Stagg Field (Old)
| Title | Stagg Field (Old) |
| View | West Stands, Tablet Removal 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Here workmen detach the metal tablet marking the birthplace of the atomic age at Stagg Field on the University of Chicago campus. The occasion was the first step in the demolition of the field's West Stands. |
| Subject Terms | Athletic fields | Tablets (Information artifacts) | Manhattan Project (U.S.)--History | Nuclear reactions--History | University of Chicago--History |
| Photographer | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Photograph Date | 1957-08-15 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 20.5 x 26.6 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 | apf2-07752 |
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