Accelerator Building
| Title | Accelerator Building |
| View | Ernest C. Colwell Pouring Foundation 3 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | President Ernest Cadman Colwell of the University of Chicago pours the first concrete in the Ion Accelerator Building for the foundation for the 170-inch Cyclotron to be used in atomic and cancer research. The Ion Accelerator Building is the first unit in the university's 12,000,000-dollar program for nuclear research. |
| Subject Terms | Colwell, Ernest Cadman, 1901-1974 | College presidents | Particle accelerators | Construction equipment |
| Photographer | Quinn, James B.; Town & Country Photographers |
| Photograph Date | 1947-09-25 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 24.0 x 19.5 cm |
| Location | 5604-5620 S. Ellis Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | B03 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-00061 |
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