Item is the original patent (#22351) granted on September 2, 1885 by the Commissioner of Patents, Dominion of Canada, to George Eastman and William Hall Walker of Rochester, NY, for "improvements in roll holders, for exposing flexible sensitive photographic films." Item includes textual specifications and diagrams of the proposed improvements. Prior to patenting the innovation in Canada, Eastman and Walker were granted a similar patent (#317049) by the United States patent office on May 5, 1885.
Original label: "14 - Looking west" from box 2. Item features a landscape view taken from a building at Kodak Heights. Aspects of Kodak Heights are visible on either side.
Original label: "29 - Fire hose" from box 2. Item features an image of a man holding a fire house standing infront of the fire hose shed at Kodak Heights.
Original label: "30 - Fire drill" from box 2. Item features an exterior view of individuals evacuating a building at Kodak Heights from a series of staircases.
Original label: "50 - Old delivery truck" from box 2. Item features an image of a driver sitting in a truck filled with wooden crates. The side of the truck reads "Canadian Kodak Co. Limited."
Item is a glass plate negative featuring an image of the cafeteria and its staff located at Kodak Heights building #9, the Employee Building. Glass plate negative, original label: "43 - Cafeteria" from box 1.
Item is a small camera with moulded brown and tan plastic body. Made for use with 127 roll film, it has an eyelevel viewfinder, Dakon lens and a rotary shutter. Prior to 1955 it was made with a Kodet lens.
Letter written to Louise Darche from Florence Nightingale. Louise Darche was the superintendent of The New York City Training School for Nurses from 1888-1898. The two met when Miss Darche travelled to London in 1893. In the letter Florence Nightingale references Henry Bonham Carter, her first cousin and Secretary of the Nightingale Fund. The photograph (RG 946.02.02.02) was also referenced in the letter and was sent by Mr. Bonham Carter to Miss Darche.
This file contains two copies of report "New Formats in the Canadian Retail Economy" prepared by Ken Jones, Wendy Evans, Christine Smith, from the Centre for the Study of Commercial Activity
Photograph taken in Howard Kerr Hall Quad looking south. Ryerson Hall, Residence Building and Middle Building on right side of photo and Kerr Hall East is on the left. A large tent is set up inbetween the buildings with a covered walkway from the Middle Building to the tent. a large crane is in the foreground of the photo.
Built in 1938-39, an addition was added in 1956 - which is the section you can see in the photograph. It is presently called the Albert W. Smith Building. Now part of the Case Western Reserve University.
Sam W. Emerson Physical Education Centre was dedicated in 1957, named after 1902 Alumnus Samuel W. Emerson. Now part of Case Western Reserve University.
Built in 1957, Pardee Hall was a 300 person dormitory for the Case Institute. Is is presently called Yost Hall and is Case Western Reserve University's administration building.
Built in 1957, Pardee Hall was a 300 person dormitory for the Case Institute. Is is presently called Yost Hall and is Case Western Reserve University's administration building.
Photograph of the Case Main Building. Originally built between 1882-1885, burned down and rebuilt in 1888. Now part of the Case Western Reserve University.
Built in 1938-39, an addition was added in 1956 - which is the section you can see in the photograph. It is presently called the Albert W. Smith Building. Now part of the Case Western Reserve University.
View looking north west at east wing of Ryerson Hall. Second storey being partially demolished. Pile of stone and bricks beside the building. Working shoveling debris off the side.
View looking east of Ryerson Hall's west wing being demolished. Third storey and partial second storey are gone. Construction workers along back edge of second storey working.
Photograph taken from the roof of Howard Kerr Hall looking down onto a trench dug across (east-west) north Quad. Entrance out onto Gerrard Street on right side of photo.
View looking south west of Ryerson Hall demolition. East and west wings only have partial second and first storey's left. Centre section is still standing, minus the roof and back auditorium.
View looking south of Ryerson Hall demolition. East and west wings only have partial second and first storey's left. Centre section is still standing, minus the roof and back auditorium.
View looking north of Ryerson Hall's east wing being demolished. Third storey and partial second storey are gone. Construction workers working on second storey. Cloud of dust rising from dump truck below.
View looking east of Ryerson Hall's west wing being demolished. Third storey and partial second storey are gone. Construction workers along back edge of second storey working.
View of the front of Ryerson Hall. Facade that would remain after building is torn down is focal point of the photo. Third storey of both east and west wings are gone and all the windows have been removed in the rest of the building.
View looking south at remains of Middle Building and Ryerson Hall. Ryerson Hall east wing is missing third story, auditorium is gone and starting on third floor of west wing.
View from Howard Kerr Hall roof looking south at Ryerson Hall. Third story of east and west wings gone, as is the auditorium and the roof on the centre section.
View from Howard Kerr Hall roof looking south at Ryerson Hall. Third story of east and west wings gone, as is the auditorium and the roof on the centre section.
Looking west at piles of debris and one small section of Middle Building that is still standing. Heating stack is still standing. Howard Kerr West in background.
View looking south at back of Ryerson Hall building. East wing third floor gone as is the auditorium in the centre. Large piles of rubble in its place.
View looking south at back of Ryerson Hall building. East wing third floor gone as is the auditorium in the centre. Large piles of rubble in its place.
View of front of Ryerson Hall looking north east. West wing third floor walls are gone, with exception of shared wall with centre block. Cupola roof missing as well.
View looking south at Middle building demolition, bottom story and back wall still intact, and Ryerson Hall demolition. East wing third story is gone, as is roof of auditorium and west wing roof and third floor windows.
View looking west showing the back end of Ryerson Hall and front end of Middle building in midst of being demolished. Heat stack on right side of photograph.
East wing roof removed. Crane removing part of roof from centre section [?] Roof of auditorium missing. Lower right corner shows the Middle building - mostly demolished.