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First Three Buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1865
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison campus showing the first three buildings on campus, South Hall (left), University Hall [Bascom Hall] (center), and North Ha...
Drawing

Madison Female Academy

Date: 1848
Description: Sketch of the Madison Women's Seminary on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East Johnson. The Madison Female Academy was a 19th century school for girls w...
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University of Wisconsin Class

Date: 06 1875
Description: The University of Wisconsin Class of 1876 on the lawn in front of Main Hall (later Bascom Hall). Prominent members of the class included Richard B. Dudgeon...
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Edgewood College

Date: 1942
Description: Edgewood College's Marshall Hall, built in 1864 by Samuel Marshall and later used as a powerhouse and laundry. It was remodeled as a residence hall for col...
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Edgewood College and Schools

Date: 1957
Description: An aerial view of Edgewood College and Schools.
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Edgewood College and Schools

Date: 1957
Description: An aerial view of Edgewood College and Schools.
Photograph

State Normal School

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking toward the State Normal School from the high school building.
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Stout Manual Training School

Date: 1920
Description: The Home Economics Building of the Stout Manual Training School.
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Stout Manual Training School

Date: 1890
Description: The Stout Manual Training School, later a part of Stout State College.
Postcard

School Buildings

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Description: Elevated view of school buildings in Menomonie, later a part of the Stout State College. The building in the center has a clock tower. Caption reads: "Scho...
Postcard

School Buildings

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Description: School buildings in Menomonie, later a part of the Stout State College. The building on the left has a clock tower. Caption reads: "School Buildings, Menom...
Postcard

Central School

Date: 1915
Description: The Central School, later a part of Stout State College. Caption reads: "Central School, Menomonie, Wis."
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison from Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1874
Description: View of the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Soldiers at Shrivenham

Date: 1946
Description: U.S. soldiers are sitting on the ground between classes at Shrivenham. The school at Shrivenham was operated by the Army after the end of the war, and thi...
Photograph

Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
Photograph

Jefferson College

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Description: Site of Jefferson College and the founding of Phi Gamma Delta, built in 1788 by John McMillan. The school was founded at the old log college building in 17...
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Grier Monument at Erskine College

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Description: View of a monument to William Moffatt Grier (1843-1899), president of Erskine College from 1871-1899. The monument, erected in 1904, features a statue of G...
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Old Medical College Building

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Description: Front view of the Old Medical College building, built in 1835. A walkway leads to stairs of the large stone-block Classical building. The frieze and archit...
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Bessie Tift College

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Description: Promotional postcard showing the walkway to a building at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Caption reads: "Bessie Tift College."
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Upshaw Hall at Bessie Tift College

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Description: View of the porch of Upshaw Hall built in 1904, at Bessie Tift College. Flowers line the porch where brick columns support the upper story. Caption reads:...

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