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Episode 25: The Green Bay Packers and Lambeau Field Stadium Part I (1919-1959)

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Sources:

  • Names, Larry. The History of the Green Bay Packers. 5 of ? vols. Wautoma: Angel Press of WI, 1987-2019.
  • Beech, Mark. The People’s Team: An Illustrated History of the Green Bay Packers. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
  • Christl, Chris. The Packers Heritage Trail: The Town, the Team, the Fans from Lambeau to Lombardi. Stevens Point: KCI Sports Publishing, 2017.
  • Povletich, William. The Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs, and Traditions. Madison: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2012.
  • Hurley, James and Thomas Murphy. Green Bay: A City and Its Team. Hurley Investments Ltd., 2011.
  • Official Website of the Green Bay Packers
  • Packers Hall of Fame
  • Green Bay Press Gazette Archives [various articles, found by date and keyword search]
  • Lambeau Field – Somerville Inc.
  • BallParks.com – City Stadium & Lambeau Field
Curly Lambeau in 1919 [image credit: Wikipedia]
Jan. 31, 1950: Curly Lambeau Quits to Coach the Cardinals
Curly Lambeau ca. 1950 [image source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
1919 Packers Team [image source: Wikipedia]
Hagemeister Park - About
Packers playing ca. 1921 at Hagemeister Park [image credit: Hagemeister Park]
The 1921 Green Bay Packers (3-2-1)
The 1923 Acme Packers [image credit: Packers’ History Homestead]
Marybeth Jacoby on Twitter: "Acme Packers!… "
Evolution of the Packers’ Jersey [image credit: Green Bay Packers’ Twitter Account]
1923 Green Bay Packers Stock Certificate.... Football Collectibles | Lot #56082 | Heritage Auctions
An early stock in the Green Bay Packers [image credit: Heritage Auctions]
Early photograph of City Stadium [image credit: Quality Inn Green Bay]
Aerial view of City Stadium, former home of the Green Bay Packers from 1925 to 1956. Currently it is the home of the Green Bay East High School football team.
City Stadium ca. 1952 (still functions as Green Bay East High School’s stadium) [image credit: Wisconsin Historical Society]
Sketch of City Stadium ca. 1925 [image credit: Heritagesportsart]
Sketch of City Stadium ca. 1950 [image credit: Heritagesportsart]
Lambeau Field in 1957 - Album on Imgur
New City Stadium during construction [image credit: Green Bay Press Gazette]
Construction was still going on at City Stadium (renamed Lambeau Field in 1965) in July of 1957.
New City Stadium in July 1957 [image credit: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Sept. 29, 1957: The birth of Lambeau Field
New City Stadium, 1957 — Look at all that parking!!! [image credit: Packers News]
Sept. 29, 1957: The birth of Lambeau Field
Vice President Richard Nixon speaking at the opening game at New City Stadium [image credit: Packers News]
The one, the only: Vince Lombardi, January 1959 [image credit: Green Bay Packers’ Facebook page]

Check back in two weeks for Part II (1959-today)!

Happy listening,

Lindsay

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