Ryerson University in Canada has acquired the Black Star Historical Black & White Photography Collection. It is an extraordinary Collection of almost 300,000 photographs from the Black Star Agency in New York City. It tells the story of the 20th century through breathtaking images, shot by world-famous photographers and photojournalists. Ryerson has been gifted this Collection along with a $7 million financial contribution to help support the preservation, research, study and exhibit of the Collection