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Armory and Gymnasium Annex Demolition
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View across parking lot of Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The gymnasium annex in course of demolition. There is a sign telling of the future site for the Wisconsin Center. Men are working under the metal framework.
1956
Newhouse, John
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Armory Gymnasium Annex Demolition
1956
Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is on the left. Three men are working under the metal framework.
Armory Gymnasium Annex Demolition
1956
Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition near Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A man is working in the lower center of the image under the metal framework.
Memorial Library and Mall
1956
Memorial Library, Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), and University of Wisconsin Boathouse from across mall on the lower campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Aerial View of Building Demolition
1956
Aerial view of lower University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with demolition of buildings on both sides of the Armory-Gymnasium to make space for future planning and construction.
Boat House and Gymnasium, U. of W.
circa 1910-1919
View of the boathouse and Red Gym from Lake Mendota. Men are carrying a long boat above their heads on the dock. A group of men is gathered at the boathouse, and people are out on rowboats near the...
State Historical Society and Red Gym
1930
View along the front entrance of the Wisconsin Historical Society, across Library Mall towards the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red). Caption reads: "Gymnasium from the Library, University of Wisconsin."
