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Armory Turrets
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Exterior view of the five turrets on the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The turrets are topped with crenels, which are slots that allow weapons to be fired while the defender remains protected.
March 6, 1977
Potter, James T.
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Armory/Red Gym
December 28, 1969
Portion of former Norman Revival fortress the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), featuring towers, wall slits and a stone arch doorway, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison lower campus. The building w...
Armory Tower
1955
Armory tower with crenels and narrow arched windows. The building is on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and is also known as the Red Gym or Old Red.
Armory/Red Gym
1926
Front entrance from Langdon Street of the Armory building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, now known as the Red Gym or Old Red.
Armory on Langdon Street
1898
Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A boathouse is behind the Armory on Lake Mendota.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse
View from Lake Mendota of boathouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is to the right of the boathouse.
Lower Campus and Armory
September 13, 1932
University of Wisconsin-Madison lower campus and Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), taken across library mall.
