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- Samuel L. Cass fonds
Samuel L. Cass fonds
fonds1950-2013Fonds 475
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Sam Cass, Metro Traffic Engineer
Sam Cass and employees
Sam Cass at staff baseball game
Parking Meter Survey Committee of Greater London visit to Toronto
Bob Cody of KCS Limited, in jacket
Leonard Casciato in computer area at KCS Ltd
Dr. Kates and Sam Cass discussing test procedure
Dr. Kates operates camera at KCS Ltd
Eglinton Street West & Bathurst Street, northwest corner
Eglinton Street West at Bathurst Street, westbound
Microwave transmitter for TV
William R. Allen accepting American City Magazine certificate of merit for leadership in recognition of Traffic Control Program
William R. Allen offers congratulations to Sam Cass and Leonard Casciato for Highway Research Board award
Highway Research Board award with Sam Cass, William R. Allen and Leonard Casciato
Metropolitan Toronto traffic signals map, intersection vehicle display units, making connections to map, back of map
Sam Cass and Mr. Knorr of Remington Rand at Old City Hall, delivery of computer
Old City Hall tax wickets
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre, 418 and 1107 consoles
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre, card tester and oscilloscope for maintenance
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre, controls at rear of main computer
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre high-speed magnetic drum, rotates at 1800 rpm
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre display map, each bulb is a traffic signal
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre, general view of working area
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre core memory test
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre input tone receivers, Andy Lappin
Old City Hall, Metropolitan Toronto Traffic Computer Control Centre, serviceman at 418 computer console
Metropolitan Toronto Police Headquarters at 590 Jarvis Street
Metropolitan Toronto Police Headquarters at 590 Jarvis Street, Emerald Ross
Metropolitan Toronto Police Headquarters at 590 Jarvis Street
Metropolitan Toronto Police Headquarters at 590 Jarvis Street control console, map display and tape units in background
Institute of Traffic Engineers associate membership certificate
General Electric Institute of Lumenology, Class of December 5, 1952
Institute of Traffic Engineers seminar: field study and survey methods
Institute of Traffic Engineers, Canadian Section meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
Parking Meter Survey Committee of Greater London visit to Toronto
Ontario Hydro St. Lawrence River Power Project
Ontario Hydro St. Lawrence River Power Project
Toronto Builders' Exchange luncheon
Sam Cass speaking at Toronto Builders' Exchange luncheon
Canadian visitors to Dept. of Transit & Traffic, Baltimore, Maryland
Canadian visitors to Dept. of Transit & Traffic, Baltimore, Maryland
National Safety Council Public Interest Awards luncheon
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- Held by
- City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
- Creator
- Cass, Samuel L., 1922-2022
- Dates
- 1950-2013 (indexed as 1950–2013)
- Level
- fonds
- Extent
- 54 cm of textual records; 18.0 GB of textual, photographic and moving image records; 206 photographs : col. inkjet printouts ; 28 x 21 cm; 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope & content
- Fonds consists of 54 cm of published and unpublished papers, newspaper clippings and articles, and other material, including 207 photographs, created by Sam Cass while he served as Commissioner of Traffic Engineering and the Commissioner of Roads and Traffic in the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1954 to 1989, as well as an assortment of records created after his retirement from 1989 to 2013. Fonds also contains 18.0 GB of digital media, mostly scanned, that includes 2 volumes of scrapbook albums created by Cass, containing 189 photographs, published works, unpublished speeches and various writings, certificates and assorted ephemera kept and maintained by Sam Cass. Records contains a great deal of information about the roles and responsibilities of the Roads and Traffic Department, the development of Toronto's transportation networks, traffic and road safety, and the implementation of traffic control mechanisms in Toronto, which includes the pioneering electronic traffic control system developed by Cass. Fonds also includes 3 Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto educational films relating to pedestrian safety.
- Location
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- Subjects
- Metropolitan Toronto (Ont.). Traffic Engineering Dept.; Metropolitan Toronto (Ont.). Roads and Traffic Dept.; ENGINEERING; TRAFFIC; TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS; ROADS
- Harvested
- 2026-10-20T21:24:10Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto