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  • Tough turkey

    Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving! The stonecutter who worked on this piece above the Davenport College kitchen door really knew how to carve a... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 21 2023 10:00pm

  • Mystery Monday: key stone

    Those knobby things you see often at the top of Gothic vaults are called bosses. This boss evidently carries the keys. Where did we find it? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 16 2023 05:27am

  • Mystery Monday: AKA MMVII

    This stone carving blends well with Yale's timeless gothic architecture, but it indicates a building younger than the current student body. Where is... Read on
    Mark Branch ’86 | August 14 2023 08:27am

  • Mystery Monday: ignorance isn't bliss

    Today's mystery: where did we spot these words of wisdom? For magna cum laude honors, tell us the source of the quotation. For summa cum laude, tell... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 24 2023 07:55am

  • Mystery Monday: recognize that face?

    This famous visage appears on a Yale building. Who is it, where is it, and what is this person's connection to Yale? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 20 2023 08:00am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Mystery Monday: monkey business

    The stone carvings on campus include a zoo’s worth of depictions of animals. Who knows where we found this monkey? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 14 2022 08:02am | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Tech support, 1931 style

    It’s National Typewriter Day: the device was patented on this day in 1868. Some of us are old enough to remember the struggle depicted in this... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 23 2022 08:00am

  • Mystery Monday: ship shape

    Ahoy matey! Might you know where on campus we found this nautical carving? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 13 2021 08:02am

  • Mystery Monday: sweeping statement

    Don’t bristle if you can’t get this one, even though it may be the last straw: where on campus can you find this carving? Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 1 2021 08:00am | Ico comments 3 comments

  • Mystery Monday: dapper Dan

    We know the current Handsome Dan is a fan of bow ties; do you think he’d look good in a pair of glasses like these? And where on campus can... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2021 08:15am | Ico comments 1 comment

  • Some extra time

    This stone carving from the porch of Sheffield Hall is here to remind you to set your pendulum clocks back one hour tomorrow night. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 30 2020 08:54am

  • 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 | Ico comments 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 | Ico comments 2 comments

  • Portrait of the architect

    The rich ornament of Yale’s early–twentieth century neo-gothic buildings includes the visages of the architects, craftsmen, and patrons... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 24 2020 08:49am

  • Hog wild

    Like some of Yale’s older buildings, Franklin and Murray colleges have ornamental carvings that require decoding. We’re especially fond of... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 10 2019 08:05am

  • A memorial, but to whom?

    Usually, when we post a picture and ask you to identify it, it’s just to test your campus recall. But this time, we’re actually stumped.... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 27 2019 09:01am | Ico comments 4 comments

  • Dr. Handsome

    Above one of the portals leading to Pauli Murray College is a bulldog physician, complete with stethoscope and reflector. It’s no coincidence... Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 13 2019 08:22am

  • Fashion show

    We don’t know the intention behind this relief carving on the Elm Street side of Trumbull College, but these folks sure are snappy dressers. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 7 2019 10:08am

  • Pupper scupper

    We’re not saying it’s cold or anything, but they’re warning bulldogs not to drool outdoors. Read on
    Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 20 2019 12:13pm