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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill
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Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north wing, which was finished in 1917. In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument.
1916
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WHi 33874
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill
May 1916
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 Monument.
Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill
1916
Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wisconsin State Capitol.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Students on Bascom Hill
1909
A large group of students walk down Bascom Hill.
Bascom Hill
1920
View of Bascom Hill from Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the distance, and the Lincoln Monument is in the foreground.
View from Bascom Hill
1890
A view from Bascom Hill toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Historical Society Under Construction
November 24, 1898
View from Bascom Hill toward the Wisconsin State Capitol showing the Wisconsin Historical Society under construction.
