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.
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.
View looking south at the demolition of the west wing of Ryerson Hall. Roof is gone and the walls have started to be taken down. The centre cupola is roofless at the left side of the photo, and the Howard Kerr Hall clock/carillon tower is on the right side.
View looking south at the remains of the Middle building and the third story demolition of Ryerson Hall. Roof is gone on west and east wings. Centre roof skeleton intact but the cupola roof is also gone.
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.
Colour image of the Bird of Spring Sculpture in its original location on Dundas Street. The sculpture is one of a series of 4 sculptures by the artist Etungat, and it and the Devonian pond on campus were created through funding by the Devonian Group of Charities.
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.
Colour image of a blue and yellow school bus with "Ryerson Polytechnical Institute Toronto" on side in yellow and "Summerstage - Ryerson Company of Players" in white underneath it.
Colour image of blue trailer with orange striping and "Ryerson Company of Players" written in white on the side. The trailer is attached to a "Ryerson Polytechnical Institute" jeep. They are parked under the arch along Gerrard Street.
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.
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.
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.
Colour image of two bulldozers with men with suits on them. The men on the bulldozer on the left Ryerson Board of Governor's chair William Kelly (no hardhat) and the man in the driver's seat is Minister of Education William Davis. Men on the right bulldozer unidentified. This was part of the sod turning ceremony for Jorgenson Hall.
Colour image of two bulldozers - Eggy II and Eggy III. The men on the bulldozer in the foreground are Ryerson Board of Governor's chair William Kelly (no hardhat) and 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 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 Eggy II standing in the Quad during convocation. His hooves and horns are painted gold and he is wearing a blue and gold blanket. He is surrounded on either side by 4 women and 1 man - who is holding his harness.
Colour photograph looking south east from Howard Kerr Hall. Photograph taken from the roof of the building. The clock tower is in mid-ground, and the old CIBC building and another tower under construction are visible in the background.
Colour photograph looking south east from Howard Kerr Hall. Photograph taken from the roof of the building. The clock tower is in mid-ground, and the old CIBC building and another tower under construction are visible in the background.
