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Rosetown facing northeast. Appears to be late fall.
Rosetown facing northeast. Appears to be late fall.
A view of old Rosetown facing northwest. Elevators and train station on the left.
View of Rosetown in the 1960s taken from south of town.
Aerial view of the 400 block of Main Street looking north.
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Aerial view of Museum and grounds
Aerial view shows the Tea House, Fire Hall, School, Church, Blacksmith Shop, tractors, and main buildings. Photographed from a SaskTel balloon in 2008.
View looking northeast of campus. Road to President's Residence running along bottom of image; University Hospital at centre. Saskatchewan Research Council building under construction in background centre; University lands and Sutherland also in background.
View looking southeast across campus, with the Bowl at centre.
View looking northwest across campus, with the Bowl at centre. Varsity view homes, Griffiths Stadium and College Drive running along bottom of image.
Aerial view looking northeast of the Observatory in winter. Construction of the Memorial Union Building at centre; Emmanuel College at right.
Bio/Historical Note: The Observatory was designed by Gentil J.K. Verbeke and constructed in two phases using local limestone from 1928-1930 for about $23,000. The R. J. Arrand Contracting Co. was contracted to build the Observatory Tower in 1928 for a cost of $6625. The firm completed the tower $353 under budget on 14 April 1929, for $6,272. On 20 June 1929 R. J. Arrand was again awarded a contract by the University, this time to build the small classroom wing of the Observatory for $15,640. Work on the classroom wing was completed on 23 January 1930 for $15,034.50. University funding for the construction of the building was supplemented by private donations. Along with the Field Husbandry Building, the Observatory would be among the last free-standing buildings constructed on campus until after World War II. A plaque with the names of many donors still hangs inside the dome of the observatory. Saskatoon residents will find many of the names highly recognizable even today. A sundial was added to the exterior of the Observatory during the 1940s. It reads:
I am a Shadow
So art thou
The observatory facilities are available for use by both university students and visitors to the campus. The telescopes and other scientific equipment are used by students during the laboratory component of their courses. University personnel regularly offer tours of the observatory to elementary and high school classes, youth groups and other community associations. The Observatory is staffed year-round on Saturday nights so that any visitor may view celestial objects through the telescope.
View facing north of College Drive showing Arts Building, University Hospital, Murray Memorial (Main) Library and the Bowl with surrounding buildings in foreground.
Looking northwest at Physical Education Building, the Bowl and surrounding buildings in foreground. Arts Building and University Hospital at centre, View also shows construction of Arts Building and of Thorvaldson addition of Chemistry Building.
Looking northeast with University Hospital in foreground; the Bowl and surrounding buildings in background. College Drive runs along right side of image.
Looking southeast with the Bowl and surrounding campus buildings at centre; prairie fields and Saskatoon residential districts in background.
Looking northwest with College Drive and Physical Education Building in foreground; the Bowl and surrounding campus buildings at centre.
View looking north with College Drive in foreground, with the Bowl and surrounding campus buildings.