North and Central America

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1000001 Map of North and Central America

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  • Within the logic of TGN,

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  • Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

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North and Central America

  • UF North America
  • UF Central America

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North and Central America

8876 Archival description results for North and Central America

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Meteorological Headquarters building

The headquarters building is four storeys high, aproximetely 430 ft. long by 210 ft. wide and has a gross floor area of 340.000 sq.ft. Two courtyards occupying the center bays of the building provide natural light to interior offices and laboratories. The building programme included offices, warehousing facilities, classrooms, lecture theatre, research library and archives, cafeteria and specialized scientific facilities such as observetion domes, radar equipment and wind tunnels. Views of the courts, lobby, typical service core. Interior and exterior views.

Metro Toronto Reference Library

Built in 1977, this building was featured in the July 1984 issue of Canadian Architect magazine on atriums. Interior and exterior views. The name was changed to "Toronto Reference Library" in 1998 when it was incorporated into the Toronto Public Library system. It is the biggest public reference library in Canada.

Metropolitan Central YMCA

Photographs of the interior and exterior of the pink brick building, designed as a series of 5 separate buildings. Views include a theatre with hardwood and granite floors, hallways, stairwells, an indoor pool area with coffered ceiling, outdoor track, and aerial views of the building.

Spalding-Smith, Fiona

Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre

Interior and exterior views during construction and after completion. Construction view printed in Nov 1983 issue of Canadian Architect magazine, while full article was published in Nov 1984. An interior view of mezzanine was used as the cover image for that 1984 issue as well.

Metropolitan Toronto School Board offices

Interior and exterior views of the York Mills public school converted to offices for the Metropolitan Toronto School Board. The building is located at 45 York Mills Road, in the former Borough of North York. Images of the old school building and heritage plaque commemorating the the original two room schoolhouse, as well as views of the renovated space, including offices, hallways and signage. Images published in the March 1985 issue of Canadian Architect magazine.

Mexican Navy Aircraft

File contains photographs depicting interior views of a Mexican Navy Aircraft. Shots include civilian passengers, business people dining and speaking with each other at a table, and the cockpit.

Burley, Robert

Mi'kmaq Education 14 Jan/97

File contains records about the Mi'kmaq Education Act. Included in the file is a news release; two copies of "An Agreement with respect to Mi'kmaq Education in Nova Scotia" between The Federal Government and the Mi'kmaq Bands in Nova Scotia; and copies of the various legislations and other documents related to this initiative.

Michael Hoffman and Jim Ferguson adjusting microfilm processor

Item consists of a black and white photograph featuring an image of two men at the Kodak North Vancouver Processing Lab, one is adjusting a microfilm processor. Description reads: Michael Hoffman, right, a Micrographics Equipment Service Rep, Adjusts a Recordak Prostar Microfilm Processor. / With Him is Jim Ferguson, Vancouver District Service Supervisor for Micrographics, Photofinishing and Roller Transport Processors.

Kodak Canada Inc.

Micro 16

Item is an early model of the subminiature Micro 16 camera. It uses 16 mm film in special cassettes and a cartridge to cartridge fed. The camera uses a Achromatic doublet f8 lens and a single-speed shutter. The early model was produced from late 1946 to mid-1947 and uses an aperture selector level with a raised metal arrow with a checked background. The aperture selector switches between "Bright", "Dull", and "Color".

Microsoft

File contains photographs depicting interior and exterior views of Microsoft offices. Exterior shots take place during winter with snow covering the ground, in the evening so as to highlight the lighting eminating from within the building. Interior shots focus on reception, circulation spaces, meeting rooms, and common areas.

Burley, Robert

Microsoft Exteriors

File contains photographs depicting the exterior of the Microsoft office building. Time frame of the shoot varies from daytime to evening in order to capture both the exterior construction as well as the light emanating from within the interior.

Burley, Robert

Microsoft Solutions

File contains photographs depicting interior views of Microsoft Solutions offices. Shots include reception, meeting rooms, and the open office. The office appears to be an adaptive reuse of a low-rise residential building.

