace on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground and...
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Camp Randall Arch in Madison

Date: 01 19 1931
Description: Winter scene featuring the Camp Randall Memorial Arch on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Bong P-38 Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: An early view of the Richard Ira Bong Memorial - a P-38, although not a plane that Bong himself flew. The plane was acquired from the Air Force by the loca...
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Pioneer Monument

Date: 1935
Description: Pioneer Monument in memory of Chief Simon Kahquados, Jacques Vieau, John Volk, James Duane Doty, Joshua Hathaway, Henry S. Baird, Co. Starkweather, Frank D...
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Camp Bragg Tablet

Date: 1920
Description: View of the memorial to Camp Bragg, with a tablet, located in Menominee Park. It is surrounded by Civil War cannons. Snow is on the ground, and buildings a...
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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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Armistice Day Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony, looking down State Street, with a drum and bugle corps on the left and other veterans in uniform standing at attention near the cen...
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University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival

Date: 02 14 1948
Description: Ice carving of the Olympic rings at the University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival, with Bascom Hall and the Lincoln Monument in the background. ...
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Von Stueben Statue

Date: 12 1952
Description: In Washington park, Washington Park library in the background. Nighttime view, with snow falling. The statue of Frederick Von Steuben on horseback preside...
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1945
Description: Sculpture of Lincoln in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is in the background, and snow covers the ground. T...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1950
Description: Side view of the Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is in the left background, and snow is on the ground. A stone ...
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North Hall from Lincoln Monument

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Description: View of North Hall from the Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Republican Lincoln Day Committee

Date: 01 29 1952
Description: Representatives of three Republican organizations meet to plan the annual Lincoln Day dollar supper. Standing in front of the University of Wisconsin's sta...
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Marathon County Courthouse

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Description: View from street of the Marathon County Courthouse, "Bet 3rd and 4th, Jefferson and Scott Streets". Men and women are crossing the snowy streets near parke...
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Gun Site

Date: 01 1983
Description: "The gun site was photographed on a winter night."
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Courthouse after Ice Storm

Date: 1922
Description: Limbs litter the ground under trees heavily coated with ice on the Sauk County Courthouse Square after an ice storm.
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Soldier's Monument

Date: 1910
Description: View of Soldier's Monument. Caption reads: "Soldier's Monument, Darlington, Wis."
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Injured Soldier in the Mountains

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Description: Transporting an injured soldier in the high mountains of Tirol.

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