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Interior of the Field House

1935/1980

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Interior of the Field House
  • Title
  • Interior of the Field House
  • Creator
  • A. Church Photographers
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B004.F13.I09
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B004.F13.I09
  • Description
  • The Fitzgerald Field House is located at the corner of Allequippa and Darragh Streets on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood. The structure was built in 1951 and was named after Rufus H. Fitzgerald, the Chancellor of Pitt from 1944-1955. The building can accommodate up to 6,800 people and serves as the home of many of the school’s sports teams, including wrestling, volleyball, gymnastics, and indoor track and field. The basketball teams recently moved to nearby Peterson Events Center in 2002.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • University of Pittsburgh.Fitzgerald Field House.
    Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    University buildings--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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