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Groundbreakings

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

University of Denver Cherrington Hall Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1966

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Identifier: U201.01.0017.0011.00001
Abstract Black and white print of groundbreaking ceremony for Ben M. Cherrington Hall on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, CO, with Mary Reed Building in the background. Ben Cherrington, left, turns a shovelful of dirt as Josef Korbel, center, and Chancellor Chester M. Alter, right, look on. Cherrington Hall was built in 1966 to house the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) and is an example of International Style architecture. Local Denver architect Edwin A. Francis...
Dates: 1966

University of Denver Humanities Garden Groundbreaking Ceremony, 1965

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Identifier: U201.01.0030.0014.00001
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Exterior view of the Humanities Garden on the University of Denver campus in Denver, Colorado, during the groundbreaking. Pictured are Chancellor Alter, Heber Reece Harper, and Lady Bird Johnson.

Dates: 1965

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0013.00002
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Chancellor Chester Alter speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a group of officials, including Robert Selig, Chair of the Board of Trustees, looks on.

Dates: 1957 June 4

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0013.00003
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter, trustees Rollie Bradford and Robert Selig, and student representatives Jeanette Dale and ? Sparks dig with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a brass band plays in the background.

Dates: 1957 June 4

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0013.00004
Abstract

University of Denver Chancellor Chester Alter, trustees Rollie Bradford and Robert Selig, and student representatives Jeanette Dale and ? Sparks dig with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as a brass band plays in the background.

Dates: 1957 June 4

University of Denver Johnson-McFarlane Hall - Groundbreaking, 1957 June 4

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Identifier: U201.01.0019.0013.00005
Abstract

Three unidentified men prepare to dig with shovels at the groundbreaking ceremony for Johnson-McFarlane Residence Hall (J-Mac) on the campus of the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado, as Chancellor Chester Alter, trustees Rollie Bradford and Robert Selig, and others look on.

Dates: 1957 June 4