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Title
University
of
Cincinnati
-
Nippert
Stadium
photograph
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
: "
Cinci.
,
O.
,
Oct
II[2]
,
1937
.
Nippert
Stadium
.
University
of
Cincinnati
.
Ohio.
" This
photograph
shows
a
stone
memorial
at
Nippert
Stadium
, with The
Union
in the
background
.
Nippert
Stadium
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
The
Student
Union
Building
The
“Union”
,
originally
called
the
Student
Union
Building
on the
campus
of the
University
of
Cincinnati
is
a
large
Georgian
Colonial
structure
with a
tall
clock
tower
and was
built
in
1937
.
It’s
four
column
Greek
Revival
façade
faces
McMicken
Hall
.
Student
activities
take
place
in this
building
, and
originally
had a
restaurant
called
the
Great
Hall
, a
student’s
co-op
book
store
,
recreation
rooms
, and
business
quarters
. In
1965
, the
building
was
expanded
,
adding
a
south
wing
and
bridge
, at the
cost
of
$3
million
dollars
. A
third
of this
money
was
donated
by
Mrs
.
Walter
Tangeman
and in
honor
of her
gift
, the
entire
facility
was
named
Donald
Core
Tangeman
,
who
had been
killed
in
action
during
World
War
II
.
Starting
in
2001
, the
facility
was
moderized
,
during
which
time
, the
south
wing
and
bridge
were
leveled
to
make
way
for a
new
south
wing
, and the
north
wing
completely
renovated
. The
south
wing
reopened
in
2003
and the
north
wing
in
2004
.
About
half
of the
new
Tangeman
University
Center
(TUC)remains
visible
from the
outside
. The
building’s
iconic
clock
tower
rises
through
a
glass
roof
,
supported
by
90
feet
of
web-like
structural
pieces
. The
new
building
remains
a
center
of the
student
communities
activities
, with a
food
hall
, the
Catskeller
game
room
, a
200
seat
movie
theater
, and
breakout
rooms
.
Creator
Ohio
Federal
Writers
'
Project
Collection
Ohio
Guide
Photographs
Source
State
Archives
Series
1039
AV
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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File Name
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Image Height
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Image Width
2733
File Size
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Display File Type
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Format
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Date created
2010-04-07
Date modified
2010-05-18
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