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Provincial Normal School under construction

CORA-A-2132
Item
ca. 1913

Parte de City of Regina fonds

Postcard of the Provincial Normal School under construction.

Men posing with wheelbarrow and shovels

CORA-A-2138
Item
ca. 1920

Parte de City of Regina fonds

Four men in suits posing with wheelbarrow and shovels

Men posing with early day trencher

CORA-B-494
Item
ca. 1913

Parte de City of Regina fonds

Men posing with an early day trencher used in the Boggy Creek waterworks project.

Construction of the Boggy Creek waterworks project

CORA-RPL-A-385
Item
ca. 1904

Parte de City of Regina fonds

Construction of the Boggy Creek waterworks project, second treatment plant, Kingsway.

Thorvaldson Building - Construction

A-9514
Item
Jan. 1965

Parte de 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.

University Hospital - Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

A-7193
Item
19 Sept. 1952

Parte de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Premier T.C. Douglas lays the cornerstone of University Hospital. Dignitaries join the Premier in attendance.

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 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?]

Parte de 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.

The University of Saskatchewan Arts Building--Tower Construction

A-3520
Item
28 Apr. 1964

Parte de 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.

Construction of Canada Post Office in Biggar, Saskatchewan

82.463.08A
Item
ca.1954

Parte de Biggar Photograph Collection

A view of the Canada Post federal building under construction on Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan

Livestock Pavilion - Construction

Parte de University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Progress shot of construction of the Livestock Pavilion.

Bio/Historical Note: The Livestock Pavilion, one of the five original campus buildings, was designed by Brown and Vallance and constructed between 1910-1912. Built of red brick, slate and translucent glass panels (some of which could be opened for ventilation), it included a large show arena with seating. The Pavilion had a slaughter room and cold storage for the butchery courses. It was demolished in 1986.