Burton Tower construction / BL004062

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Record Details

Title: Burton Tower construction
Date: 1936/1937 (ca.)
Collection Title: University of Michigan Photographs Vertical File
Collection Creator: Bentley Historical Library (collector)
Folder / Container / Volume: UBImusD13. Folder: Campus Buildings. Burton Memorial Tower and Charles Baird Carillon. no. 146
Notes: Albert Kahn Associates, architecture firm. Dedicated on December 4, 1936. Named for Dr. Marion LeRoy Burton, University President from 1920-1925. The carillon in bell chamber was donated in 1935 by Charles Baird, a former athletic director and University graduate of the class of 1895.
Subjects: Baird Carillon (University of Michigan); Burton Tower (University of Michigan); University of Michigan--Building--1931-1940; Automobiles--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Bell towers--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Carillons--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Construction--Michigan--Ann Arbor; Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
Item Number: BL004062
Finding Aid: umich-bhl-92147
Source of Title: Image
Scan Source: 8 x 10 b/w photographic print
Repository: Bentley Historical Library
Date Added/Updated: 2012-11-25 01:36:01

Technical Details

Collection: Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank
Image Size: 4800 x 7091
File Size: 4 MB
Record: BL004062
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-bl004062/bl004062

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Portfolios

In public portfolios: Carillon Pictures (10); Video Tour 3 (19)

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