From the Diag

DP197-2013  Posted July 16; processed ditto

The view northward from the Diag, the area in front of the Hatcher Graduate Library.
From left to right in this view:  The Natural Sciences Building (only the glass roof of the greenhouse visible through the trees); Burton Tower; the Rackham Building; the giant flag pole; the old (1908) part of the Chemistry Building.

University of Michigan Central Campus
July 12, 2013
(FYI, if the flagpole looks tilted and curved, I think that must be the way it is.  I 'straightened' the image using vertical features in the buildings near the center of the frame.  I did a little research on the flagpole.  It is 164' tall and the lower portion was part of the main flagpole at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.  It was purchased for $375 by the University of Michigan in 1898.  The slender upper part from the Expo flagpole, taken from a wooden ship's mast, was included in the purchase, but had to be replaced in the 1960's.)

Apologies for not commenting yesterday.  I lost my internet connection yesterday evening, probably because of thunderstorms in the area.  I'll catch up later today.