- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- University of Georgia Coliseum
- Creator:
- Asheville Post Card Co. (Asheville, N.C.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Color photo by Rem Studios
- Publisher:
- Asheville, N.C. :Asheville Card Company
- Date of Original:
- 1921/1982
- Subject:
- Sports facilities--Georgia--Athens
Universities and colleges--Georgia--Athens
University of Georgia--Buildings
University buildings--Georgia--Athens
Postcards--Georgia--Athens - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (color, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) featuring the University of Georgia Coliseum. In the Coliseum's first game on February 22, 1964, Georgia upset arch rival Georgia Tech 81–68, under the leadership of head coach Harbin "Red" Lawson. On March 2, 1996, the Georgia Coliseum became known as the Stegeman Coliseum in honor of Herman Stegeman, a longtime basketball coach at UGA who was a pioneer in the development of the original Southern Conference basketball tournament in 1921. Text on reverse: New $4,000,000 University of Georgia Coliseum, Athens, Ga. This building is an architectural award-winning structure seating up to 1,200. It is a multipurpose building for concerts, convocations, sports events, and livestock shows. Card number 17164.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-113
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-113#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-113/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : col. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
