College buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago

Abstract

Slides of images depicting the history of Illinois Institute of Technology. The slides were possibly arranged for the purposes of a slide show. Some images were reproduced from historic sources such as yearbooks. The most recent images are dated 1988-1989.

Content Description Black and white photo, 8" x 10", of three construction workers on the site of the in-progress Crown Hall at the intersection of 34th Street and Dearborn (NE corner). The Keith Elementary School on the SW corner of 34th and Dearborn is in the background. The men stand outside a work shed that has one sign reading "Building Materials by Material Service Corporation" and another reading "Pace Associates." The man wearing a hat is identified as Frank Doherty (the grandfather of the photo...

Description of the Collection

Photographs (prints and 35mm slides), videos, and CDs created or collected by the IIT Office of Communications and Marketing. A selection of topics that are depicted in the images are described at the series level.

Description of the Collection This collection contains publications and ephemera realted to or featuring S.R. Crown Hall, including the following: Dedication ceremonies program booklet, April 30, 1956 (8 pages), Booklet titled Preliminary Staff Summary of Information (submitted to the Commission on Chicago Landmarks in October 1996 to designate S. R. Crown Hall as a local landmark), menu from the Wabash Railroad (which ran past the IIT campus) with image of Crown Hall on the front (ca. 1956), Historic Illinois, Vol. 24,...