<p>He&rsquo;s sat, stone-faced, through snowstorms and student protests, and he&rsquo;s endured as countless graduates crawled into his lap to whisper their aspirations into his ear and, maybe, kiss his cheek. On June 22, 1909, UW-Madison&rsquo;s Abraham Lincoln statue was unveiled atop Bascom Hill.</p> <p>1909: American flags flank the Abraham Lincoln statue during a formal dedication.</p> <p class="byline">Photo courtesy: University Archives</p> 2009-06-18T10:23:27-05:00 54 image/jpeg Lincoln_dedication.jpg 185976 53 7 2009-06-22T09:31:40-05:00