In Memoriam: Wystan
View of State Street, tennis team, and brand new Lawyers Club, from Union Tower -- 1925.
Perhaps taken from the tower window of the Union's Michigamua room. This probably was in the spring of 1925, when the first part of the Law Quad was brand new. Although tracks of the streetcar system still are visible at the right, I can't see them in the intersection, where they may already have been removed, since the streetcar system was discontinued in January. (Nor are supports for an overhead trolley wire in evidence.) Students are returning from Ferry Field, where they have witnessed an exhibition or tournament of some kind. Many are on the sidewalks, but quite a few are walking in the street, as crowds returning from the games were wont to do. Among those obstructing vehicular traffic are two dozen men dressed in white, who may be toting tennis rackets. Or did the Wolverines field a cricket team in those days?
This and many of the photos that follow are from the student photo album of an unknown old grad. The album was found at a rummage sale in Buffalo, New York.
View of State Street, tennis team, and brand new Lawyers Club, from Union Tower -- 1925.
Perhaps taken from the tower window of the Union's Michigamua room. This probably was in the spring of 1925, when the first part of the Law Quad was brand new. Although tracks of the streetcar system still are visible at the right, I can't see them in the intersection, where they may already have been removed, since the streetcar system was discontinued in January. (Nor are supports for an overhead trolley wire in evidence.) Students are returning from Ferry Field, where they have witnessed an exhibition or tournament of some kind. Many are on the sidewalks, but quite a few are walking in the street, as crowds returning from the games were wont to do. Among those obstructing vehicular traffic are two dozen men dressed in white, who may be toting tennis rackets. Or did the Wolverines field a cricket team in those days?
This and many of the photos that follow are from the student photo album of an unknown old grad. The album was found at a rummage sale in Buffalo, New York.