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Photographs

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Aerial photographs, 1951-1961

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.11
Description of the Collection Four aerial views of campus and the surrounding area: 1) Black and white aerial view of campus and surrounding area, roughly Michigan Ave. to Canal St., 31st St. to Pershing. Dated 1951, image predates construction of Dan Ryan Expressway, and includes Wentworth Gardens, old Comiskey Park, the Mecca building, and original Armour Institute complex. A two square block area to the east of State St., later to be developed as McCormick Village (student housing complex) is outlined. ...
Dates: 1951-1961
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology Class Photo, 1936

 Collection
Identifier: 002.02.07
Description of the Collection

Composite photograph of the members of the graduating class of 1936, Armour Institute of Technology (Chicago).

Dates: 1936
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology photographs, 1905-1936

 Collection
Identifier: 002.07.02
Description of the Collection Display-size photographs of Armour Institute of technology classes, students and faculty. Includes graduating class photographs (composed of individual student photographs) for the years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, and 1936. Also, one portrait of academics in academic gowns (probably AIT faculty) including AIT President Frank Gunsaulus, posing in front of the Armour Mission building, ca. 1905. Also, a photograph of a group of students and officers...
Dates: 1905-1936
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Institute of Technology student life photos, 1907-1924

 Collection
Identifier: 002.02.04
Description of the Collection Several class and club photographs from the Armour Institute of Technology, including founding charter and photographs for the Illinois Delta chapter of Pi Tau Sigma fraternity a honorary mechanical engineering from 1924 and a group photo of the “Nebraska Club” from 1907. Class photos, some group photos and some a college of individual portraints from Spring 1909, 1910, and unidentified. Also includes some photos of Armour Institute buildings, Main Building, Machinery Hall, Student...
Dates: 1907-1924
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Armour Research Foundation photos, 1951-1964

 Collection
Identifier: 031.08.03
Description of the Collection

Photos (4x5" black & white contact prints; most mounted on index cards) of Armour Research Foundation and Illinois Institute of Technology activities primarily documenting research and laboratory experiments. Identifications are generally included. Negatives are available for most images.


  1. See 1998.276 Collection Inventory Record for photograph index.
Dates: 1951-1964
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Building Reference files, 1896-2013

 Collection
Identifier: 037.06.01
Scope and Contents The Building Reference Files collection consists of a mix of primary and secondary source material relating to the buildings and campuses of the Illinois Institute of Technology and its predecessor institutions. These files formerly served as "drop files" where archives staff collected clippings, ephemera, and photographs related to the buildings and campus, and as a result, many of the files consist wholly of secondary material (including photocopies and clippings from university...
Dates: 1895-2013
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Campus Models and Plans photographs, 1940-1990

 Collection
Identifier: 037.02.17
Description of the Collection

76 photographs of architectural models, sketches, plans, drawings, etc. of the South State Street campus of Illinois Institute of Technology. An oversize folder holds 4 large images.

Dates: 1940-1990; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1965
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Faculty, Staff, and Trustees Portraits collection, 1963-1965

 Collection
Identifier: 039.01.63
Description of the Collection Head shot photos of people believed to be faculty, staff, and trustees of IIT. Also may include some alumni and faculty. Generally both negatives and a contact print included. The majority of the images are unidentified. Identified photos include Andrew, MC; Archambault, Bennett (Trustee); Armington, ?; Armour, Lester (Chairman of Board); Armour, Vernon; Armour, Sr., Philip Barnett, B. E.; Brouse, ?; Budenholzer, R. A.; Burke, Ed; Campbell William J.; Christianson, ?;...
Dates: 1963-1965
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

Group photographs, 1915-1916

 Collection
Identifier: 000.01.01
Description of the Collection

Two framed group photos of men (possibly Armour Institute of Technology students), dated 1915 and 1916.

Dates: 1915-1916
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

John T. Rettaliata collection, 1965-2005

 Collection
Identifier: 024.05.01
Description of the Collection

Materials pertaining to John T. Rettaliata, president of IIT from 1952 until 1973. These include: 1) A color photograph (8" x 10") of Rettaliata in retirement, ca. 2005. 2) Reception and Dinner honoring Rettaliatas retirement, held May 3, 1973 3) printed copy of "Better Buildings, Better Industrial Design, and Better Cities," an address by Rettaliata at the Chicago Club, June 4, 1954

Dates: 1965-2005
Found in: Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections

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