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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward Lake Monona
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View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. South Hall is in the foreground with several residences and Lake Monona behind.
1861
Fuller, John S., approximately 1815-1902
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward Lake Monona
1861
View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. South Hall is in the foreground, with several residences and Lake Monona behind.
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1861
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1861
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November 11, 1861
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View From Main Hill to the University of Wisconsin Campus
1876
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Madison from the Roof of University Hall
circa 1860-1869
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