Stagg Field (Old)
| Title | Stagg Field (Old) |
| View | From South, 1894 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | The University of Chicago Athletic Field was also called by its unofficial name, Marshall Field, after the Chicago retailer who donated the land in the early 1890s. In 1913, the site was officially renamed and dedicated Stagg Field, complete with a state-of-the-art football stadium designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge. The Shanty, used by Coach Amos Alonzo Stagg for a temporary athletes' dressing room, is in the foreground. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Amos Alonzo Stagg Field; Marshall Field |
| Subject Terms | Athletic fields | Shacks | Baseball fields |
| Photograph Date | 1894 |
| Physical Format | Halftones; 7.2 x 22.8 cm |
| Location | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | CH03; CH04 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-07617 |
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