Burley, Robert

Midtown New York City, N.Y.

matte gsp with white border. Aerial view of NYC. Signage on buildings reads: "Macy's," "Gimbel's," "Baltman and Co.," "Park Central Hotel." Recto caption in white at bottom of image: "(0506-876A-8)(3-16-33-1:30P)(12-2000) MIDTOWN NEW YORK CITY, N.Y."

Mimico Creek Bridge

File contains photographs depicting the Mimico Creek Bridge designed by Delcan and Calatrava. The views are longshots from across the water at sunset as well as points during the daytime.

Burley, Robert

Mine at The Glen Morris Studio

Item consists of a theatre program presented by Mine by Armchair Theatre Productions & Jem Theatre Group of Toronto. The production was shown at The Glen Morris Studio. Includes a newspaper clipping with a review of the production.

Ministry of Fisheries

File contains photographs depicting interior views of the Ministry of Fisheries. The focus is on the floor finishes, installed by Compass Flooring. In the background various pieces of equipment and fixtures can be seen.

Burley, Robert

Minskoff Theatre programs

File contains Playbill programs for the Minskoff Theatre. Productions include: Fiddler on the Roof, Block and Blue, The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Minute 16

Item consists of a 16mm subminiature camera designed to resmble a cine camera. It has a f6.3 meniscus lens and guillotine shutter with a speed of 1/60 seconds. The camera has an aperture scale from f6.3 to 16, a manually reset frame-counter, and a two-piece sports finder. There is also a tripod socket that doubles as flash synch-contact.

Mis. MRI

File contains photographs depicting interior views of a medical institution. Shots include an office area, and a room containing an MRI machine.

Burley, Robert

Miscellaneous American theatre programs

Series consists of 1 file of 7 theatre programs published in the United States of America by the following theatres and theatre companies: 1 Artpark (1994), 1 Buffalo Centre for the Performing Arts (1979), 1 Ford's Theatre Society (1982), 2 Hangar Theatre (1987, 1991), 1 Shubert Theatre (1991), and 1 Weber Theatre Wheaton College (2003).

Miscellaneous New York City theatre programs

File consists of 11 theatre programs published by the following theatres in New York City: 2 The American Film Theatre (1974), 1 ANTA Washington Square Theatre (1964), 1 Artpark (1981), 1 Carnegie Hall (1965), 1 Irish Repertory Theatre (2005), 1 Provincetown Playhouse (1960), 2 Radio City Music Hall (1984, 1995), 1 68th Street Playhouse (1970), 1 Sullivan Street Playhouse (1960), and 2 Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous New York theatres

File contains Playbill and Showcase programs for various New York City theatres, including: 46th Street Theatre, 68th Street Playhouse, Actor's Playhouse, Alvin Theatre, Belasco Theatre, Biltmore Theatre, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Cort Theatre, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, Hudson Theatre, Forrest Theatre, Lamb's Theatre, Lincoln Centre, Lyceum Theatre, Mark Helinger Theatre, Morosco Theatre, The Music Box, Nederlander Theatre, New Apollo, Palsson's Supper Club, Royale Theatre, Stardust, Virginia Theatre, and Walter Kerr Theatre.

