Postcard of the Stadium at Syracuse University
name: label: publisher
content: American Publicity Co.
label: associated institution
content: Syracuse University
label: maker
content: American Publicity Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Open-up postcard with a black and white photo of Archbold Stadium at Syracuse University. Archbold was named after John D. Archbold who donated a large sum of the construction costs. Archbold broke ground in 1905 and opened in 1907. Archbold was used for track and field as well as football. The stadium had several unique architectural features, including a castle-like facade for the main entrance and a covered grandstand. At its height, Archbold held 40,000 people however it was lowered to 26,000 due to fire codes. Considered too small for modern football, the stadium was closed in 1978 and demolished in 1979 to create space for the new Carrier Dome. The Carrier Dome is where Syracuse currently hosts football games which is named for HVAC manufacturer Carrier. However, despite the Carrier sponsorship, the dome has no heating or cooling. In the last game at Archbold, Syracuse defeated nationally ranked Navy 20-17. The Orangemen's overall record at Archbold was 265-112-20. The postcard depicts the field painted with both vertical and horizontal lines which is where the nickname "gridiron" came from.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Syracuse
topic: label: Subject
content: Education
label: Subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Football
label: level of sport
content: collegiate
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0568.187
label: accession number
content: 1982.0568
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0568.187
objectType: label: Object Name
content: postcard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 3 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 8.89 cm