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Football players practicing in back of the State Gymnasium, viewed from the southwest

Football players practicing in back of the State Gymnasium, viewed from the southwest

Title

Football players practicing in back of the State Gymnasium, viewed from the southwest

Description

Football players practice in back of the State Gymnasium, viewed from the southwest side of the State Field (later Clyde Williams Field). The uniforms are from an early time period. A 1920s car is parked near the handball courts, and the flag waving over the field has 48 stars.
State Gymnasium was constructed from 1911-1913 and originally included a swimming pool, handball courts, and a running track. During the years 1918 and 1919, the gym became a dining hall for army recruits on campus. The exterior stairs at the center of the north side were added in 1936 and include Christian Petersen sculpture panels.  A fire in 1962 caused some damage and loss of equipment. The gymnasium was renovated in 1967, which included a new track and other improvements. From 2009-2012 State Gym underwent a complete renovation project and a large addition was built on the west side including a new pool, basketball courts and running track as well as a skywalk over Union Drive connecting it to Beyer Hall.

Creator

Iowa State University

Source

04-08-I-StateGym-283-05-004

Publisher

Iowa State University Library Special Collections: http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

Date

1920s?
2013-04

Rights

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Relation

University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html

Format

Photograph

Type

Image
Image

Identifier

04-08-I-StateGym-283-05-004
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/