Michigan Stadium / BL000086
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Record Details
- Title
- Michigan Stadium
- Date
- 1926
- Collection Title
- Alumni Association (University of Michigan) records
- Collection Creator
- University of Michigan. Alumni Association.
- Box / Drawer
- 135
- Folder / Container / Volume
- Folder: Michigan Stadium
- Notes
- Bernard Green (UM Eng. 1891) of the Osburn Engineering Company of Cleveland, lead architect. Also known as "The Big House," excavation for the stadium began in September 1926 and construction was completed by October 1927. Previously, Michigan football games were held on Ferry Field. The stadium has undergone numerous improvements and renovations, which include an expansion project by the architectural firm Venturi, Scott-Brown and Associates in 1997; and another renovation and expansion project by the firm HNTB Architecture in 2010.
- Image shows Michigan Stadium view of bleachers in beginning stage of construction.
- Subjects
- Michigan Stadium (University of Michigan)
- Michigan Stadium (University of Michigan)--Construction
- University of Michigan--Building--1921-1930
- Construction--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Stadiums--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- BL000086
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-8730
- Source of Title
- Supplied
- Scan Source
- 4x5 b/w copy neg
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-11-22 00:40:39
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 4230 x 2690
- File Size
- 553 KB
- Record
- BL000086
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl000086/bl000086
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"Michigan Stadium; BL000086." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl000086/bl000086. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.