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Lincoln Monument
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Rear view of Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The monument is at the top of Bascom Hill, with flowering bushes and trees surrounding it. The Wisconsin State Capitol and several other buildings on the isthmus are in the far distance.
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View of Bascom Hill
1946
View down Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Abraham Lincoln Monument is in the left foreground. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the far background on the isthmus.
View from Bascom Hall
1946
View from Bascom Hall down Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in the foreground on the left, and the Wisconsin State Capitol is in the far background...
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.
Lincoln Monument from Bascom Hall Portico Arch
1911
Lincoln Monument on Bascom Hill from arch of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The city of Madison is in the distance. At this time the Wisconsin Stat...
University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus from Lincoln Terrace
1948
Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison's upper campus from Lincoln Terrace down Bascom Hill. The Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the distance.
Lincoln Monument
1908
Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A corner of Bascom Hall is on the left, and in the background are trees.
