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Title
Nippert
Stadium
Musical
Project
Subject
University of Cincinnati
Education
Universities and colleges
Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
College campuses--Ohio
University of Cincinnati. Bearcats (Football team)
Football stadiums--Ohio
University of Cincinnati--Buildings--Pictorial works
Time Period
1930s
Place
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Hamilton County (Ohio)
Description
Reverse
reads
: "
Nippert
Stadium
Musical
Project
,
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
1937.
"
Nippert
Stadium
was
completed
in
1924
as a
memorial
to
James
Gamble
Nippert
, a
law
student
at the
University
of
Cincinnati
who
died
in
1923
as a
result
blood
poisoning
from a
spike
wound
received
during
a
football
contest
. His
grandfather
,
James
H
.
Gamble
, a
soap
manufacturer
donated
$250,000
, as a
memorial
, to
help
complete
the
12,000
seat
stadium
.
Home
of the
University
of
Cincinnati
Bearcats
football
team
, has
undergone
multiple
expansions
and
renovations
through
the
years
. The
first
was a
W.P.A
.
sponsored
seating
capacity
expansion
in
1936
,
which
lowered
Carson
Field
12
feet
and
doubled
the
stadium’s
original
capacity
,
now
seating
24,000
.
Renovations
again
took
place
in
1954
,
adding
the
Reed
Shank
Pavillon
and
raising
capacity
to
28,000
.
More
renovations
were
completed
from
1989
to
1992
which
expanded
the
stadium’s
capacity
to
35,000
More
information
is
needed
about
the
Musical
Project
held
here
around
1937
.
Other
possibilities
include
: The
University
of
Cincinnati
has a
Greek
Amphitheater
,
described
as
having
concrete
steps
(as
in the
photograph)
. Also, the
Federal
Music
Project
staged
the
H.M.S
.
Pinafore
in
1936
at
nearby
Burnet
Woods
, and
band
concerts
were
often
given
from the
open
air
bandstand
, but
it
is
unclear
if this
is
somehow
related
.
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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Image Width
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Format
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Date created
2010-03-17
Date modified
2010-05-18
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