Alden Memorial, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
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Title
Alden Memorial, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
Subject
Alden Memorial Auditorium; Earle Footbridge; Worcester Polytechnic Institute--Buildings; Worcester Polytechnic Institute--History; Universities and Colleges--Massachusetts--Worcester
Description
A postcard of the Alden Memorial Auditorium and the Earle footbridge at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. The Alden Memorial Auditorium was constructed in 1939 and the Earle Footbridge was constructed a year later in 1940. The Earle Bridge provides access to the East and West Side of campus and is named in honor of Worcester Polytechnic Institute President, Ralph Earle. The Alden Memorial Auditorium holds upwards of 720 removable seats on the floor and another 120 in the balcony, making it equally usable for dances as well as functions such as commencement.
Creator
Economy Distributors, Inc.
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1940-1950?
Relation
Is a part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute History Collection. University Archives and Special Collections, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, George C. Gordon Library, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.wpi.edu/+library
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
Files
Collection
Citation
Economy Distributors, Inc., “Alden Memorial, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 22, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1602.
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