The Michigan Stadium [From an etching] / BL002102
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Record Details
- Title
- The Michigan Stadium [From an etching]
- Date
- 1935/1945
- Collection Title
- Wilfred B. Shaw Papers
- Collection Creator
- Shaw, Wilfred B., 1880-1959.
- Box / Drawer
- 10. Oversized.
- Folder / Container / Volume
- Folder 13
- Photographer / Artist
- Shaw, Wilfred Byron, 1881-1959
- Notes
- Bernard Green (UM Eng. 1891) of the Osborn 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 creator Shaw was General Secretary of the Alumni Association, 1904-1029 and Director of the Bureau of Alumni relations, 1929 -1950. He edited and illustrated the Michigan Alumnus and Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review.
- Subjects
- Michigan Stadium (University of Michigan)
- Crowds--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Football--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Hats
- Sports spectators
- Stadiums--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Genre
- Prints; Game action;
- Item Number
- BL002102
- Finding Aid
- umich-bhl-8632
- Source of Title
- image
- Scan Source
- 9 x 7 1/2 print
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2012-11-25 01:18:25
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 6570 x 4800
- File Size
- 4 MB
- Record
- BL002102
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl002102/bl002102
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"The Michigan Stadium [From an etching]; BL002102." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl002102/bl002102. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.