[Bulldozer dumping debris]

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Photograph of a bulldozer, driven by a construction worker, dumping debris into a truck. There are pieces of concrete, metal rods, and wires in the mix. The tower of the NTSU Administration Building can be seen over the top of the lift, he is removing pieces of the concrete slab from behind the Memorial Union.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 6 x 6 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1963.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 32 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Photograph of a bulldozer, driven by a construction worker, dumping debris into a truck. There are pieces of concrete, metal rods, and wires in the mix. The tower of the NTSU Administration Building can be seen over the top of the lift, he is removing pieces of the concrete slab from behind the Memorial Union.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 6 x 6 cm.

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North Texas State University was renamed the University of North Texas on May 15, 1988. The Administration Building was built in 1956. The Memorial Union was built in 1949 and demolished in 1964 to make way for the new Student Union, the slab was cleared for the beginning of construction.

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • 1963

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  • Jan. 13, 2016, 3:39 p.m.

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  • June 26, 2020, 11:42 a.m.

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  • 33.210659, -97.147272

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[Bulldozer dumping debris], photograph, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc796592/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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