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- Title
- Street view of Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois
- Date
- 1938-1942
- Description
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The Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Ave. Lewis Institute was strategically located at the intersection of Madison Street and Robey Street ...
Show moreThe Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Ave. Lewis Institute was strategically located at the intersection of Madison Street and Robey Street (now Damen Avenue). This location served as a transfer point for two of Chicago's 19th century streetcar lines making the school easily accessible by public transportation. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate. Photographer unknown.
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- Lewis Institute records, 1827-1984
- Title
- Lewis Institute entrance, 1943
- Creator
- Loop Photo Service
- Date
- 1943
- Description
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The entrance of the Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Avenue displaying the Illinois Institute of Technology name after Lewis and Armour...
Show moreThe entrance of the Lewis Institute at 1951 W Madison Avenue displaying the Illinois Institute of Technology name after Lewis and Armour Institute of Technology merged to create Illinois Tech in 1940.
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- Lewis Institute records, 1827-1984
- Title
- Exterior view of the New Bauhaus, Marshall Field mansion, Chicago, Illinois
- Creator
- Humeston, Dariel
- Date
- 1937-1938
- Description
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Date estimated ca. 1937, photographer credit taken from original photo.
- Collection
- Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962
- Title
- Exterior of Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois
- Date
- 1920-1940
- Description
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Colorized photograph of the exterior of Lewis Institute. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
- Collection
- Lewis Institute records, 1827-1984
- Title
- Students in front of the New Bauhaus entrance, Chicago, Illinois, 1937
- Creator
- Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984
- Date
- 1937
- Description
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Photograph of students in front of the New Bauhaus building, formerly the Marshall Field mansion.
- Collection
- Institute of Design records, 1937-ca. 1962
- Title
- Northeast corner of 35th Street and State Street, Chicago, Illinois, January 24, 1954
- Date
- 1954-01-24
- Description
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Color slide depicting the intersection of 35th Street and South State Street, looking northeast. Photographer unknown, possibly a member of...
Show moreColor slide depicting the intersection of 35th Street and South State Street, looking northeast. Photographer unknown, possibly a member of the university's Department of Public Relations.
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- Dan Ryan collection, 1954-1980
- Title
- Illinois Institute of Technology Fraternity Row, South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950s
- Date
- 1950-1959
- Description
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Color slide showing a section of the west side of the 3200 block of South Michigan Avenue. A number of the greystone buildings visible served...
Show moreColor slide showing a section of the west side of the 3200 block of South Michigan Avenue. A number of the greystone buildings visible served as Illinois Tech fraternity houses, including, at the far left of the photograph, Brown Hall, the Delta Tau Delta House, and the Phi Kappa Sigma house. At the far right of the photograph, the buildings are believed to include the Alpha Sigma Phi house, the Triangle House, and the Pi Kappa Phi house. These buildings were all demolished between ca. 1959-1963 as the block was cleared for the construction of new Illinois Tech dormitories. Photographer unknown, possibly a member of the university's Department of Public Relations. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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- Dan Ryan collection, ca. 1891-1989
- Title
- Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building 2, Chicago, Ill., 1975
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Office of Public Relations
- Description
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Photograph of the Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building 2 prior to demolition in 1975. The building, located at 55 East 33rd...
Show morePhotograph of the Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building 2 prior to demolition in 1975. The building, located at 55 East 33rd Street, was constructed in the 1920s, remodeled in 1950, and demolished in 1975. The former Huber & Huber trucking terminal was acquired by the Armour Research Foundation in 1949. This building housed the Institute for Psychological Services in the years immediately prior to its demolition in 1975. Also known as: Huber and Huber Motor Express Building (1920s-1949), Armour Research Foundation Physics Research Building (ca. 1950s), Armour Research Foundation Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building No. 2 (1959), Armour Research Foundation Service (1961), 33rd and Wabash Building (1960s), Wabash Building (1960s).
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- Dan Ryan collection, 1954-1980
- Title
- Thomas R. Brown Hall during demolition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., 1961
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Office of Public Relations
- Date
- 1961
- Description
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Photograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall during demolition in 1961. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling & Whitehouse and...
Show morePhotograph of Thomas R. Brown Hall during demolition in 1961. The building was designed by Francis M. Whitehouse of Burling & Whitehouse and was located at 3254 South Michigan Avenue. 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.
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- Dan Ryan collection, 1954-1980
- Title
- The east side of the greek quadrangle, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960s
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Office of Public Relations
- Date
- 1960-1969
- Description
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Photograph of the buildings that once formed the east side of Illinois Institute of Technology's greek quadrangle, the Alpha Epsilon Pi, Theta...
Show morePhotograph of the buildings that once formed the east side of Illinois Institute of Technology's greek quadrangle, the Alpha Epsilon Pi, Theta Xi, and Tau Epsilon Phi houses, with Gunsaulus Hall visible. These three fraternity houses were designed by the architecture firm Mittelbusher & Tourtelot and constructed in 1960. The Alpha Epsilon Pi house (foreground) was demolished in 2007. The former Theta Xi house (middle) became the Alpha Sigma Alpha house ca. 2000, and the former Tau Epsilon Phi house (rear) was the law house for a brief period, and became the Kappa Phi Delta house in 2004. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed (1960-1969) is approximate.
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- Dan Ryan collection, 1954-1980
- Title
- Illinois Insitute of Technology Service Station, Chicago, Ill.
- Creator
- Achilles, Rolf
- Date
- 1985-1986
- Description
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Photograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology Service Station, designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot. The Service Station was designed by...
Show morePhotograph of the Illinois Institute of Technology Service Station, designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot. The Service Station was designed by Mittelbusher & Tourtelot, constructed in 1960 and demolished in 2001. It was located at 3260 South Wabash Avenue.
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- Mies Centennial records, 1969-1986
- Title
- Military Science Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1953
- Date
- ca. 1953
- Description
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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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- Technology News slide collection, 1955-1960
- Title
- Keith School, Chicago, Illinois
- Creator
- Illinois Institute of Technology. Office of Public Relations
- Date
- 1950-1959
- Description
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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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- Dan Ryan collection, 1954-1980