Burton Tower model

Photographic print of architectural model

Burton Memorial Tower

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936. On verso: The 10-story Burton Memorial Tower has been a landmark on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus since the tower's 1936 dedication ... The largest bell in the carillon, "Big Baird," weighs 12 tons and sounds E-flat below middle C at the stroke of its 350-pound clapper. The smallest bell weighs four pounds and sounds A-sharp, four and one-half octaves higher. University of Michigan News and Information Services, 412 Maynard, Ann Arbor, MI. 48109-1399. Negative #5546. Frame 17

Burton Tower from Rackham lobby

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936

Burton Tower, exterior

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.

Burton Tower, 1952. Bells inside tower

Albert Kahn, architect. Built 1936.