Rectangular red banner with yellow stitching and tassels shows the image of Vladimir Illyich Lenin along with the hammer and sickle, laurel and wheat stalk. Text in gold on verso and recto. On recto, it states that it is an award for third place at a suburban pioneer camp. On verso, it reads: The Camp Committee of the Executive Committee of District Council RK Kosomol Summer 1979.
Military medal awarded to servicemen who fought for the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) against Germany. The medals are gold to copper in colour, and hang from ribbons with pins on the back. The medals themselves have a profile of Stalin recto, a small hammer and sickle and star verso, and Russian inscriptions on both sides. Recto reads: Our cause is just. We won. Gold-coloured medals' verso reads: For victory against Germany during the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945. Copper-coloured medal's verso reads: For valorous work during the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945.
Cross stitch on canvas of Vladimir Illyich Lenin's head and shoulders, in black, white and grey embroidery floss. In a wood frame with glass protection. Hook on verso to hang the frame.
Wooden egg shape sculpture, hand painted with head and shoulders of Mikhail Gorbachev. sickle, hammer and star from flag appear in gold around him, with clock tower in background and more gold writing. The egg is painted red, and does not stand flat but falls over on its side. The writing behind Gorbachev reads: CPSU. Verso writing reads: Glasnost - Perestroika. There is also a raised signature.
View from Howard Kerr Hall roof looking south at Ryerson Hall. Third story of east and west wings gone, as is the auditorium and the roof on the centre section.
View looking south at the demolition of the west wing of Ryerson Hall. Roof is gone and the walls have started to be taken down. The centre cupola is roofless at the left side of the photo, and the Howard Kerr Hall clock/carillon tower is on the right side.
Sam W. Emerson Physical Education Centre was dedicated in 1957, named after 1902 Alumnus Samuel W. Emerson. Now part of Case Western Reserve University.
Photograph of unidentified buildings on the Ryerson campus. Large trees stand by the buildings. People are in the background on the left side and cars are on the right.
Large tree standing in front of the end of Howard Kerr Hall (south-east corner). Edge of Ryerson Hall (Normal School) can be seen on the left side of the photograph as well as the Egerton Ryerson statue.
South-east side of the front Ryerson Hall building on Gould Street. Howard Kerr Hall is visible on the far left and the Home Economics "Dream House" is on the far right.
Exterior photograph of the Home Economics "Dream House". The house was a live-in residence for the Home Economics teacher and her family with students in the program. The house was previously the residence for the principal of the Toronto Normal School.
Exterior view of single story building with cars and trees in front of it. Marked as the Corp. of Comm's guard house - which is a layover from when Ryerson was R.C.A.F. training school no. 6 in the 1940's.
Clearing of lot in front of Ryerson Hall. Egerton Ryerson Statue and end of Howard Kerr Hall visible on the left and Oakham House and O'Keefe House visible on the right.
Rubbled filled construction site with bull dozer. South buildings still visible on left side of photograph. Back view of building from RG 536.15.14.05.
Construction of the foundation for Unit II in the North East corner of the lot (Gerrard and Church Sts.) Unit I visible in the background as is the remaining Normal School building.
South West corner of Ryerson Hall and heating plant building. Iron framework for Unit II of Howard Kerr Hall visible on left side of photo and beginning of foundation along Gould Street visible.
Photograph taken looking east along Gould Street at Unit III of Howard Kerr Hall. Only the metal framework of the section is completed with some marble work along the base. Unit I is visible in the background which is eventually joined with Unit III by a portico.
Metal framework of centre section of Howard Kerr Hall South. Framework for clock-carillion tower is up as well. Photo taken looking north from Gould Street.
Colour image of 4 men in suits sitting on a bulldozer. A drawing of Eggy the ram with "Eggy II" on a piece of paper is attached to the side of the machine. The man without the hard hat is Ryerson Board of Governor's chair William Kelly. The man in the driver's seat is Minister of Education William Davis. This was part of the sod turning ceremony for Jorgenson Hall.
Colour image of the construction site for Jorgenson Hall and the Podium building taken from the roof of Howard Kerr Hall. Image shows North end of site. Temperance Hall visible at the top of the image.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a shirt on a hanger. Featured on the south exterior Quad wall of Kerr Hall south. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a clipboard with with a piece of paper on it listing the following: Home Economics - foods, nutrition, diet, clothing, textiles, and home management . Featured on the south exterior Quad wall of Kerr Hall south. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a bowl of food. Featured on the south exterior Quad wall of Kerr Hall south. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Photograph looking south west showing Ryerson Hall in the foreground and Howard Kerr Hall south in the background. Clock/carrillon tower under construction.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a television set. Featured on the south wall of Kerr Hall along Gould Street. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Bas-relief by Doris Pedery-Hunt featuring a beaker on a stand. Featured on the south wall of Kerr Hall along Gould Street. One of a series of 14 created to reflect the nature of Ryerson's programs at the time Howard Kerr Hall was constructed.
Photographs taken from roof of Howard Kerr Hall. Clock/carillon tower in the foreground. View of the city. The Royal York Hotel is visible in the distance on the left side of the photograph.
Demolition of middle building. View of the west end of the building. Second story removed with only back and side wall intact. Heating plant stack in the foreground.
Demolition of middle building. View of the east end. Second story and most of first story are gone. Back wall and fragments of interior walls are intact along rest of middle building.
Cupola on roof of Ryerson Hall. Also visible is the Department of Education coat of arms on the front of the building. Coat of arms is currently on display in the south end of the Quad.
Demolition of middle building. View of east end. Second story almost completely gone except for back wall. Wood fence separating demolition site from quad is in foreground of photo.
Demolition of middle building. Front of second story demolished with back and interior walls still standing. Ceiling of first floor at east end removed.
Looking across the quadrangle from the west side at Howard Kerr Hall East. The fountain in the quad's centre is in the foreground with the building in the background.