YALE UNIVERSITY football stadium YALE BOWL photo c1927

Description: *** Genuine Vintage Image! *** Yale University Stadium Photo published in 1927 Yale Bowl One of the true treasures in American sports, the historic Yale Bowl celebrated its 92nd birthday last fall with a complete renovation. The playing field was named the Class of 1954 after the generous gifts to support the renovation. This magnificent facility, which opened on November 21, 1914, for the Yale-Harvard game, has been the site of 559 Bulldog football games (entering the 2007 season), two seasons of NFL action, and was the main venue for the 1995 Special Olympic World Games. The Bowl is 930 feet long and 750 feet wide, covering 12 1/2 acres. More than 320,000 cubic feet of earth was moved to form the bowl and the stadium now contains 22,000 cubic yards of concrete and 470 tons of steel. The capacity of the bowl is 61,446 (it was 70,869 before alterations in 1994 and 2006) and every seat has an unobstructed view of the playing field. The original seating capacity was 60,617 with an undetermined amount of standing room. The design for the Yale Bowl was proposed by Charles A. Ferry, Class of 1871, as a replacement for Yale Field, the 33,000-seat home of the football team since 1884. Work began on the project in August, 1913, with 145 men working for the Sperry Engineering Company of New Haven. The portals were constructed first; then the excavation began. Once the 30-foot walls were formed to support the top rows of seats, the nearly 30 miles of wooden-backed seats were put in place. The cost of the final product: $750,000. The electrified scoreboard was added in 1958, while the new press box was erected in 1987. The day after the 1993 season came to an end, the Yale Bowl playing surface got a face lift, which included new irrigation and drainage systems. Prior to the 2005 season, the Bowl was selected as one of the 40 best stadiums in which to experience college football by The Sporting News for its "Saturday Shrines" book. . Vintage photograph of Yale University's historic stadium published in a book over 90 years ago! Taken directly out of the 1927 printing of a book of school alma mater and football songs, this is half of a beautiful, cream-colored page lightly tinged with the golden burnish that comes only with the passing years. Over 90 years old, yet looks fabulous ... crisp, clean, no wrinkles, creases, marks or tears. Cut page is approx. 5" x 7 1/2". What a great piece of memorabilia for a Yale alum or Bulldogs fan! Would look fabulous paired with one of my vintage school song sheets! Thanks for looking!! GET IT FAST!! Your item will be shipped the day you pay in a sturdy, protective stiff mailer via USPS First Class Mail for $2.75. I SHIP ADDITIONAL SONGS FREE!! Buy as many song sheets as you like, and all will be sent together for a single shipping charge! Click here to visit my store and do a search for schools of friends, family, co-workers ... School song sheets make awesome gifts! Be sure to add me to your favorites list!

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