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Dill Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Dill Hall, a women's dormitory at Northland College. A clapboard building with wooden shingles, it caught fire in 1926 and was totally destroyed within a h...
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Beloit College: The Beta House

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Description: View of the Beta House on the Beloit College campus. Caption reads: "Beta House, Beloit, Wis."
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Eaton Residence, Beloit College

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Description: House of Edward D. Eaton, the President of Beloit College.
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Milton College

Date: 1930
Description: View looking up towards the front of a Milton College building.
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University of Wisconsin Music Clinic Faculty

Date: 07 30 1948
Description: Group portrait of the University of Wisconsin Music Clinic Faculty held each summer for Wisconsin high school student musicians. Left to right: Peter Wilho...
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Bascom Hall Entrance

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior of side of front portico of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Vines cover one side of the arch which...
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Westminster College

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Description: Westminster College building surrounded by a lawn and trees. The building is made of brick and has a large porch at the main entrance with two sets of step...
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Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1920
Description: View from the porch of Upshaw Hall toward Tift Hall on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.
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Main Buildings of Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View across campus toward the main buildings of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. On the left, Ponder Hall stands, erected in 1883. Addie Upshaw Hall ...
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Saint Viator College

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Description: View from porch of Saint Viator College across the common with a U.S. flag on a tall flagpole. The college was founded in 1865.
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Illinois State Normal University

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Description: View from a porch across the campus grounds of Illinois State Normal University, established in 1857. The castle-like building exhibits a tall tower to the...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1878
Description: A view of the Native American male dormitory, called "Wigwam." The structure has three floors, each with a balcony. A smaller building is next to it on the...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Female students garden next to the Home Economics Practice House. The house has clapboard siding on its two stories and there is a porch on the front and b...
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May Day at Wilson College

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Description: A woman on horseback leads a group of women carrying banners down a road at Wilson College as a crowd follows. A school building is in the background.
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Wright, Evans, and Shaler Halls, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: View across lawn toward the Wright, Evans, and Shaler Halls at Ripon College. The building is made out of stone, and a porch with columns protects each doo...
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Merriman Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: A pathway leads to Merriman Hall at Ripon College. The columned porch shelters a double door entrance and supports a second floor balcony. The middle thir...
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Smith Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1851
Description: Smith Hall at Ripon College features a three-story porch, supported by columns and which shelters the entrance. Brackets add decoration to the roof. Vines ...
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West Hall, Ripon College

Date: 1867
Description: View across lawn toward the facade of West Hall at Ripon College. The entrance doors are elevated above ground level, reached by a large porch with curved ...
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Ripon College Commons

Date: 1867
Description: View across lawn toward the commons building at Ripon College, partially obscured by trees.
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Nelson Hall

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Description: Exterior view of Nelson Hall, a girls' dormitory built in 1915 for the State Normal School system. A path leads to the brick building's main entrance and p...

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