M. I. T. Auditorium Dedicated May 8, 1955.

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Stock #:74534
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Cambridge
State: Massachusetts (MA)
County: Middlesex
Publisher: Bromley & Company
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY OF THE KRESGE FOUNDATION. THE AUDITORIUM IS UNIQUE IN THAT ITS DOME, A TRIANGULAR CURVED SLAB OF CONCRETE WITH A LOAD OF 1,500 TONS, IS SUPPORTED BY THE THREE CORNERS. THE CONCRETE AT THE TOP OF THE DOME IS ONLY 3-1/2 INCHES THICK. IN PROPORTION TO ITS AREA, IT IS THINNER THAN AN EGG SHELL.

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