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Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Vice President of Marketing, Karl H. Rudolph standing near the “Best Location in the Nation” billboard near Cleveland Hopkins Airport in January 1962. Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections.
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Vice President of Marketing, Karl H. Rudolph standing near the “Best Location in the Nation” billboard near Cleveland Hopkins Airport in January 1962. Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
"The Dominance of the City" Mural by Ora Coltman
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"Dominance of the City" mural by Ora Coltman in the Cleveland Public Library's main branch, 2018.
Picture published in the November 4, 1967 Cleveland Call and Post article titled “Mets Campaign For Stokes.” Women are shown with campaign signs reading “Stokes for Progress Nov. 7th” and “Let’s Do Cleveland Proud…. Elect Carl Stokes Mayor.”
Courtesy of Cleveland Call and Post
Picture published in the November 4, 1967 Cleveland Call and Post article titled “Mets Campaign For Stokes.” Women are shown with campaign signs reading “Stokes for Progress Nov. 7th” and “Let’s Do Cleveland Proud…. Elect Carl Stokes Mayor.”
Early 20th century postcard for “Cleveland: Sixth City.” “Scene along the Ohio Canal.”
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Early 20th century postcard for “Cleveland: Sixth City.” “Scene along the Ohio Canal.”
A production photo from “The Key to the City” (1963) with (left to right) Ray Culley, President of Cinecraft, Julius Potocsny, Chet Huntley
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A production photo from “The Key to the City” (1963) with (left to right) Ray Culley, President of Cinecraft, Julius Potocsny, Vice President and Director at Cinecraft, and Chet Huntley, best known as co-anchor of the NBC evening news program, The Huntley–Brinkley Report, for 14 years. The film was made for Haines & Company Publishers.
Roster of the 1911 Addie Joss baseball benefit "All Star" game.
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Roster of the 1911 Addie Joss baseball benefit "All Star" game. The Cleveland Indians faced off against the best players from the American League. The game raised money for Joss' wife and children after his untimely death.
1952 Cuyahoga River Fire. Fire and black smoke are rising from the Cuyahoga River with onlookers from a bridge. Cleveland Memory.
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1952 Cuyahoga River Fire. Fire and black smoke are rising from the Cuyahoga River with onlookers from a bridge. Cleveland Memory.
2258 Euclid Avenue - Howe Mansion, 1970
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2258 Euclid Avenue - Howe Mansion, 1970
2605 Euclid Avenue - Mather Mansion, 1931
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2605 Euclid Avenue - Mather Mansion, 1931
At the catafalque on Public Square, a crowd gathers on April 28th, 1965, to view the body of Abraham Lincoln.
A crowd gathers at the catafalque on Public Square to view the body of Abraham Lincoln, 28 Apr. 1865. WRHS.
A view of the façade of the Academy of Music on Bank (West 6th Street), ca. 1880s. WRHS.
The Academy of Music, ca. 1880s. WRHS.
An interior view of the International Salt Co. (now Akzo-Nobel) mine underneath Whiskey Island, 1966. CPL.
The International Salt Co. (now Akzo-Nobel) mine underneath Whiskey Island, 1966. CPL.
From the Cleveland Press Collection at the CSU Archives, an image of Muhammad Ali watching Chuck Wepner fall to the canvas in the 15th round, 24 Mar. 1975.
Muhammad Ali watches Chuck Wepner fall to the canvas in the 15th round, 24 Mar. 1975. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
A view of the Alta House Social Settlement at Mayfield Rd. and E. 125,in Little Italy, ca. 1920. WRHS.
Alta House, Mayfield Rd. and E. 125, ca. 1920. WRHS.
This sculpted head of Amasa Stone, first used as a keystone at the old Union Depot, now adorns the Amasa Stone Chapel on the Case Western Reserve University Campus.
This sculpted head of Amasa Stone, first used as a keystone at the old Union Depot, now adorns the Amasa Stone Chapel. Wendell Morningstar Photography.
A team of Engineers survey the partially completed Ambler Parkway in 1895. WRHS.
Engineers survey Ambler Parkway, 1895. WRHS.
A nearly completed ship is ready to launch at the Cleveland Ship Building Co., a forerunner of the American Ship Building Co., 1890. WRHS
Cleveland Ship Building Co., a forerunner of the American Ship Building Co., 1890. WRHS
Samuel Andrews
Samuel Andrews's mansion, also called 'Andrews's Folly,' located on Euclid Ave., ca. 1890. WRHS.
The Great Lakes cruise ship, S.S. Aquarama docks in Cleveland in 1956. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives
The S.S. Aquarama docks in Cleveland, 1956. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Homeless people crowd the inside of the Wayfarer
The Wayfarer's Lodge provided temporary shelter for people in need during the Great Depression, ca. 1930. WRHS.
The Charcoal Plant of the Austin Powder Company stands near the Five Mile Lock of the Ohio-Erie Canal, ca. 1870. The facility exploded in 1907. WRHS
Charcoal Plant of the Austin Powder Company, near the Five Mile Lock of the Ohio-Erie Canal, ca. 1870. The facility exploded in 1907. WRHS.
