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Christmas Tree on Bascom Hill
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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 a lighted Christmas tree is on the snow-covered lawn in front of it. In the distance is State Street leading to the Wisconsin State Capitol.
1960
Hopp, Duane, University of Wisconsin Photo Media Center
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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.
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Lincoln Monument from Bascom Hall Portico Arch
1911
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View from Bascom Hall
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Lincoln Monument
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 a...
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.
