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Clippings from IIT publications discussing the Chicago-Kent College of Law buildings.

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Clipping from IIT publications about IIT's research laboratory complex at Crystal Lake, Illinois on US-14.

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This folder contains photocopied images (with some descriptions in captions) of the Arcade Building (NW corner of 35th and State) and the adjacent Binga Bank Building (3452. S. State). Both buildings were built in the 1920s and were central to the then-thriving Black commercial district along that portion of State. Around 1952 IIT purchased both buildings, which were then occupied for a decade my offices associated with the Armour Research Foundation. Both were torn down in 1965.

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Images of the Art Institute of Chicago from various Armour Institute of Technology publications: 1) A photo of the exterior of the Art Institute, clipped from the 1904 Integral. 2) A sketch of the exterior of the Art Institute of Chicago from the 1927 Cycle.

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One B&W photo (8 1/2" x 10") of the exterior of the Chicago-Kent College of Law building at 77 S. Wacker Drive, ca. 1975-1991.

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Contains the following items: 1) Clipping on the newly-opened Crown Hall from the IIT President's Report for 1955-56. 2) memo about Duke Ellington playing in Crown Hall in 1957, filed 2003

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Images of the Armour Flats. 1) From an 1896-97 Armour Institute academic catalog 2) From a ca. 1905 Armour Institute publication with description of the flats alongside a photo of the courtyard area in the middle of the flats. 3) A page from the 1927 Armour yearbook (The Cycle) reproducing a sketch of the flats facing Federal Street.

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Images of the Armour Laboratory: 1) A black and white image of a student posing in front of the building, from the 1967 "Integral." 2) A color photo of the building from ca. 2000.

Scope and Contents Booklets, clippings and photos of Armour Mission: 1) "A Illustrated Historical Sketch of Armour Mission," 1905 2) A B&W photo of the Armour Mission sanctuary, ca. 1905 3) A photo of the entrance to Armour Mission, clipped from the 1907 "Integral." 4) A sketch of the entrance of the Mission clipped from the 1927 "Cycle." 5) B&W photo of the auditorium of the Mission, ca. 1937 6) A photo of the entrance of the Mission building clipped from the 1945 "Integral." 7) Text and labels for...

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Images of the Armour Institute and IIT campuses, mostly clipped from various publications but with some single B&W photos and a photo-rich "Main Campus Guide" from ca. 2000.