Colour image of a large piece of unidentified equipment. Floor mounted, it resembles a radiator and has water or steam piping entering into it on one side. Other side has piping entering into a board with 2 meters on it.
Colour image of 4 men in suits sitting on a bulldozer. A drawing of Eggy the ram with "Eggy II" on a piece of paper is attached to the side of the machine. The man without the hard hat is Ryerson Board of Governor's chair William Kelly. The man in the driver's seat is Minister of Education William Davis. This was part of the sod turning ceremony for Jorgenson Hall.
Colour image of the construction site for Jorgenson Hall and the Podium building taken from the roof of Howard Kerr Hall. Image shows North end of site. Temperance Hall visible at the top of the image.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a shirt on a hanger. Featured on the south exterior Quad wall of Kerr Hall south. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a clipboard with with a piece of paper on it listing the following: Home Economics - foods, nutrition, diet, clothing, textiles, and home management . Featured on the south exterior Quad wall of Kerr Hall south. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a bowl of food. Featured on the south exterior Quad wall of Kerr Hall south. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Photograph looking south west showing Ryerson Hall in the foreground and Howard Kerr Hall south in the background. Clock/carrillon tower under construction.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a television set. Featured on the south wall of Kerr Hall along Gould Street. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a beaker on a stand. Featured on the south wall of Kerr Hall along Gould Street. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Photographs taken from roof of Howard Kerr Hall. Clock/carillon tower in the foreground. View of the city. The Royal York Hotel is visible in the distance on the left side of the photograph.
Photograph taken from the roof of Howard Kerr Hall looking south at the Ryerson Hall building. Third floor roof removed, and roof of cupola in progress on being removed.
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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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.
Series consists of 7,278 photographic negatives or b&w prints created by Ryerson staff and students in the 1950's and 1960's. The photographs were taken for use in the student newspaper, "The Ryersonian" ; the academic course calendar ; the yearbook ; and other school publications. Contact prints for the majority of the collection are available for viewing in our reading room. Negatives are in the process of being scanned.
The photographic images are arranged according to subject :
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.
The series consists of the files from the Folk Recovery archive. The oral history project was created by Kejo Buchanan, host of the Jali Journey program on CJRU. Folk Recovery is an oral history project designed to highlight and celebrate Black, Indigenous, Asian and all racialized storytellers and their contributions to the Canadian folk sound.
The files in this serie contain audio and video copies of the storyteller's interview in wav and mp4 formats, an mp4 video with ASL interpretation, a participant headshot image in jpg format and an interview transcript in Microsoft Word and PDF formats.
Large red velvet flag with yellow tassels and gold embroidered letters and portrait of Lenin on one side, and quilted crest of globe, wheat and hammer and sickle on the other. Verso reads: Under the banner of Marxism-Leninism, under the guidance of the Communist Party - forward to victory for communism!
Large red velvet flag with gold tassels and gold embroidered lettering. Embroidered potrait of Lenin on one side and crest with wheat, sun, and hammer and sickle on the other. Recto reads: Proletariat of all countries, unite! In the centre it reads: Rostov (adj.) Regional Committee of the CPSU and the Executive Committee. Verso reads: RSFSR. Forward battalions - the winner of the socialist competition for harvesting and grain procurement 1973.
Large red flag with gold tassels around three sides, fourth side for inserting the pole stand. Embroidered likeness of Vladimir Illyich Lenin with laurels and sickle and hammer. On verso, wreath of wheat stalks with star, globe with sickle and hammer and rising sun. Writing on both sides in gold lettering. Recto reads: Proletariat of all countries, unite! Verso reads in the different languages of the USSR: Proletariat of all countries, unite! It was produced in Moscow.
Large red banner with gold tassels around three sides, top side has loops for hanging. Banner has writing with images of Vladimir Illyich Lenin's likeness, USSR logo, a clock tower, and six wreaths with banners and dates. Recto reads a quote attributed to V. I. Lenin: Union of Communist youth should be a shock group, which in every task shows its help, shows its initative, its handsel. A quote attributed to M. I. Kalinin reads: The Young Communist League has played a huge role in the civil war and helped the party to its selfless courage and heroism to completed it victoriously.
