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View of College Hill in Madison
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A view of what is now known as Bascom Hill including Main Hall (Bascom Hall), North Hall, Music Hall, Science Hall, South Hall, Washburn Observatory and Woodman Astronomical Library from the bottom east side.
1885
Milwaukee Lith. & Engr. Co.
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Bascom Hill, UW Campus, Madison
1880
Drawing of University Hall by D.C. Salisbury showing the view from the bottom, south side of the hill on the University of Wisconsin campus. Bascom Hall, built in 1859, was originally called Unive...
Observatory Hill
1898
Elevated view of Observatory Hill, Observatory Hall, the Agriculture Campus and Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus.
Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison
1946
Aerial view of University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with Bascom Hill area, Observatory Drive and Lake Mendota.
Washburn Observatory on Observatory Hill
View up hill of Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The President's residence and a rear view of Bascom Hall are to the right. The Solar Observatory, a small structu...
Billboard at Bascom Hill
1909
A billboard displays events at the foot of Bascom Hill from the bottom east side on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) is at the top of the hill....
Aerial View of Bascom Hill
1923
Aerial view of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Science Hall, and Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota is on the right.
