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| Date: | 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 05 1916 |
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| Description: | A view looking down on the Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill, showing dancers around four different Maypoles. In the foreground is the Lincoln M... |
| Date: | 05 31 1936 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority members taken on the lawn after the senior breakfast, 22 Langdon Street, with Lake Mendota in the background. |
| Date: | 11 07 1952 |
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| Description: | The Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, 222 Langdon Street, is decorated for Homecoming with a theme of Bucky Badger whipping the Northwestern University Wil... |
| Date: | 05 16 1948 |
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| Description: | Alpha Phi sorority, 28 Langdon Street, was the site of a garden party for all sorority women on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Left to right: ... |
| Date: | 07 1908 |
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| Description: | Unveiling ceremony, in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two American flags and a Wisconsin pennant hang from a wire abov... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Patty Ann Geaney, 21-month-old daughter of Captain and Mrs. Edward J. Geaney, residents of Eagle Heights, University of Wisconsin Houses, watches older chi... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | Cynthia Cottam, age 3 and a half, watches as children participate in a parade of gaily decorated tricycles while costumed as Native Americans, cowboys, and... |
| Date: | 05 30 1950 |
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| Description: | The University of Wisconsin faculty band led the parade of children of University of Wisconsin faculty living in University Houses at Eagle Heights march i... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of large crowd gathered to witness the dedication ceremony for the University of Wisconsin-Madison gymnasium. |
| Date: | 07 13 1918 |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Date: | 08 1918 |
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| Description: | 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 o... |
| Date: | 1979 |
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| Description: | View uphill towards a woman sitting among a flock of pink flamingo lawn ornaments covering Bascom Hill. She is pretending to feed bread to two pink flaming... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Eight women in costumes are posing in a field, in front of flowering bushes. One is holding a caduceus. Caption identifies this as: "May Fete, Spring Festi... |
| Date: | 11 07 1958 |
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| Description: | Homecoming decoration in front of the nurses dormitory, 1402 University Avenue, for the University of Wisconsin. |
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