Captains Oosterbaan and Meyer at Michigan Stadium dedication game, 1927

l-r: Gwen Dew, UM captain Bennie Oosterbaan, OSU captain Theodore Meyer, Miss Tallant, during opening ceremony at stadium dedication.

Michigan Stadium Aerial View, 1927

[view from the northeast, opening day]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Leveling the playing surface]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Setting forms for the east stands]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Preparing for a pour, west stands]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[South end zone, Yost Field House in background]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Finishing a section in the south end zone]

Michigan Stadium, Syracuse game, 1998

[Opening game of enlarged Michigan Stadium, attendance 111,012, view from the north]

Michigan Stadium expansion 1949

[construction of steel bleachers, 1949, raised capacity to 97, 239, view from the south]

Block M in Stadium seats

[Dan Dworsky, graduate of the School of Architecture and member of national champion teams in 1948 and 1949, designed the Block M. He was also the architect for Crisler Arena.]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Setting forms for the tunnel]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Working on the tunnel ]

Michigan Stadium Construction, 1927

[Ready for the redwood seats ]