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Title: Street view of Lewis Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Date: 1938-1942
Description: 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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Collection: Lewis Institute records, 1827-1984

Title: Lewis Institute entrance, 1943
Creator: Loop Photo Service
Date: 1943
Description: 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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Collection: Lewis Institute records, 1827-1984

Title: Lewis Institute interior, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1937
Creator: Lewis Institute (Chicago, Ill.)
Date: 1937
Description: Photograph of students in the Lewis Institute building. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate.
Collection: Lewis Institute records, 1827-1984

Title: Students building a snowman, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1980s
Creator: Lightfoot, Robert M., III
Date: 1980-1989
Description: Photograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of...
Show morePhotograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Armour Mission, Chicago, Illinois, ca. early 1900s
Date: 1900-1930
Description: Photograph of the Armour Mission building. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Students building a snowman, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1980s
Creator: Lightfoot, Robert M., III
Date: 1980-1989
Description: Photograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of...
Show morePhotograph of students building a snowman on present day Siegel Field, north of S.R. Crown Hall on the Illinois Tech campus. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Paul V. Galvin Library plaza during renovation, including canopy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
Date: 1985
Description: Photograph of the plaza adjacent to the main entrance of Paul V. Galvin Library, including the steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed...
Show morePhotograph of the plaza adjacent to the main entrance of Paul V. Galvin Library, including the steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the library's renovation in 1985. The canopy was designed by architect Robert Nevel, project head for Mekus/Johnson, Inc., and was dismantled within weeks of its installation after protests from administrators, faculty, and students at Illinois Tech's College of Architecture Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Galvin Library building renovation collection, 1985

Title: Demolition of the Armour Research Foundation building at 55 East 33rd Street, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
Date: 1975
Description: Photograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute...
Show morePhotograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The building, built in 1920s, originally housed the Huber and Huber Motor Express trucking terminal. The building was acquired by the Armour Research Foundation in 1949, and renovated in the 1950s. It housed various ARF activities in the subsequent decades, including Physics and Chemistry research, before housing the Institute for Psychological Services in the years immediately prior to its demolition in 1975.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Paul V. Galvin Library, with colorful canopy, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
Date: 1985
Description: Photograph of the colorful steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the renovation of Paul V. Galvin Library in 1985. The canopy...
Show morePhotograph of the colorful steel-beam canopy installed and shortly removed during the renovation of Paul V. Galvin Library in 1985. The canopy was designed by architect Robert Nevel, project head for Mekus/Johnson, Inc., and was dismantled within weeks of its installation after protests from administrators, faculty, and students at Illinois Tech's College of Architecture Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Galvin Library building renovation collection, 1985

Title: Demolition of the Armour Research Foundation building at 55 East 33rd Street, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1975
Date: 1975
Description: Photograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute...
Show morePhotograph of the demolition of the Armour Research Building located at 55 East 33rd Street (Wabash Ave & 33rd St) on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. The building, built in 1920s, originally housed the Huber and Huber Motor Express trucking terminal. The building was acquired by the Armour Research Foundation in 1949, and renovated in the 1950s. It housed various ARF activities in the subsequent decades, including Physics and Chemistry research, before housing the Institute for Psychological Services in the years immediately prior to its demolition in 1975.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1985
Date: 1985-1989
Description: Photograph of Paul V. Galvin Library, likely from the time of its renaming in 1985. Designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill,...
Show morePhotograph of Paul V. Galvin Library, likely from the time of its renaming in 1985. Designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the building initially housed the independent John Crerar Library, which moved to the University of Chicago in 1985, and Illinois Tech's James Kemper Library. When the Crerar Library was relocated, the building underwent a renovation project and was renamed the Paul V. Galvin Library. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date range listed is approximate.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Achilles, Rolf
Date: 1985-1986
Description: Photograph of Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was constructed in 1949-1952 and restored...
Show morePhotograph of Robert F. Carr Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was constructed in 1949-1952 and restored in 2008-2014. It is located at 65 East 32nd Street, and is Also known as Carr Chapel. Memorial Chapel of St. Savior, the God Box.
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Collection: Mies Centennial records, 1969-1986

Title: Illinois Insitute of Technology Service Station, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Achilles, Rolf
Date: 1985-1986
Description: 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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Collection: Mies Centennial records, 1969-1986

Title: Association of American Railroads Laboratory Building, with addition, Chicago, Ill.
Creator: Achilles, Rolf
Date: 1985-1986
Description: Photograph of Association of American Railroads Building 2. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was constructed in 1956....
Show morePhotograph of Association of American Railroads Building 2. The building was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and was constructed in 1956. It is located at 3120 South Federal Street. Work in 1960 consisted of an addition to the north side of the building, including the tower. VanderCook College of Music took over the building in 2014.
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Collection: Mies Centennial records, 1969-1986

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: Unidentified building (possibly part of the Institute of Gas Technology), Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1948
Date: 1948
Description: Photograph pf an unidentified brick building, possible adjacent to or part of the Institute of Gas Technology. Photographer unknown....
Show morePhotograph pf an unidentified brick building, possible adjacent to or part of the Institute of Gas Technology. Photographer unknown. Photograph is possibly dated April 13, 1948.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Groundbreaking for Engineering building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 1966
Date: 1966-08-29
Description: Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Engineering building known as Engineering 1 from its construction until 2015, now known as...
Show morePhotograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Engineering building known as Engineering 1 from its construction until 2015, now known as John T. Rettaliata Engineering Center. Pictured are Dr. John T. Rettaliata, Maynard P. Venema, Dr. Ralph G. Owens, and Axel A. Hofgren. Photographer unknown.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

Title: Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building under construction, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1959-1960
Date: 1959-1960
Description: Photograph of the Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building (now Technology Business Center) during construction. Date of...
Show morePhotograph of the Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building (now Technology Business Center) during construction. 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: Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960
Date: 1960
Description: Photograph of the Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building (now Technology Business Center). Date of photograph is unknown. Date...
Show morePhotograph of the Armour Research Foundation Chemistry Research Building (now Technology Business Center). 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 during construction, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, 1962
Creator: Illinois Institute of Technology
Date: 1962
Description: Photograph of the John Crerar Library during construction. The building was designed by Walter Netsch of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The...
Show morePhotograph of the John Crerar Library during construction. 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.
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Collection: Office of Communications and Marketing photographs, 1905-1999

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