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Armory on Langdon Street
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Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) at University of Wisconsin-Madison during a spring sleet storm. The trees in front of the building are coated in ice. A pedestrian is walking on the sidewalk in front of the arched entrance.
1916
McAdams, Frank C.
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Armory Tower
1955
Armory tower with crenels and narrow arched windows. The building is on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and is also known as the Red Gym or Old Red.
Armory and Lake Mendota
1914
Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street, with YMCA (on the left), and Lake Mendota in the background. University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Armory on Langdon Street
1898
Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A boathouse is behind the Armory on Lake Mendota.
Armory on Langdon Street
1914
Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota is in the background.
Armory Entrance
1920
Exterior of main arched entrance at south side of Armory (Red Gym or Old Red). University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Armory from Library Mall
1898
View from Library Mall across Langdon Street of Armory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Also known as the Red Gym or Old Red.
