Howard M. Webster glass negatives of Stagg Field, [1925-1927]
- Collection ID 1965.0681
- Creator Names Webster, Howard M., photographer.
- Title Howard M. Webster glass negatives of Stagg Field [graphic].
- Dates [1925-1927]
- Physical description 17 negatives: b&w, glass ; 8 x 10 in.
- Access and usage restrictions To consult the glass negatives in this collection in the Research Center it is necessary to make an advance appointment (email: Research@chicagohistory.org ).
- Collection summary Photographs taken by Howard M. Webster, mostly in October and November 1927, showing Stagg Field, located north of East 57th Street and east of South Ellis Avenue on the campus of the University of Chicago in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. Many negatives show close-ups of the stadium stands being constructed and a group of men on the field. Others show the gathering of a large audience for a game held in November at the field. One negative (1925) shows the exterior of the building Watson's Business College at 638 Garfield Boulevard in Chicago (Ill.).
- Biographical or Historical Note The playing field had existed since 1893; was named in honor of Stagg in 1913; and possessed bleachers before the construction of the stands shown in these views. In 1942 the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place under the west stands of Stagg Field.
- Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. Howard M. Webster (1965.0681).
- Names
- University of Chicago Football.
- Stagg Field (Chicago, Ill.) 1920-1929.
- Watson's Business College (Chicago, Ill.)
- 638 West Garfield Boulevard (Chicago, Ill.)
- Subjects
- Construction Illinois Chicago 1920-1929. lctgm
- Athletic fields Illinois Chicago 1920-1929. lctgm
- Geographic coverage
- Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) 1920-1929.
- Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc. 1920-1929.
- Genre
- Exterior views. aat
- Dry plate negatives. gmgpc
- Gelatin dry plate negatives. aat
- Glass negatives. gmgpc
- Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.