Vintage Memorial Stadium

  • Black-and-white artist's rendering of the future Memorial Stadium
    An architectural rendering of the future Memorial Stadium includes rounded ends that, due to rising construction costs, were never built. Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
  • A horse-drawn plow and bulldozers move earth at the future site of Memorial Stadium
    Workers and horses move earth at the future site of Memorial Stadium. Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
  • The American flag is raised to half-staff as soldiers salute during the 1923 dedication of Memorial Stadium
    Two soldiers raise the U.S. flag at the dedication of Memorial Stadium as six other soldiers (right) fire their rifles in salute. A crowd watches from the seats of an unfinished North Stadium. Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
  • An aerial view of City Campus, including the recently built Memorial Stadium
    An aerial view of City Campus and the recently finished Memorial Stadium. Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
  • An exterior view of Memorial Stadium's northwest corner
    A 1924 shot of Memorial Stadium's northwest corner, which bears one of four inscriptions from Hartley Burr Alexander, former professor of philosophy at Nebraska. Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries
  • Fans take in a game at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 3, 1934
    A hat-adorned crowd takes in a game at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 3, 1934. Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries