Razing of University Hospital at Lombard and Green Streets, August 22, 1974

Photograph

Living History Museum

1997.244.258

Demolition in progress, University Hospital, Lombard and Green Streets, 1974

Name/Title

Razing of University Hospital at Lombard and Green Streets, August 22, 1974

Entry/Object ID

1997.244.258

Description

View of the demolition of University Hospital showing interior rooms and walls as the sides of the building are removed. Arched doorways are visible, possibly showing where the lobby was originally. A crane sits amid the rubble behind a dumpster on a semi, labeled Buzz Berg Wrecking Co. A small bulldozer works along the edge of the sidewalk; a solitary cone sits in the roadway. There is no fencing.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Silver Print

Collection

Alumni Association Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1997.244

Acquisition Method

Found in Collections

Source (if not Accessioned)

Miriam C. Dunbar

Made/Created

Artist

Clarence B. Garrett

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Location

verso

Transcription

Sunpapers Photograph Clarence B. Garrett Date 8-22-74 File No____

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink

Notes

Additional notes regarding Mrs. L. T. Dunbar (Miriam Croft, DIN 1952), donor.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Height

10 in

Created By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Create Date

May 28, 2025

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

May 28, 2025