Portion of a black and white photograph showing the construction of Butler Universitys athletic plant

Description:	This portion of a black and white photograph shows construction work underway for Butler Universitys athletic plant. The Butler Fieldhouse (later renamed Hinkle Fieldhouse) and the Butler Bowl (later renamed the Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl) were constructed on this land, which contained gravel that was used in the construction projects on the Fairview campus. A couple of draft animals can be seen in the upper right section of the photograph. Construction on the athletic complex started in 1927 while the University was still located in Irvington. William C. Smith (Class of 1884), owner of the Marion Country Construction Company, was responsible for building the two structures. The first Butler basketball game played inside Butler Fieldhouse was on March 7, 1928, and the first football game was played in the Butler Bowl on October 13, 1928.
Origin:	1927
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/1013
Collection:	Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography:	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.843833, -86.166254 39.843833 -86.166254
Subjects:	Construction projects Construction workers Draft animals Butler University--Alumni and alumnae Butler University--Buildings College buildings Sports facilities Field houses Gymnasiums Basketball arenas Football stadiums Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History People Hinkle Fieldhouse Butler Fieldhouse Butler Bowl Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Marion County Construction Company Fairview campus

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