Department of Physics - installation of radiation chamber for Slowpoke
Date
May 06, 1971
Extent and medium
35 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs taken during the installation of the radiation chamber for Slowpoke, a small nuclear reactor on loan to the University by Atomic Energy of Canada for evaluation, in 1971.
Title
Institute of Aerospace Studies - Photos for brochure and annual progress report
Date
September 27, 1973
Extent and medium
81 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of the Institute of Aerospace Studies staff and students conducting various experiments. Includes photographs of different types of equipment including: Atmospheric entry (Mars) simulator, space simulation structures, sonic boom simulator, plasma tunnel, rocket equipment package, Earth resources image recorder, trace atmospheric gas analyzer, human pilot studies, and a low speed wind tunnel. It also includes exterior shots of the circular track building, and staff playing soccer in the recreation area.
Title
Department of Geology - Laboratory
Date
May 11, 1974
Extent and medium
21 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs document University of Toronto geologists in the Petrology laboratory where artificial pressures can be created that are equal to the earths crust Including in the shots are Dr. John Rucklidge operating a microprobe, Profs Jeffrey Fawcett, Michael Downes and John Grittins with the pressure vessels. There are also photos of Dr. Alan Goodwin with specimens of the Pre-cambrian Shield, as it relates to his Geotraverse Project research.
Title
Institute of Aerospace Studies - Testing of Air Cushion Vehicle
Date
May 30, 1974
Extent and medium
58 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs of faculty preparing to the test of an air cushion vehicle in a specially designed track. Included are shots of Prof. Phillip Sullivan in the track with the vehicle Vanpire 1.
Title
Toronto General Hospital - Heart research
Date
January 12, 1960
Extent and medium
7 negatives : b&w ; 13x10 cm
Description
Views of doctors performing heart research on a patient at the Toronto General Hospital.
Title
Hospital for Sick Children - dogs
Date
April 4, 1966
Extent and medium
47 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Images show operating theatre, X-ray machine, the preparation of food and shots in a veterinary clinic. Also includes a dog being examined.
Title
Faculty of Medicine - Department of Ophthalmology
Date
April 27, 1967
Extent and medium
34 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Shows visitors touring the labs and classrooms and staff demonstrating the equipment.
Title
Department of Astronomy - roof top observatory on St. George campus
Date
March 19, 1968
Extent and medium
112 negatives: b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Images show graduate students and professors including chairman Don McRae with telescopes and computer printouts. Images document the radio telescope on the roof of the McLennan Physical Laboratories as well as the 8" refractor telescope.
Title
Institute of Aerospace Studies - facilities and staff
Date
September 26, 1984
Extent and medium
100 negatives : b&w ; 35 mm
Description
Photographs documenting research at the Institute of Aerospace Studies showing both the facilities and research equipment and the staff at work. These photographs were most likely taken for the annual report.
Title
Gordon Slemon and Douglas Andrews with reactor simulator
Date
1958
Extent and medium
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Description
Professors G.R Slemon (seated) and D. Andrews (left), and Honeywell representative operating a Honeywell Reactor Simulator
Title
Slow-Poke reactor
Date
[ca. 1958]
Extent and medium
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
Description
On the right, Dr. F. Allen, the reactor supervisor, operates the reactor with a student. The Slow-Poke reactor was installed in the Chemical Engineering building in 1958.
Title
Moon rock display at Erindale College
Date
September 27, 1969
Extent and medium
1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm
Description
Left to right: Associate Dean Irving Spiegel, geophysicist David Strangway, Principal J. Tuzo Wilson, and Dean E.A. Robinson
Title
Prof. Ernest A. McCulloch shown here (3rd from right) with colleagues at the Symposium on Cell Multiplication.
Date
1981
Extent and medium
1 photograph: col.; 18 x 13 cm
Title
Original members of the Playfair Committee.
Date
1961
Extent and medium
1 halftone
Description
From left to right: Dr. Olszweki, Dr. Scott, Dr. Botterell and Dr. Richardson. .
Title
Trixie Worsley and Irene Ploester at the IBM 650 computer in the University of Toronto Computation Centre
Date
1960
Extent and medium
1 photograph: b&w ; 17 x 8 cm
Title
FERUT computer at the University of Toronto
Date
1952
Extent and medium
1 photograph: b&w ; 25x20 cm
Description
Professor Gotlieb at the console with W.H. Watson and C. Jenner looking on.
Title
Dr. Frederick Kergin, preparing for operation.
Date
February 27, 1961
Extent and medium
1 photograph
Description
Dr. Kergin was head of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon in Chief of Toronto General Hospital, 1957-1966
Title
Reuben H. Chappell, glassblower
Date
1980
Extent and medium
1 photograph: b&w
Description
Chappell demonstrating his skill at a branch meeting of the American Scientific Glassblowers Society.
Title
Scientists of the University of Toronto Aerospace Studies prepare payload that will go into the rocket cone used to collect scientific data form the ionosphere.
Date
1964
Extent and medium
1 photograph
Title
Donald Ivey and Pat Hume on the CBC program, Live and Learn, Focus on Physics
