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Title: Heating Plant, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1952
Date: 1952
Description: Photograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology heating plant, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plant is located at 3430 South...
Show morePhotograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology heating plant, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plant is located at 3430 South Federal Street, and was constructed 1945-1950. It was formerly known as the Boiler Plant and Steam Generating Plant, Power Plant (1940s). Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Harold Leonard Stuart Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Ryan, Dan
Date: 1960-1979
Description: Photograph of Harold Leonard Stuart Building, located at 10 West 31st Street. The building was designed by Myron Goldsmith, Skidmore, Owings &...
Show morePhotograph of Harold Leonard Stuart Building, located at 10 West 31st Street. The building was designed by Myron Goldsmith, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and constructed in 1969-71. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Heating Plant, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Ryan, Dan
Date: 1960-1979
Description: Photograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology heating plant, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plant is located at 3430 South...
Show morePhotograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology heating plant, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The plant is located at 3430 South Federal Street, and was constructed 1945-1950. It was formerly known as the Boiler Plant and Steam Generating Plant, Power Plant (1940s). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Crerar Library, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1962
Date: 1962
Description: Photograph of Crerar Library after construction in 1962. The building was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The...
Show morePhotograph of Crerar Library after construction in 1962. The building was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The building is located at 35 West 33rd Street. The John Crerar Library moved to the University of Chicago in 1985, prompting the renaming and renovation of the building, now the Paul V. Galvin Library. Previously, the independent Crerar Library had housed IIT's James S. Kemper Library. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Grover M. Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1963
Description: Photograph of Hermann Hall, located at 3241 South Federal Street. Grover M. Hermann Hall was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings &...
Show morePhotograph of Hermann Hall, located at 3241 South Federal Street. Grover M. Hermann Hall was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and constructed in 1962. Also known as: Hermann Hall, Hermann Union Building, HUB. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Ryan, Dan
Date: 1960-1979
Description: Photograph of S. R. Crown Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building is located at 3360 State Street, and was constructed in...
Show morePhotograph of S. R. Crown Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building is located at 3360 State Street, and was constructed in 1950-1956. Although planning began for the new home for the College of Architecture and Institute of Design, began in the early 1950s, construction on the building didn't begin until December, 1954. S.R. Crown Hall was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark in 2001. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Early Identification Program students with rocket, Chicago, Illinois, 1976
Date: 1976
Description: Photograph of students from IIT's Early Identification Program watching the launch of a mode rocket. From attached caption: "A model rocket...
Show morePhotograph of students from IIT's Early Identification Program watching the launch of a mode rocket. From attached caption: "A model rocket zooms into space as Early Identification Program students at the Illinois Institute of Technology watch their team effort take off successfully. The eight-week program is sponsored by IIT for bright high-school seniors interested in engineering, and includes team projects, visits to Chicago company and plant locations, and counseling on how to interview for jobs and apply for colleges." Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Early Identification students, 1979
Date: 1979
Description: Photograph of students from IIT's Early Identification Program (and possibly one instructor or staff member). From a contemporaneous press...
Show morePhotograph of students from IIT's Early Identification Program (and possibly one instructor or staff member). From a contemporaneous press release: "The eight-week program is sponsored by IIT for bright high-school seniors interested in engineering, and includes team projects, visits to Chicago company and plant locations, and counseling on how to interview for jobs and apply for colleges." Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Fanny Butcher, date unknown
Description: Photograph of Fanny Butcher, writer, critic, and editor at the Chicago Tribune from 1913-1963. Butcher owned the bookstore Fanny Butcher books...
Show morePhotograph of Fanny Butcher, writer, critic, and editor at the Chicago Tribune from 1913-1963. Butcher owned the bookstore Fanny Butcher books, which became a literary salon. Butcher attended the Lewis Institute from 1906 to 1908. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Main Building and the "Gorge" (Federal Street and the buildings that lined it), Armour Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1916
Date: 1916
Description: Photograph of the Main Building, designed by Patton & Fisher and constructed 1891-1893, and the other buildings on Federal Street (looking...
Show morePhotograph of the Main Building, designed by Patton & Fisher and constructed 1891-1893, and the other buildings on Federal Street (looking south). Main Building is located at 3300 South Federal Street, and was made a Chicago landmark in 2004. The campus' original heating plant was housed in the extension to the south of the Main Building. This extension has had its smokestacks removed, and now serves as a buildings and grounds storage space. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Lewis Hall, Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1970-1989
Description: Photograph of Lewis Hall, designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot and constructed in 1966. The building is located at 70 East 33rd Street....
Show morePhotograph of Lewis Hall, designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot and constructed in 1966. The building is located at 70 East 33rd Street. Formerly known as: Women's Hall (ca. 1970s). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Interior of the Arcade Building in Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1929-1953
Description: Photograph of the interior of the Arcade Building on 35th Street in Chicago, Ill. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research...
