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Academic Hall as seen before the fire that destroyed the building in 1892 (Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/3/8).

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Artist's rendering of Academic Hall, ca. 1875
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/3/8)
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Artist's rendering of Academic Hall, ca. 1872
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/3/8)
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Artist's rendering of Academic Hall, ca. 1860
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Artist's rendering of Academic Hall, ca. 1850
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:0/47/6)
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Interior Photograph of Academic Hall Reading Room
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:20/8/6))
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Photograph of Academic Hall
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:1/141/8)
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Photograph of Academic Hall
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Photograph of Academic Hall with gazebo in foreground
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Fire at Academic Hall, January 9, 1892
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Academic Hall, after the fire
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Article on the fire, January 1942, source unknown
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: vertical files)
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