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Mystery Monday: by the numbers

We’re approaching the quasquicentennial of the graduation of the alums memorialized in this piece of campus hardware. Who can say where... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 30 2020 08:35am
Mystery Monday: found art

We’ve been told that this sculpture near the campus was made from pieces of Yale’s old printing press at 149 York Street. Can anyone... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 23 2020 08:10am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: beauty overhead

To appreciate Yale’s architecture fully, you have to remember to look up sometimes. Does anyone recognize this ceiling? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 9 2020 08:00am
Mystery Monday: passing through

Scores of students every day pass through the Noah Porter Gate and along the walk shown here. Who knows Yale’s official name for this pedestrian... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 2 2020 07:56am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: spooning

Today’s mystery concerns this carving in Sterling Memorial Library’s International Room: what Yale tradition is depicted here? And... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 26 2020 08:45am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: round here

You walked by this ornamented opening countless times if you went to Yale. Anyone remember where it is? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 19 2020 08:03am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: hand in hand

Let’s hope these two hand-holders are in the same pandemic bubble. Does anyone where on campus to find this stone carving? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 5 2020 07:50am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: hands up if you know this one

This is one of two light fixtures held up by massive stone hands. Do you know where they can be found? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 28 2020 08:03am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: old friend

This face may be familiar: it’s been gone for a while but recently arrived back on campus. Anybody recognize it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 21 2020 07:57am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: finishing touch

This may be the hardest Mystery Monday we’ve done yet. Can anyone identify the building where this fancy finial can be found? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 12 2020 08:10am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: gotta stand for something

This light fixture hangs over the door to a campus building. Who knows which one—and what the initials “YSM” stand for? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 14 2020 08:10am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: open-and-shut case

This week’s mystery: where on campus can you find windows with these distinctive shutters? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 24 2020 08:17am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: court is in session

Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find these squash rackets carved in stone? Read on

Mark Branch ’86 | August 17 2020 08:00am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: a building remembered

This week’s Mystery Monday poses two questions: where on campus can you find this stone carving, and what does it depict? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 10 2020 07:53am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: looking up

Another Monday, another mystery: who can tell us where on campus this photo was taken? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 3 2020 07:58am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: stone scholar

This fellow is going all in on the studious look for his Zoom classes this fall. Can you tell us where on campus this carving can be found? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 27 2020 08:35am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: grand opening

Yale’s tradition of elaborate metal gates did not end with Samuel Yellin. Can you identify the location of this detail from a more recent... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 20 2020 07:52am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: by the horns

Yale’s stone carvings include a virtual Noah’s ark of animals. Where can this ovine ornament be found? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2020 09:09am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: gateway

Today it’s a medieval Mystery Monday: can you identify the location of this formidable-looking gate? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 22 2020 08:45am
Mystery Monday: initial reaction

Mystery Monday: you can find the letter “Y” worked into the architecture of the campus in innumerable places. Where did we find this one? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 15 2020 07:54am

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