Show morePhotograph of the interior of the Arcade Building on 35th Street in Chicago, Ill. The buildings that eventually became the Armour Research Foundation (ARF) Administration Building were constructed as the Binga State Bank (1924) and Binga Arcade Building (1929) by African-American entrepreneur Jesse Binga. The buildings were purchased by Illinois Institute of Technology in 1952, and ARF took up residence in 1954. Also known as: Binga State Bank (1924-1930), Arcade Building (1929-1953). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Engineering 1 during construction, Chicago, Ill., 1967
Date: 1967
Description: Photograph of Engineering 1 building, designed by Myron Goldsmith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, during construction. The building is located...
Show morePhotograph of Engineering 1 building, designed by Myron Goldsmith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, during construction. The building is located at 10 West 32 Street. The building was renamed John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center in 2015. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1945
Date: 1945
Description: Photograph of the Institute of Gas Technology. The building was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler, constructed in 1940-1941 and demolished in...
Show morePhotograph of the Institute of Gas Technology. The building was designed by Alfred S. Alschuler, constructed in 1940-1941 and demolished in 1968. The building is located at 13 West 33rd Street. The building was constructed in the early 1940s to serve as as an Armour Research Foundation laboratory building and soon became the first headquarters of the Institute of Gas Technology. An addition was built for the IGT in 1944. The State Street Building also housed Illinois Tech's temporary gymnasium in the mid-1960s. Some reports indicate that this building included a row of 1880s storefronts along State Street, others that the pre-existing section of structure was built in 1926. The building was also known as: Institute of Gas Technology (1940s), Armour Research Foundation State Street Building (ca. 1945-ca. 1954), Armour Research Foundation Laboratory (1940s), Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building 1 (1950s), Armour Research Foundation Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building (ca. 1955), IIT Research Institute Laboratory (1960s), IIT Service (1960s). Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: IITRI Administration Building Model, Chicago, Ill., 1963
Creator: Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute
Date: 1963
Description: Photograph of a model of the IITRI Tower, designed by Schmidt, Garden, and Erikson and constructed in 1963-1964. The Tower is located at 10...
Show morePhotograph of a model of the IITRI Tower, designed by Schmidt, Garden, and Erikson and constructed in 1963-1964. The Tower is located at 10 West 35th Street. This 20-story tower houses the university's administrative offices, as well as the headquarters of the IIT Research Institute. A variety of mixed-use tenants also lease space in the tower. Also known as: IIT Research Institute Tower (1964-ca. 2002).
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Grover M. Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1962-1969
Description: Photograph of Hermann Hall, located at 3241 South Federal Street. Grover M. Hermann Hall was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings &...
Show morePhotograph of Hermann Hall, located at 3241 South Federal Street. Grover M. Hermann Hall was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and constructed in 1962. Also known as: Hermann Hall, Hermann Union Building, HUB. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Crerar Library, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1962
Date: 1960-1969
Description: Photograph of Crerar Library after construction in 1962. The building was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The...
Show morePhotograph of Crerar Library after construction in 1962. The building was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The building is located at 35 West 33rd Street. The John Crerar Library moved to the University of Chicago in 1985, prompting the renaming and renovation of the building, now the Paul V. Galvin Library. Previously, the independent Crerar Library had housed IIT's James S. Kemper Library. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Rear of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1962
Date: 1962
Description: Photograph of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, located at 3333 South Federal Street. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher...
Show morePhotograph of Chapin Hall and the Physics Building, located at 3333 South Federal Street. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton & Fisher. It was constructed in 1888, renovated in 1937 and demolished in 1968. Built as part of Armour Flats. In 1907, six sections of the building were christened Chapin Hall for Armour Institute use. When Armour Flats was demolished, these units left on Federal St. to the south of the Armour Mission building were left standing. When Chapin Hall was remodeled in 1937, two of its northern sections became the Physics Building. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: S. R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Ryan, Dan
Date: 1960-1979
Description: Photograph of S. R. Crown Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building is located at 3360 State Street, and was constructed in...
Show morePhotograph of S. R. Crown Hall, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building is located at 3360 State Street, and was constructed in 1950-1956. Although planning began for the new home for the College of Architecture and Institute of Design, began in the early 1950s, construction on the building didn't begin until December, 1954. S.R. Crown Hall was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark in 2001. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Wishnick Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1960-1969
Description: Photograph of Wishnick Hall, located at 3255 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Ill. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and...
Show morePhotograph of Wishnick Hall, located at 3255 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Ill. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and is located at 3255 South Dearborn Street. It was formerly known as the Chemistry Building (1946-1966). Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

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