Photograph
Bascom Hill Grave Excavation
| Skeletal remains of either William Nelson or Samuel Warren, one of two men buried on Bascom Hill. The grave was located about five feet north of that of the first grave found. |
| Image ID: | 108174 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 04 1922 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Burial site excavations on Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin, Madison, photographs, 1918 and 1922 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 636 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.75 inches |
| Excavations begun the year previous in preparing foundation for Lincoln monument circle. Feet and legs of skeleton uncovered. Excavation of balance of grave begun August 23, 1922. Gravestone then found. Graves fully uncovered Sept 4, 1922. |
| Burial |
| Dead |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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