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North Path
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The view from the top north side of Bascom Hill shows North Hall and the College of Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. The school of Education later took over this building.
1922
Diemer, Melvin E.
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Lakeshore Path in Bascom Woods
1930
View of the Lakeshore Path in Bascom Woods by Lake Mendota, later dedicated the Howard M. Temin Lake Shore Path on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Law Building
1929
View of the Law Building on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. The building is situated on Bascom Hill.
Bascom Hall
1922
View toward the Wisconsin State Capitol building from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Bascom Hill Walk
1926
View from the top of Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus of the tree-lined path and lampposts. South Hall is on the right.
Burning of Bascom Hall Dome
October 10, 1916
People walking along the Linden Drive path watch as Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) dome burns on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Fire destroyed the ornate dome.
Bascom Hall
1932
Exterior from west across road of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
