Excavation operation on the construction site of the University of Kentucky's Memorial Coliseum, Nov. 15, 1947. Completed in 1950, Memorial Coliseum was the longtime home court for the Wildcats and a memorial to the more than 10,000 Kentuckians killed in World War I and the Korean War. The names of Kentuckians killed in the Vietnam War were added later. The UK men's basketball team played in Memorial from 1950 to 1976, compiling a record of 306-38 (.890). In the background of the picture is Stoll Field, home for the UK football team until 1972. Herald-Leader archive photo
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