Photograph of Mollie Cohen, a 1924 graduate of the Lewis Institute, and former professor of English at Lewis and, later, Illinois Institute of... Show morePhotograph of Mollie Cohen, a 1924 graduate of the Lewis Institute, and former professor of English at Lewis and, later, Illinois Institute of Technology. At the time of her retirement in 1965, Cohen initiated the student poetry prize, which is now named in her honor. Cohen was honored at the 1968 convocation, which celebrated Illinois Tech's 75th anniversary. This photograph was used in conjunction with the convocation ceremony. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
From attached press release: "A jet of steam pours from the steam-powered bicycle recently built by six Illinois Institute of Technology... Show moreFrom attached press release: "A jet of steam pours from the steam-powered bicycle recently built by six Illinois Institute of Technology students. Team member Brunn Roysden of Chicago is riding the bike. The bicycle weighs 100 lbs. and will cruise at a top speed of 20 miles per hour." Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of the mobile environmental laboratory sponsored by the Marmon Group (of which Robert A. Pritzker was president). Illinois Tech... Show morePhotograph of the mobile environmental laboratory sponsored by the Marmon Group (of which Robert A. Pritzker was president). Illinois Tech faculty from the Department of Environmental Engineering used the mobile laboratory to test air and water conditions at Marmon Group plants. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of an unknown Illinois Tech student and an intsructor from Illinois Tech's Language and Literature department (possibly named... Show morePhotograph of an unknown Illinois Tech student and an intsructor from Illinois Tech's Language and Literature department (possibly named Stitzel) with what appears to be a combined wire recorder and phonograph used in a public speaking class. The recorder does not appear to be an Armour Research Foundation recorder. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of 1969 Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Awards winners and presenters, including Armour Institute alumni Harris Perlstein ... Show morePhotograph of 1969 Illinois Institute of Technology Alumni Awards winners and presenters, including Armour Institute alumni Harris Perlstein (left), Robert I. Wishnick (second from left), William Downes (third from left), Paul Unger (third from right), and Milton Kittler (second from right). Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of the 65-foot exhibit promoting Illinois Tech and its affiliated foundations at the 1957 Chicagoland Fair on Navy Pier.... Show morePhotograph of the 65-foot exhibit promoting Illinois Tech and its affiliated foundations at the 1957 Chicagoland Fair on Navy Pier. Photographer unknown. Show less
Transparency depicting the car known as the Blue Flame that set the land speed record on October 23, 1970 at Bonneville Flats, Utah. Powered... Show moreTransparency depicting the car known as the Blue Flame that set the land speed record on October 23, 1970 at Bonneville Flats, Utah. Powered by ignited liquefied natural gas, the car was conceived by Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute colleagues Dick Keller and Ray Dausman and constructed by Reaction Dynamics, Inc. in Milwaukee. Henry R. Linden, then President of the Institute of Gas Technology, obtained the funding for the project and assembled a team of Illinois Tech engineering students and faculty members T. Paul Torda and Sarunas C. Uzgiris to improve the aerodynamics of the car. In October, 1970, with Gary Gabelich driving, The Blue Flame set a land speed record of 1,014 km/h, a record that stood for 27 years. Original photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology President Henry Heald with uniformed students from the V-12 Navy College Training Program. The... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology President Henry Heald with uniformed students from the V-12 Navy College Training Program. The V-12 program (1943-1946) offered men who were interested in Navy careers the alternative of attending a civilian college or university with the rank of apprentice seamen and then to become eligible for an officer's commission upon graduation. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of a spherical gasoline storage tank in Green Bay, Wisconsin, possibly constructed for or used by the Institute of Gas Technology... Show morePhotograph of a spherical gasoline storage tank in Green Bay, Wisconsin, possibly constructed for or used by the Institute of Gas Technology or one of its member institutions. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty member Ralph Peck being interviewed by a local CBS affiliate in a laboratory. Peck is... Show morePhotograph of Illinois Institute of Technology faculty member Ralph Peck being interviewed by a local CBS affiliate in a laboratory. Peck is standing in front of a board illustrating the Pircon-Peck process, which is a process developed with Ladislav Pircon for creating fertilizer or desulfuizing flue gas. Show less
Photograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, then Chicago's Poet Laureate, receiving an honorary degree from Illinois Institite of Technology. Photographer... Show morePhotograph of Gwendolyn Brooks, then Chicago's Poet Laureate, receiving an honorary degree from Illinois Institite of Technology. Photographer unknown. Show less
Photograph of tree planting activities on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is... Show morePhotograph of tree planting activities on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of tree planting activities on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is... Show morePhotograph of tree planting activities on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of the block IIT logo on a model of Navy Pier and the surrounding area of Chicago. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is... Show morePhotograph of the block IIT logo on a model of Navy Pier and the surrounding area of Chicago. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an Illinois Tech student in an anechoic chamber at the Parmly Sound Laboratory. From press release attached to photograph: ... Show morePhotograph of an Illinois Tech student in an anechoic chamber at the Parmly Sound Laboratory. From press release attached to photograph: "Illinois Tech student, Jack Kiser, takes part in binaural hearing experiment at the Parmly Foundation for Auditory Research. Kiser is listening to two different tones in the completely silent (anechoic) chamber in order to determine their direction. Physicists at the Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Tech also use the Parmly chamber for acoustical research." Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less
Photograph of an unknown assistant to Dr. Daniel Graupe demonstrating a computerized prosthetic arm. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph... Show morePhotograph of an unknown assistant to Dr. Daniel Graupe demonstrating a computerized prosthetic arm. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Show less