Agriculture Canada Header House - Exterior
- A-104
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- Sept. 1957
Headerhouse of the Canada Department of Agriculture. Chemistry Building in background.
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Agriculture Canada Header House - Exterior
Headerhouse of the Canada Department of Agriculture. Chemistry Building in background.
Arts-Commerce-Law Complex Building - Exterior
View as seen from the Thorvaldson Building; curved pathway in foreground.
Campus - Scenic - Students Changing Classes
Looking west from the Administration Building with Thorvaldson Building,Qu'Appelle Hall, Marquis Hall, north wing of Murray Memorial (Main) Library and Arts Tower visible. South wing of Murray Library under construction. Students changing classes; winter scene.
View of new office equipment, with Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, seated at his desk in the Thorvaldson Building.
Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, takes readings from a machine in the Thorvaldson Building.
Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, stands next to a desk in the Thorvaldson Building.
Dr. John Postlethwaite - In Lab
Note on back of photograph: "Dr. John Postlethwaite, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, uses electro-chemical apparatus to measure corrosion rates in a section of iron pipe carrying potash in water. The pipe under study is in a flow loop which also contains transparent sections so that interior conditions can be observed." In Thorvaldson lab.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. John Postlethwaite was on the faculty of Chemical Engineering from 1975-1983.
Note on back: "Dr. R.L. Eager, Chemistry Professor, inserts a reactor containing aspen poplar, water, carbon monoxide and a catalyst into a holder, which in turn will be placed in a heavy walled stainless steel vessel for heating. The vessel is located behind steel walls in view of the high pressure generated". In Thorvaldson lab.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Richard Livingston (Dick) Eager was born 27 August 1917 in Kenaston, Saskatchewan. He earned a BE (1943) and an MSc (1945) from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1949 he received a PhD from McGill University. Dr. Eager was appointed special lecturer at the U of S in 1947 and was a full professor by 1965. He retired in 1984 and was named professor emeritus. Dr. Eager died in Saskatoon in 2003.
Robert Teed in Cereal Chemistry Research Lab
Robert (Bob) Teed operating Kjeldahl nitrogen analysis apparatus at the Cereal Chemistry Research Lab. The first stage of the two-step process shown entailed the boiling of concentrated sulfuric acid.
Bio/Historical Note: Robert Gordon Teed was born in Humboldt on 21 Dec.1924, He moved to Saskatoon and graduated from Nutana Collegiate. He joined the Royal Canadian Army in 1943, serving overseas from 1944 until July 1946, the last year as part of the Army of Occupation. In 1947 Teed joined the Department of Chemistry, where he worked as a technician until sickness forced him to retire. Teed died on 29 Dec. 1985 in Saskatoon.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Summer scene of the front entrance with a few bikes and students in foreground.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Looking north at Thorvaldson Building with addition at left.