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Lincoln Terrace
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Lincoln Terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Unveiled in 1909, the Lincoln Statue was created by sculptor Adolf Weinman of Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln's birthplace. Thomas Brittingham gifted this statue to the University.
1952
Desens, Delmar
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WHi 25000
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Adolf Weinman
Portrait of sculptor Adolph Weinman. He sculpted the South Pediment at the Wisconsin State Capitol, and the seated figure of Abraham Lincoln that sits in front of Bascom Hall at the University of W...
Student Sculptor
December 12, 1933
University of Wisconsin student sculpting a statue. He is surrounded by small sculptures in the old student Union building.
Abraham Lincoln Terrace
June 1919
Lincoln Terrace and the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance. Photo taken after the dedicati...
Lincoln Statue
November 17, 1950
Two U.W. students, Jean Wall, Oshkosh, left, and Diane Cizon, Washington, D.C., standing before the Lincoln statue on the Lincoln Terrace in front of Bascom Hall.
Lincoln Statue
1930
Lincoln Statue. The image of the statue has been cut-out onto a white background.
University of Wisconsin Scandinavian Students with Mrs. Brittingham and the Life Magazine Article
August 17, 1953
Seven students from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway and Margaret Brittingham, wife of Thomas Brittingham, Jr. posing for a portrait outdoors. The students are attending the University of Wisconsin for ...