Miscellaneous Toronto programs

File consists of 90 theatre programs from the following Toronto venues: 3 Art Gallery of Ontario (1968, 1980), 1 Atlantis Theatre, 4 Bathurst Street Theatre (1988, 1994, 1997), 3 The Betty Oliphant Theatre (1995, 1996), 1 Black Theatre in Canada, 6 Central Library Theatre, 1 Civic Square Theatre, 1 Contrast Magazine (1962), 1 The Courthouse Theatre, 1 The Curtain Club (1981), 3 Dancap at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts (2010, 2011), 1 David Dunlap Observatory of the University of Toronto (1960), 1 Distillery District (2003), 1 Eaton Auditorium, 1 Etobicoke Musical Productions (1984), 2 Fairview Library Theatre (2004), 2 Harbourfront (1987, 1988), 1 House of Hambourg Theatre (1960), 1 Hummingbird Centre (2000), 1 Janus Productions, 2 Leah Polsons Theatre (1987), 1 The Limelight Dinner Theatre, 1 Living Arts Centre (1998), 2 Maple Leaf Gardens (1959), 1 NDWT Theatre, 2 The New Yorker Theatre (1996, 2003), 1 Onstage (1981), 1 Ontario College of Art, 1 Ontario Place (1995), 1 Open Circle Theatre, 1 Pampero Productions, 1 Pantages Theatre (1991), 1 The Papermill Theatre at Todmorden Mills (2009), 1 Phantom of the Opera Company (1991), 1 Playhouse Theatre, 1 The Poor Alex Theatre (1964), 2 Queen's Quay Terminal (1984, 1985), 1 Runnymede Collegiate (1964), 1 Second City, 1 Skydome (1989), 1 Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (2007), 1 Soulpepper Theatre Company (2001), 1 Stables Theatre, 2 Theatre in the Dell, 1 Theatre passé Muraille, 1 Theatre Plus Toronto, 1 Theatre du p'tit Bonheur, 1 Todmorden Mills Theatre, 2 Toronto Arts Productions Theatre, 1 Toronto Irish Players, 1 Toronto Theatre Organ Society, 1 Toronto Workshop Productions, 2 University of Toronto Faculty of Music (1998), 1 Victoria College Dramatic Society (1962), 2 The Yorkminstrels and 1 Young People's Theatre (1991).

Miscellaneous album

Item consists of an album that is beige with a linear, green, geometric design and brown tape along the spine. It is held together with black string. Pages are green. Photographs are loose. Other loose accompanying material includes ink, pencil and colour sketches, various postcards.

Most photographs are from Toronto, Ontario. 1 photograph shows the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir at the Peace Festival in 1919. There is a publication with a Plan of York Minster Sh3wing the Architectural Styles from 1931. 1 photograph of Sir Geo Scott Roberston, M.P.

Locations include: Hamilton, Ontario; New York City, New York; Boston Massachusetts; Bradford, England; York, England; and Yorkshire, England.

Dates include: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1926, 1931.

Missisauga, HJA Brown Educational Centre

Photograph showing a model of the building and area. The Centre is the home office of the Peel District School Board and is located at 5650 Hurontario St. The building won the Design Excellence Award from the Ontario Association of Architects in 1984. (http://www.peel.edu.on.ca/facts/facts/edcentre.htm) A sticker on the back of the photograph gives the name and address of the architects, and the name of the building project as follows: "Shore Tilbe Henschel Irwin Peters Architects, Engineers. 4 New Street, Toronto, Ont. M5R 1P6. H.J.A. Brown Education Centre, Mississauga, Ontario."

Mississauga landmarks

File consists of 65 exterior views of buildings in Mississauga, from the street and shoreline. Buildings include the Living Arts Centre, Credit Union building, Province Electric Supply Ltd., Liberty Mutual, Summit Food Service Distributors, Royal Bank, Sherwood Reproductions, Peel Insurance Brokers, Storagetek, Scotiabank.

Burley, Robert

Mississauga, Dylex Distribution Centre

Interior and exterior views of the loading docks, offices, parking lot and entraceway including design features such as red columns and windows which resemble Japanese screens. A sticker on the back of one of the photographs gives the building name, architect, engineer and contractors.

Chisholm, Peter

Mississauga, Lakeview Public Library

Photographs of the exterior of the single-storey brick building, with flower beds lining the parking lot and a view of the lawn in the rear. A sticker on the back of one of the photographs gives the details of this building's entry into the OMRC Annual Design Awards by Anthony Kemp, Architects.

Applied Photography Ltd.

Mister Paradise in the Tennessee Project

Item consists of a program for an entry in a play festival called The Tennessee Project, which features nine productions by Tennessee Williams by nine companies across Toronto. This program is for a Williams play called Mister Paradise, performed across Toronto in nine different venues between May 1-7, 2012.

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