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Van Hise Dormitories Under Construction
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Elevated view of the Van Hise Dormitories under construction: Adams, Tripp, Carson Gulley Commons, and a view of Picnic Point, at the University of Wisconsin.
December 1925
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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WHi 22404
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Men's Dormitories
June 30, 1926
View across Observatory Drive, looking down towards the Van Hise dormitories: Adams, Tripp, and Carson Gulley Commons. Picnic Point is in the distance on Lake Mendota.
Men's Dormitories
November 20, 1926
View from Observatory Hill of the new Men's Lakeshore dormitories at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing Chamberlin Rock in the foreground. The dormitories are Adams Hall, Tripp Hall and C...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Refectory Building
August 26, 1927
Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison refectory building and Van Hise dormitories, Carson Gulley Commons.
Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison Lakeshore
1930
Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, lakeshore dormitories, Adams Hall and Tripp Hall, also known as Van Hise Dormitories. Buildings included a refectory or cafeteria, (now called Ca...
University of Wisconsin Men's Dormitories
1925
Elevated view of dormitories nearing construction completion on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Adams, Van Hise and Tripp Halls are in the foreground, with Lake Mendota in the backgroun...
Adams, Tripp and Van Hise Halls
1926
View of Adams, Tripp and Van Hise Halls. All are residence halls on the University of Wisconsin campus with Picnic Point and Lake Mendota in the background.
