Research Institutes
| Title | Research Institutes |
| View | From Southeast 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Institute Center at the University of Chicago. The cyclotron is located in the Accelerator Building at the far right. The Institute is the largest privately operated peacetime center for fundamental nuclear and metallurgical research. The Research Institutes were completed in 1950 at a cost of $4,852,014.24. Left to right: Institute of Radiobiology and Biophysics, James Franck Institute for the Study of Metals, Institute for the Nuclear Studies Enrico Fermi Institute. On the right: West Stands of Stagg Field, where on December 2, 1942 Enrico Fermi achieved the first sustained nuclear chain reaction. |
| Alternate Name(s) | James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, Accelerator Building |
| Subject Terms | Exterior views | Automobiles |
| Photographer | Lewellyn, Stephen |
| Photograph Date | 1953-02 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 18.5 x 23.9 cm |
| Architect | Schmidt, Garden & Erikson |
| Completion Date | 1950 |
| Location | 5640 S. Ellis Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | B07 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-06399 |
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