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| Title | Early campus map |
| Description | Photograph of campus map. In 1936, the University of Houston acquired nearly 110 acres for a permanent campus from donations from Ben Taub and the Settegast estate. The school began holding classes on this new campus, located east of downtown, in 1939. Today, the University of Houston main campus has extended to 550 acres bordered by Wheeler, Elgin, and Scott streets. The campus successfully integrates large open green areas, sculptures, and fountains with state of the art research laboratories, academic buildings, and dormitories. |
| Date | 1948-1950 |
| Genre | maps; copy prints; |
| Subject (Name) | University of Houston
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| Subject.Topical (SAA) | campus
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | maps
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| Subject (Geographic) | Houston, Texas
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| Original Collection | UH Photographs Collection, 1948-2000 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=58 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 1969-037, Box 19, Folder 24 |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation button above. To request higher resolution images, please use the Request High Res button above. |
| File name | uhp0081-cc.tif |
| Digital Collection | reformatted digital |
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