Sanborn Field
General Information on the Building

Sanborn Field and J.W. Sanborn
(photo: Olson, James C. The University of Missouri: an Illustrated History. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1988)
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Aerial photograph of Sanborn Field oriented east-west
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Aerial photograph of Sanborn Field looking west
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Photograph of Sanborn Field looking east
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/5/1)
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Photograph of Sanborn Field looking northeast
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/5/1)
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Dedication Ceremony for Sanborn as a Registered National Historic Landmark - Plaque presentation
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Dedication Ceremony for Sanborn as a Registered National Historic Landmark
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Aerial photograph of Sanborn Field
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Plaque (National Historic Landmark marker)
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Plaque, "Historic Sanborn Field"
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Plaque, "Aureomycin originated here"
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Article from 100 Years -- Sanborn Field: A Capsule of Scientific Agricultural History in Central Missouri: "Aueromycin, Plot 23, and the Smithsonian Institution"
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Article from The Columbia Daily Tribune, June 10, 1965: "Sanborn Field Becomes Registered U.S. Landmark as Bronze Plaque is Presented"
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Article from unknown source, ca. 1965: "Sanborn Marked By Park Service"
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Dedication Program for National Historic Site Marker, June 10, 1965
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: C:3/1/35)
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Program, "Enshrinement of FFA Time Capsule," August 10, 1979
(Courtesy of University Archives, University of Missouri: College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Vertical File)
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Article from The Maneater, December 13, 2002: "What the Fudge?"
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This project was originally developed with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the state of Missouri.