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Title: Thomas R. Brown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1949
Date: 1949
Description: Photograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall, located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling &...
Show morePhotograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall, located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling & Whitehouse and was demolished in 1961. Once known as Cudahy mansion, this building was purchased in 1939 for graduate students. It served as one of IIT's Naval housing quarters from approximately 1943-45. After World War II, the building housed graduate students and, from 1948-61, the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Formerly known as Cudahy Mansion (1880s-1919) , Chicago Motor Club (1919-1929), Quarters 2 (1943-1946), Graduate House (1939-1943, 1946-1948), Brown House (1950s), Brown Hall. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Demolition of Chapin Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1968
Date: 1968
Description: Photograph of Chapin Hall during demolition in 1968 with Crerar Library visible in the background. Chapin Hall was designed by the firm Patton...
Show morePhotograph of Chapin Hall during demolition in 1968 with Crerar Library visible in the background. 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: Illinois Institute of Technology gymnasium with the Life Sciences Building under construction in background, Chicago, Ill., 1966
Date: 1966
Description: Photograph of the gymnasium of the Illinois Institute of Technology, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. The gymnasium was constructed in...
Show morePhotograph of the gymnasium of the Illinois Institute of Technology, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. The gymnasium was constructed in 1947 and demolished in 1966. It was built as part of a 1947 Federal Works Agency project to provide facilities for veterans of World War II. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Military Science Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1953
Date: ca. 1953
Description: Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed (1950) is approximate date. Building was located at 3201 South Michigan Avenue. Construction date...
Show moreDate of photograph is unknown. Date listed (1950) is approximate date. Building was located at 3201 South Michigan Avenue. Construction date unknown (demolished ca. 1996-97). This building was initially leased by the Armour Research Foundation in 1951, and acquired by Illinois Tech in 1965. Formerly/Also Known As: Richard D. Irwin Inc. Building (unknown-1941), Sampson Electric Company (1930s-1950s?), Armour Research Foundation Electrical Engineering Research Building (1951-1965), Information Science Building (ca. 1965-ca. 1972), Michigan Building (1972).
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Collection: Technology News slide collection, 1955-1960

Title: Illinois Institute of Technology gymnasium, Chicago, Ill., 1966
Date: 1966
Description: Photograph of the exterior and interior of the gymnasium, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. Fowler Hall is visible in the background. The...
Show morePhotograph of the exterior and interior of the gymnasium, located at 32nd and Dearborn Streets. Fowler Hall is visible in the background. The gymnasium was constructed in 1947 and demolished in 1966. It was built as part of a 1947 Federal Works Agency project to provide facilities for veterans of World War II. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Keith School, Chicago, Illinois
Creator: Illinois Institute of Technology. Office of Public Relations
Date: 1950-1959
Description: Photograph of the Keith School, which was constructed in 1883 and demolished in 1959. This elementary school, named after Chicago milliner...
Show morePhotograph of the Keith School, which was constructed in 1883 and demolished in 1959. This elementary school, named after Chicago milliner Elbridge G. Keith, opened its doors in 1883. The school, which became increasingly surrounded by the Institute's campus, closed in 1959, and was demolished that same year. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed (1950-1959) is approximate.
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Collection: Dan Ryan collection, 1954-1980

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