This 1954 photograph of the front (north) and (west) side of the Memorial Union has several people walking on the curved sidewalk towards Gold Star Hall and on the west terrace. The west side of the building is in bright sunlight and the front…
This 1957 photograph taken from the terrace is of the beginning excavations for what will be the bookstore and Sun Room in the Memorial Union. A workman in a skid shovel with the shovel full of dirt and raised high waits and looks towards a dump…
This 1955 photograph is of the outside entrance to Gold Star Hall in the front (north) of the Memorial Union. Decorative details of the entrance include the four attached columns with Doric-style capitals, decorative carvings incorporating…
This 1954 photograph of the front (north) and (west) side of the Memorial Union has several people walking on the curved sidewalk towards Gold Star Hall, and towards the west terrace. The west side of the building is in bright sunlight and the front…
This 1954 aerial view of the Memorial Union from the back (south) clearly shows the multiple stories and roof levels, the terrace to the left (west) side, the parking lot on the right (east) side, and the fountain in the front (north). The formal…
This 1954 photograph shows the west side of the Memorial Union from across Lake LaVerne. Only the tallest parts of the Union are visible through the thick foliage and trees that surround the lake. One white swan is standing in the shallows, and cars…
This 1953 winter photograph focuses on the north facade of the new northwest addition, west of the Gold Star Hall entrance, to the Memorial Union. Snow covers the ground, shrubbery and Four Seasons Fountain in the foreground. The five large arched…
A photograph of the construction group involved in the 1952 northwest addition to the Memorial Union. Pictured are, left to right, Harold Pride, Elmer H. Borg, Frank Mack, Rudy Lubsen, Ernie Moschelle, Joe Borg, Elme Kluck.
This 1953 photograph shows the entire west side and terrace of the Memorial Union from street level. In it are easily seen many of the Union's unique architectural details including the pediments over the windows and in the roofline, balustrades,…
This 1953 photograph shows the entire west side and terrace of the Memorial Union from street level. In it are easily seen many of the Union's unique architectural details including the pediments over the windows and in the roofline, balustrades,…
