Photographs of the first home built in Souris, Manitoba in 1883. Courtesy the Manitoba Archives. Text printed on the verso of one of the photographs reads "The first hous in Souris. Built to Accommodate the men who built the first mill dam on Plum Creek. House was just south and east of the present creek bridge."
Folder contains 5 b&w photographs of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Transcona, Manitoba. Photographs include several exterior views of the church as well as interior views of the altar.
Photograph of a residence with carport in foreground, labeled by Canadian Homes Magazine the "Centennial Home" (from label on verso of photograph). Designed by Etienne Gaboury.
Folder contains 11 colour photographs of the Hamilton building in Winnipeg. Photographs include exterior and interior views of the building, including interesting design features present throughout the structure.
Exterior photograph, wood panelled building with green and pink accents in park setting. The building houses a non-profit treatment centre for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural difficulties. See: http://www.knowlescentre.ca/
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of the Manitoba Teacher's Society headquarters in Winnipeg. The first photograph show an interior views of what seems to be the front entrance way and the second is an architectural drawing of the outside of the building.
Folder contains 4 b&w photographs of the Canadian Holy Martyrs Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Includes several exterior views of the steeple and one photograph of wall sculptures.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of an unknown chuch in Manitoba. The first photograph depicts the exterior of the church and the second photograph shows the interior which appears to be under renovation and construction material is clearly visible.
Picture shows a tree being transported to the front yard of the offices at 222 Osborne Street in North Winnipeg. A second picture shows the interior of the office space, with desk, tyepwriter, telephone and plant in foreground.
Folder contains 1 b&w photograph of Southwood Village row house development in Fort Garry, Manitoba. Southwood Village was the winner of the Canadian Housing Design Council National Design Award in 1969.
Folder contains 10 b&w photographs of the University of Manitoba campus. Buildings include the Russell Building (School of Architecture), Earth Sciences Bldg, the University Centre and St. Paul's College.
Photographs of a teepee inspired weather shelter design, comissed by the Department of Natural Resources, province of Saskatchewan, to be erected in parks in Saskatchewan.
Folder contains 2 b&w photographs of office buildings. Photograph 1 shows the exterior parking lot of an office building and photograph 2 is an architectural model.
Photograph of an architectural rendering of the Regina International Airport in Regina, Saskatchewan. Design plan for the expansion of the airport terminal.
Photograph of the entrace to an art-deco style single screen cinema house. The movie listed on the marquee is "The Lady Ev"e starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda.
Photographs of an A-frame precase concrete cooling tower. Submitted for an award from the Prestressed Concrete Institute. The first photograph has a caption adhered to the back with information about the award of excellence from the Prestressed Concrete Institute.
Photograph of grain elevators on the prairie, with horse-drawn wagons in foreground and a shopfront selling kerosene and soft coal. Courtesy of the Manitoba Archives.
Interior view of a restaurant with a streetcar renovated for use in seating customers. The side of the streetcar is labeled "Winnipeg Electric Street Railway", and a sign on top gives the route as "Portage Ave."
Interior views of theatre auditorium seating, a wall mural (by Dorothy Landstat) and a hallway and one exterior view, showing the outdoor sculpture court.
The Éperon building was constructed to complement the existing historic architecture of the area, and was built to match the proportions of the Royal Insurance Company building that was previously on the site. The building matches the roof lines of the other structures on the Rue de la Commune, and the tower building (pictured) is an easily identifiable element in the museum complex.
Exterior view of office buildings within Westmount Square, Montréal. The four buildings, two of which are residential, were designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The complex opened on December 13, 1967. (www.wikipedia)
Photographs of the renovation of the former Radio-City cinema in Montreal. It was purchased by Gratien Gélinas for La Comédie-Canadienne in 1957 and renovated by André Blouin.
La Comédie-Canadienne was active from 1958-1969. The company produced Canadian and Québecois theatre, dance and music productions. The company closed down in 1973 and its theatre became the permanent home of the of Theatre du Noveau Monde (http://www.tnm.qc.ca).
From Canadian Architect magazine, July 1985: [the building] features a curved profile at the top in aluminum cladding. Light enters large windows at the building's ends and middle and through translucent panels on the south wall and stairwells. Openings below the floor allow for ventilation and are coupled with a plenum in a heat distribution system.
Photographs of the exterior of the single storey elementary school building. 16 classrooms and offices are grouped around a central auditorium. View of entrance mural above main entrance painted by Adrian Vilandré. The building has a light steel structural frame with brick veneer and tongue-and-groove boards for exterior finishing. All windows are double-glazed, ceilings are perforated fibreboard, flooring is vinyl asbestos tile.