- Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Kenan Stadium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Creator:
- Graycraft Card Co. (Danville, Va.)
- Publisher:
- Danville, Va.: Graycraft Card Co.
- Date of Original:
- 1915/1930
- Subject:
- University of North Carolina, Kenan Stadium
Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Football--North Carolina--Chapel Hill
Postcards--North Carolina--Chapel Hill - Location:
- United States, North Carolina, Orange County, Chapel Hill, 35.9132, -79.05584
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Postcard (black and white, divided back, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches) titled: Kenan Stadium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. - Kenan Memorial Stadium is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is the home field of the North Carolina Tar Heels. It is primarily used for football. The stadium opened in 1927. It is located near the center of campus at the University of North Carolina. In 1926, William R. Kenan, Jr., a UNC alumnus, donated a large gift to build the stadium and an adjoining field house. Kenan, 1894 UNC graduate and grandson of one of UNC's original trustees, wanted to create a memorial for his parents, William R. Kenan and Mary Hargrave Kenan. The stadium officially opened on November 24, 1927. The Tar Heels defeated Davidson College 27-0, with the first touchdown in the new stadium by Edison Foard. The first game at Kenan Stadium brought in 9,000 spectators. It was officially dedicated to the Kenan family on Thanksgiving Day in 1927 in front of 28,000 fans, after the Tar Heels beat the Virginia Cavaliers 14-13. No descriptive text on reverse. Card number CH-9-918.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-248
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-248#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/zgz_epogpc_mccls-pstcrd-248/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 postcard : b&w. ill.
- Original Collection:
- Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library Postcard Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Moultrie-Colquitt County Library System
- Rights:
-
