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University Hospital - Addition Construction

A-6836
Item
Dec. 1985

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Construction of University Hospital addition.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948-1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7 million, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by T.J. Bentley, Saskatchewan Minister of Health, on May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital on 23 May 1990.

University Hospital - Early Construction

A-3784
Item
Sept. 1948

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Elevated view looking west at early stages of foundation construction.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948-1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7 million, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by T.J. Bentley, Saskatchewan Minister of Health, in May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital on 23 May 1990.

University Hospital

A-4906
Item
[ca. 1965?]

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

View of the main entrance of University Hospital with crane and unidentified people standing in front.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health, on May 1955. The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.

Rosetown Anglican Church

FGPC-C-P048
Item
[ca. 1919]

Part of Frank Glass Photograph Collection

The Church tower with scaffolding and two men standing on top.

Thorvaldson Building - Construction

A-5883
Item
[ca. 1964]

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Aerial view of foundations of Thorvaldson Addition being laid.

Bio/Historical Note: The Chemistry Building was enlarged with an addition and was renamed in honour of Dr. Thorbergur Thorvaldson, professor and dean of Chemistry from 1919-1959. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. Architect John B. Parkin’s modern design continued with exterior stone cladding. The near windowless, stone three-storey addition provided classrooms, undergraduate and research laboratories, offices, a library and service facilities.

Thorvaldson Building - Construction

A-9514
Item
Jan. 1965

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

View of construction work on Thorvaldson addition in the winter.

Bio/Historical Note: The Chemistry Building was enlarged with an addition and was renamed in honour of Dr. Thorbergur Thorvaldson, professor and dean of Chemistry from 1919-1959. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. Architect John B. Parkin’s modern design continued with exterior stone cladding. The near windowless, stone three-storey addition provided classrooms, undergraduate and research laboratories, offices, a library and service facilities.

The University of Saskatchewan Arts Building--Tower Construction

A-4380
Item
1 Jul. 1964

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Scaffolding built to the top of the building and four floors of girders in place. Construction sign and classrooms on the left with trees and sidewalk in front of the buildings. Clouds in the sky.

University of Saskatchewan Arts Building--Tower Construction

A-6305
Item
Sept. 1960

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Crane on top of the faculty office tower with the classroom wing on the left. Car in the background and a pile of dirt in the foreground.

The University of Saskatchewan Arts Building--Tower Construction

A-3520
Item
28 Apr. 1964

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Crane hoisting metal girders to the top of the faculty office tower, the classroom wing on the left. Man standing on the sidewalk watching the action in the foreground. Trees around the buildings.

Administration Building - Addition - Construction

A-7038
Item
24 Mar. 1986

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

View looking south of concrete skeleton of the Administration Building addition.

Bio/Historical Note: In 1979 portions of the Administration Building (College Building) were declared unsafe. The building that had been at the heart of University life for seven decades was showing its age. A weak roof structure and deteriorating cement precipitated action on the part of the University’s administration. From a number of options available, the choice was made to build a new building adjacent to the original structure. The Administration Building Addition (East Wing) was opened in October 1987, construction having began in the fall of 1985. Designed by Wiens Johnstone Architects of Regina and built by Penn-Co Construction of Calgary, the $6.6 million three-story stone-clad building contained 4,646 square metres of floor space, approximately the same office space as the College Building. The two buildings were directly linked with some of the College Building’s exterior walls in the addition’s interior space.