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Breaking Ground for new Engineering Building

Contributed by Larry on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 05:53:32 PM

Arthur Collins moving the first soil in a ground breaking ceremony at the new Engineering Building during the winter of 1953. The facility was completed and occupied in 1954 and was named Building-120.
We have that shovel in one of our Museum back rooms. It was later engraved with the details of the event.
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New Building

Submitted by Fred on February 8, 2017 - 2:09PM – 127 Views.

The shovel in mention has the following text engraved on the handle: "This Shovel was used Mon. Jan 12, 1953 to break ground for the Collins Radio Co. Research and Engineering Building. Presented to Mr. Arthur A. Collins."

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