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Here the historic Littlefield Fountain, which began operating March 1933, commemorates UT students and alumni who died in World War I. Major George W. Littlefield, an early benefactor to the university, funded the fountain which cost $250,000 at the time and was sculpted by Italian-born Pompeo Coppini. The fountain features Army and Navy soldiers on each side, with goddess Columbia in the center with the palm of peace and the torch of light and freedom. The memorial fountain is inscribed in Latin. The translation reads, "Short life hath been given by Nature unto man; but the remembrance of a life laid down in a good cause endureth forever." Beneath this inscription is a memorial bronze plaque that lists all UT students and alumni killed in World War I. [Photos by Marsha Miller/UT Austin. GIF by Marsha Miller & Thomas Humphreys/UT Austin.]

See more #utcampusscenes here. You might also like: A Tale of Two Georges (UT KNOW feature video) Littlefield Fountain (UT History Central, Texas Exes) The Littlefield Gateway (blog)

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Here Welch Hall (WEL), home to the Department of Chemistry since 1931, several years before the completion of the Tower.

The original five-story, E-shaped portion of the building, located along 24th Street at the corner of Speedway, was designed by Herbert Greene and erected from 1929-31. Paul Cret -- the newly hired supervising architect of the UT campus -- was consulting architect.

The interior was meant to be a state-of-the-art facility for chemistry: Professor W.A. Felsing traveled all over the country touring other labs to get ideas for the new building's practical layout and features. Every lab had direct pipes for natural gas, steam, distilled water, and compressed air. A ventilation system changed the air in every room four times an hour. The chemical engineering room even had a traveling crane. When completed in 1931, it cost over $900,000, at that time the most expensive building on campus. It was also one of the largest academic buildings on campus, second only to Old Main.

In 1974 the Chemistry Building was renamed Welch Hall in honor of Houston oilman and philanthropist Robert Alonzo Welch (1872-1952). See more #utcampusscenes here. [Photos by Marsha Miller/UT Austin. Version of this history appeared on the UT Libraries website.]

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Here a photograph of the UT Austin campus near Guadalupe Street circa 1926-1934. A note on the back of the photograph reads, "Campus drive with Sutton Hall on right, Barker Tex. History Center on left, Garrison in the distance." Can you spot the Old Main building? It's partly visible on the left. Image: Briscoe Center for American History, di_08185

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A bronze statue of civil rights leader Cesar Chavez on the West Mall. Unveiled in Oct. 2007, the Chavez statue is the first of a Latino on campus. Can't see the image? View it on our Instagram page.

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UT Campus Scenes Here the architectural details of the university’s Sutton Hall (SUT), one of the three buildings serving the School of Architecture. The building was named for William Seneca Sutton who began teaching at the university in 1897. Sutton later became the first dean of the College of Education in 1909. Sutton Hall, then home to the College of Education, was named for Sutton after his death in 1930.

Sutton Hall was designed by then-university architect Cass Gilbert. Serving as the campus architect from 1910 to 1922, Gilbert is best known for his Spanish Renaissance style architecture, designing Battle Hall and the layout of the South Mall. [Photos: Marsha Miller/UT Austin] See more campus scenes photos by viewing #utcampusscenes.

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UT Campus Scenes Last week we featured the Life Science Library and today's campus scenes we feature Battle Hall (BTL), which houses another "bea-UT-ful" library: the Architecture & Planning Library, located on the Main Mall. Designed in 1909-10, Battle Hall is the only academic building on campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, Battle Hall is home to the Architecture & Planning Library, the Alexander Architectural Archive and the Center for American Architecture and Design. But, this wasn't always the case. Learn more about Battle Hall's history here and why the architect excluded all ornamentation indigenous or identifiable to Texas. [Photos: Marsha Miller/UT Austin] See more campus scenes photos by viewing #utcampusscenes.

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UT Campus Scenes Here one of the most bea-UT-iful libraries on the campus: the Life Science Library. The library is located on the second floor of the Main (MAI) Building and is home to the study of biology, medicine, nutrition and pharmacy. [Photos: Marsha Miller/UT Austin]

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UT Campus Scenes Here some of the architectural details of Mary E. Gearing Hall (GEA). [Photo: Marsha Miller/UT Austin] Photos from the collection will be shared with the tag #utcampusscenes. Enjoy!