#TBT to football fans forming a block “M” in the stands at this 1916 game at U-M’s old Ferry Field! ??

The students in this picture were singing “The Yellow and Blue,” according to this historic photo’s label. ??

What’s your favorite song to sing during U-M football games?

If you don’t have one yet, you could always find one in our Reading Room: here are just a few U-M songs you can find in the archives!

?? Bluebook Blues
?? Dear Old Michigan
??Next to the Grand Old Flag is the Yellow and Blue
?? Cheer, Cheer, Cheer for Michigan
?? ‘Tis of Michigan We Sing

100 days until the Wolverines’ football season starts again! ??

??: Hand-colored photo of Michigan students forming a block M in the Ferry Field Stands from the John Maulbetsch scrapbook collection

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Which would you rather ride to work: a horse, or a bicycle? ?????

Throwback to this amazing photo from the Bernice Maynard collection, showcasing these two ways to travel, over 100 years ago! ??

A local of both Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Bernice Maynard preserved incredible photos, like this one, capturing moments from Michigan history.

Bernice also worked at several hospitals across Michigan over the years, and she helped draft the Michigan Constitution of 1963, which is still in effect today!

Her photograph collection offers some amazing glimpses into Michigan’s past, including historic bicycles, horse-drawn carriages, and more, which you can explore in the Bentley’s Reading Room. ?

Click through to see some of the other wonderful historical snapshots from the Bernice Maynard photograph collection!

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100 years ago today, Angell Hall was being built on U-M’s campus! ??

Here are four fun facts about this campus landmark that you may not know:

?? Carvings on Angell Hall include centaurs, owls, and reliefs featuring the personifications of Poetry, History, Art, and Science!

??? The space in Angell Hall was desperately needed: at the time it was built, University Hall was so overcrowded that some classes were sharing classrooms!

?? Some of the stone used to construct this building only exists because of volcanoes!

According to the Michigan Daily’s “Building Progress” updates in 1924, the travertine limestone used in Angell Hall’s lobby is “volcanic in origin,” and found in the Mediterranean Sea.

?? Angell Hall was also designed by none other than Albert Kahn, a famous architect who also designed Hill Auditorium, the Clements Library, and other iconic campus buildings.

Click through to see photos of Angell Hall’s construction 100 years ago, including some photos that were taken on this day, in 1924!

??: Buildings and Grounds Department Records, and U-M Photographs Vertical File

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