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| title: | Opening night of the new Assembly Hall |
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| image number: | P0026248 |
| description: | The first event of any kind held at Assembly Hall was the "Homecoming Show" held on October 23, 1971 following the Homecoming football game against Northwestern. The event was a variety show featuring Bob Hope, Petula Clark, Al Cobine & his Orchestra, and the Singing Hoosiers directed by Robert Stoll. A capacity crowd of 18,000 attended. Gary Todd was the Master of Ceremonies and Allen White was in charge of technical production and lighting. |
| date taken: | 1971 October 23 |
| film code: | Kodak Safety Film - Kodak Tri X Pan Film |
| photographer studio: | News Bureau, IU |
| donor image number: | Frame 16A |
| accession number: | 99/075 |
| copyright owner: | Indiana University |
| building name: | Assembly Hall (1971) |
| event name: | Homecoming |
| event name: | Homecoming Show |
| topic: | Stadiums |
| topic: | Gymnasiums |
| topic: | Celebrations |
| city: | Bloomington |
| state: | Indiana |
| series: | Buildings & Grounds |
| subseries: | Assembly Hall |
| folder: | Opening night |
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