Small triangular red banner with yellow writing and stitching, and a cord for hanging shows the emblem of the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union, which is a star with flames behind it and Vladimir Illyich Lenin's face in the centre. White tag still attached to banner. It was produced in Moscow. Recto reads: Mainstay pioneer link.
Rectangular red banner with gold tassels and gold writing shows the face of Vladimir Illyich Lenin with images of industry and agriculture. On one of the banners, there is a small metal pin attached to the banner bearing the same image and text. The banners bears a quote attributed to V. I. Lenin: We will come for victory of the Communist labour! Beneath the imagery, it reads: Collective Communist labour.
silver coloured coin. One side depicts hand holding Olympic torch, with background of city skyline, Olympic rings and running track. Reverse side depicts crest with wheat sheaves, star, globe, sun, hammer and sickle. Russian writing on both sides as well as on edge. Edge reads: one ruble. Recto reads: XXII Olympic Games - Moscow - 1980. Verso reads: USSR 1 ruble.
silver coloured coins with crest of wheat sheaves, globe, sun, hammer and sickle on one side, large number and foliage wreath on opposite side. Russian writing on both sides as well as on edge. Edge reads: One ruble - 1964. Recto reads:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Verso reads:1 ruble 1964.
Item is a self-erecting folding camera for 5.7 x 8.25 cm (2 1/2" x 3 1/4") exposures with 120 autographic roll film. The Autogrpahic feature allowed notes to be made on the film by scratching them into the film paper with a special stylus. A window opened in the back of the camera to expose the backing paper. Lens is a Bausch and Lomb with Kodak ball bearing shutter.
Item is an compact double extension folding plate or sheet film camera for 9 x 12 cm (3.5" x 4.75"). Lens is a Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 1 :4,5 f : 13.5cm with a Compur shutter (1 to 1/200th). The camera has both a brilliant viewfinder and a sports-finder.
Item is a folding trellis strut camera from the Vest Pocket series for 4.5 x 6 cm (1.77" x 2.36") exposures on 127 roll film. Lens is a Kodak Anastigmat 84mm f4.7, with a ball-bearing shutter with B,T, 1/25, 1/50, etc.. A case in included.
Item is a leatherette covered box camera for exposures on 120 film. Originally designed and produced by the Boston Camera Company, Hawk-Eye camera production changed hands twice, once in 1890 when sold to the Blair Camera Company, then again in 1907, when Eastman Kodak purchased the company. Simple lens and rotary shutter.
Item is an inexpensive box camera made of fiberboard and covered with imitation leather. The camera has a Gallileo-type viewfinder only (no brilliant viewfinder), flash contacts, and a single speed shutter that is fast enough to accommodate bulb flashes. It used 120 size roll film.
Item is a simple box camera designed to mimic the look of a twin lens camera. The topmost "lens" is in fact a brilliant viewfinder, the lens is a "colour corrected" Bohmar Precision lens (74mm) allows no focusing.
Item is a box camera made by the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York, USA between May 1933 and April 1941. It shoots 620 rollfilm and makes 6x9cm photographs. The is the US version of the camera. There was also a UK model that was drastically different in build and facia. The cardboard body is covered in leatherette, and the metal front panel is decorated with a geometric art-deco design. The Six-20 Brownie has a top viewfinder as well as a side viewfinder. This camera has two focusing zones - 5 to 10 feet and beyond 10 feet - which can be selected below the lens controlled by a spring-loaded lever. The shutter speed of the Six-20 is fixed at approximately 1/25th of a second. There is also a bulb mode, which is accessed by a pull-out tab above the shutter release. The Six-20 Brownie was originally sold for $2.50.
Item is a box camera manufactured by Ensign in 1945. There are two versions of the Ensign Ful-Vue, a pre-WWII version and a postwar version. The item in the collection is the less common postwar version. This model consists of a black metal body with an oddly rounded top viewfinder. The postwar model was also available in blue, red and grey. The black version was originally listed and sold between $15-25.
