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Photograph of Southam Hall from stage perspective during its construction.

Arial view photograph of maquette of NAC concert hall seat arrangement with description on back: "OTTAWA -- This drawing shows the proposed seating arrangement in the 2,300-seat concert hall of the National Arts Centre. The complex will also include…

Photos of the original seating from Southam Hall, which were replaced during the renovations with seats that had better acoustical properties. The photo shows the original seating in a pile following their removal.

Photograph of various people (including Hamilton Southam, centre) viewing a maquette displaying the proposed design for the National Arts Centre. Photographer's stamp included on the back

A photograph of Glenn Gould adjusting his piano chair. The cushion is still intact on the seat and there is none of the wiring or tape which is presently noticeable on the chair.

Photo taken at the Gala Performance held in the honour of the President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan, and his wife, Nancy Reagan, on the occasion of their visit to Canada on Tuesday, March 10, 1981.

The President of the United States Ronald Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau in the state box at the National Arts Centre on the occasion of a Gala Performance on Tuesday March 10, 1981.

Photo was taken at the Gala Performance honouring the visit of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan on March 10, 1981.

The public washrooms were one of the core elements in need of significant upgrading. Not only were the original washrooms too small, but a study of the facilities from the 1970s identified excessive wait times during intermission. The renovations…

Clipping of a newspaper article documenting the donation of a bust of Zoltán Kodály to the National Arts Centre.