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Architectural Features of the University of South Dakota Shakespeare Garden
The Shakespeare Garden, located in front of the Pardee-Estee Laboratories building at the University of South Dakota (USD), originally featured every flower, herb, and shrub mentioned in Shakespeare’s works, everything from columbine to wormwood. The USD Emeritus Club dedicated the Shakespeare Garden on April 23 (Shakespeare’s observed birthday), 1988. Over time, the original plants were […]
Kyle Gruhn
Jun 29, 20232 min read
The Inter-Allied Games began on this date in 1919.
This sports extravaganza was held from June 22 to July 6, 1919, near Paris, France for the officers and men who had been in the Allied armies in WWI. They competed in 19 events in the Pershing Stadium and 4 events outside of the stadium. Special events for the military forces still occupying German territory […]
Doris Peterson
Jun 22, 20231 min read
There are no seas in the middle of the North America continent, so this is how we play on the water in South Dakota. #ArchivesUnderTheSea
Caption on photograph is “Ben shooting the V.R. [Vermillion River] rapids. Image from University of South Dakota Photograph Collection and Digital Library of South Dakota. Identifier PO5878.
Doris Peterson
Jun 2, 20231 min read
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