Item is a subminiature camera taking 9mm film (in cartridge). Lens is a Rokkor F3.5/25mm. Comes with wrist strap, film cartridge, manual, pouch and three filters in original box. Group in original gift box. Shutter works.
Item is a subminiature camera, taking 10 x 14 mm exposures on 16mm film in special cassettes. Comes with 4 extension lense and a tripod adapter. Lens is a Rokkor F2.8/22mm .
Item is a large format camera for 6 x 9 cm exposures on sheet or roll film. The Technika system used interchangable lenses mounted on boards. The back is extendible and is adjustable no all four corners to control for perspective. A plate for lens change range finder and calibration is mounted on the camera and the viewfinder has a special cover plate. No plate holder, or film holders are included, the lens is mounted on a non Linhof plate and is a substitute - a Schneider Xenar f4.5 105 mm with a Compur shutter 1-1/250.
Item is medium format twin lens reflex camera for 6 x 6 cm exposures on 120 format film. Lens is a Zeiss Tessar f4.5, 75 mm. with a Compur shutter, 1 - 1/300 sec.. The Automat models included a film counter that used the thickness of the film roll backing to count exposed frames. The Model 1 is also known as Model RF 111A.
Item is a knob-advance twin lens reflex camera for 4 x 4 cm exposures on 127 format film. More compact than other twin lens reflex cameras, with a smaller negatives, the Grey Body has a Xenar f3.5 lens with a Syncrho compur shutter. The camera comes in a gray leather case and is equipped with an ultra violet Waltz filter and a lens hood.
Item is an inexpensive version of the classic Rolleiflex medium format, twin lens reflex camera with fewer features. Shot 6 x 6 cm exposures on 120 film; adapters could be obtained to shoot with 35mm and sheet film. The lens is a Zeiss Triotar f 3.8, 7.5cm with a 28.5 filter screw mount.
Item consists of a Brownie Reflex Synchro Model, made in Canada by the Canadian Kodak Co. Limited. It has a twin-lens reflex pattern and a large finder with a folding hood. It uses 127 film, a rotary shutter, and has a meniscus lens. It is in the original box with two manual booklets and has a fabric braid strap.
Item is a small hand held 35mm camera with metal and black vulcanite case. Two large metal rings attached on either side for a strap (not included). No lens included.
Item is a 35 mm cameras with 1/30 - 1/500 shutter speeds and a Helios 44 mm f2 lens. The camera has an uncoupled selenium meter and a match-needle on top housing. The match-needle was a system of exposure metering commonly used in the 1960's and 1970's. The system used small needles (similar to small watch hands) that lined up to indicate the level of exposure.
Item is a simple camera for 50 exposures ( 24x24mm ) on regular 35mm film . It was built 1939 t0 1941, the low serial No indicates a small production of this camera , possibly because of the war. The foldable lever transported the film and cocked the Compur shutter. The lens is a non exchangeable Zeiss Novar Anastigmat 1:3.5 with a focal length of 35mm. The Viewfinder is a simple Newton finder , it is folded onto the body Focusing by front lens in a simple helical mounting.
Item is an aluminum body camera for 35mm film that takes 65 half sized photographs. A rotary metal focal plane shutter with speeds T, B, 1/20-1/1000 plus hot shoe synch.
Image shows the sightseers on the last trip of the B.C. Electric Railway Observation Car in Vancouver on Sept 17, 1950. The photographer's name is given at the bottom of the image, "Harry Bullen Photo. 177 West 5th Ave."
Item is an unmounted studio portrait of a woman standing, and a man sitting. The woman is turned to the man, who is facing the camera. She is holding a book and he is sitting with his legs crossed, one hand on his lap, and the other on the armrest. The studio backdrop is of a tree. Her dress with the bustle and slim sleeves and her soft curly bangs are in keeping with fashion of the 1880s. All four corners of the tintype are angled off.
The collection consists of small pamphlets or periodicals issued by camera manufacturers to promote the sale of camera equipment or encourage the use of their films and apparatus. Most issues were published by the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, NY, but there are a few issues from other Kodak branches and other photographic companies. A couple of fiction stories and comic books on the topic of crime photography are included as well.
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)
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.
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