Dartmouth Removes Weather Vane From Baker Library Tower

On June 15, President Philip J. Hanlon ’77 announced that Dartmouth would replace the copper weather vane, designed nearly a hundred years ago, that sat atop Baker Library Tower and represented an offensive image of a Native American. Ten days later, a crane operator and other workers arrived at the site and took down the weather vane. Recommendations for a replacement will come from a working group whose members will consider new designs for the weather vane.

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Engineers remove the weathervane from the top of the Baker Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00 
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Engineers remove the weathervane from the Baker Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00 
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Engineers remove the weathervane from the Baker-Berry Library
Photo by Robert Gill 
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Engineers remove the weathervane from the Baker-Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00 
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Engineers remove weathervane from the Baker-Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00 
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Engineers remove the weathervane at the top of the Baker-Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00 
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Engineers remove the weathervane from the top of the Baker-Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00 
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Engineers remove the weathervane from the Baker-Berry Library
Photo by Eli Burakian ’00