The Astor House, the oldest structure in Cleveland, as it appeared in the early 1900s. WRHS
The Astor House as it appeared in the early 1900s. WRHS
The sled dog Balto, named for explorer Samuel Johansen Balto, stands beside his owner, Gunnar Kasson, ca. 1925. CPL
Balto and his owner, Gunnar Kasson, ca. 1925. CPL
The crowd and players stand for the National Anthem at the 1954 All Star Game held at Cleveland
The crowd and players stand for the National Anthem at the 1954 All Star Game held at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium, 13 July 1954. The Sporting News.
Snow piles from the blizzard of 1913 impede traffic on West 25 Street. WRHS
The blizzard of 1913 impedes traffic on West 25 Street. WRHS.
A carriage is exiting the Blue Rock Mineral Springs at the foot of Cedar Hill, ca. 1900.
Carriage exits the Blue Rock Mineral Springs at the foot of Cedar Hill, ca. 1900. In 1995, the site was the location for the Lincoln Storage Co. WRHS.
This large three-story house on Kinsman Road served as the first location of the Booth Memorial Hospital Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives
First location of the Booth Memorial Hospital on Kinsman Rd., n.d. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
This panoramic view shows Standard Oil Co.
Standard Oil Co.'s No. 1 Refinery in Cleveland when the city was the center of the world petroleum industry, 1889. WRHS.
Standard Oil Co. founder John D. Rockefeller escorts sister-in-law Lucy Spelman through Coit Rd. Railroad Station in East Cleveland, en route to Rockefeller
Standard Oil Co. founder John D. Rockefeller (with cane) escorts sister-in-law Lucy Spelman through Coit Rd. Station in East Cleveland, en route to Rockefeller's Forest Hill summer home, 1912. WRHS.
At the catafalque on Public Square, a crowd gathers on April 28th, 1965, to view the body of Abraham Lincoln
Fourth hole at Acacia Country Club
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Fourth hole at the Acacia Country Club
Adele Parker, astride a horse and waving her hat jumps a three-rail barrier.
Cleveland State University, Special Collections
Adele von Ohl Parker, ca. 1930
Adrian "Addie" Joss pitching for the Cleveland Americans, c. 1903
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Adrian "Addie" Joss pitching for the Cleveland Americans, c. 1903
Albert C. Antoine. 10-By 10-Superosonic Wind Tunnel Office Building, July 1981. NASA.
Albert C. Antoine at Glenn Research Center, 1981. NASA.
Portrait of Alexander Blazys
Alexander Blazys. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS.
Alfred Benesch Portrait
Alfred Benesch. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Photo of the Allen Memorial Medical Library from across the street, 1929.
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Allen Memorial Medical Library, 1929.
Exterior view of the Allen-Sullivan House
Exterior view of the Allen-Sullivan House
Advertisement for Anna Pavlova and Mikhail Mordkin in Cleveland at the Hippodrome Theater, "The Plain Dealer," 22 May 1910.
Courtesy of the Plain Dealer Archives
Advertisement for Anna Pavlova and Mikhail Mordkin in Cleveland at the Hippodrome Theater, "The Plain Dealer," 22 May 1910.
Annie Spencer Cutter Portrait
Annie Spencer Cutter. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Anthony Carlin house on Euclid - 1920s
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Anthony Carlin house on Euclid - 1920s
Archie Bell Portrait
Archie Bell. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Arial view of the 1936-37 Great Lakes Exposition
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Arial view of the 1936-1937 Great Lakes Exposition grounds with Municipal Stadium is in the foreground
Young Armen G. Evans
Armen Gloster Evans, from CWRU's Digital Archives
Black and White photo of August Chilcote
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A view from behind home plate shows a crowd of over 100,000 watching the intercity championship baseball game between White Auto and Omaha "Luxus" teams at Brookside Park Stadium, 10 Oct. 1915. WRHS
The intercity championship baseball game between White Auto and Omaha 'Luxus' at Brookside Park Stadium, 10 Oct. 1915. Over 100,000 spectators viewed the contest. WRHS.
Barnett Brickner Portrait
Barnett Brickner. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Exterior of the Barton R. Deming House in 1914
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library
Exterior of the Barton R. Deming house, 1914.
Sherlock Holmes actor Basil Rathbone on the set of a Cinecraft sponsored film for the Carling Brewing Company
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Sponsored film studios based in Cleveland helped launch a number of beer brands and beer packaging innovations – like these from the Carling Brewing Company. Here, Sherlock Holmes actor, Basil Rathbone, is on a Cinecraft Productions set promoting the Leisy Premier Theatre, a 1951 weekly TV show.
Benedict Crowell Portrait
Benedict Crowell. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Benjamin O. Davis, African American Aviator & Tuskegee Airman, in front of P-47
SI Neg. 2004-55822
Benjamin O. Davis infront of a P-47. Smithsonian Institute SI Neg. 2004-55822
Benjamin P. Bole Portrait
Benjamin P. Bole. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS Archive
Black and White Photo of Benjamin P. Forbes Sitting at his desk
Courtesy of Western Reserve Historical Society
Cinecraft founders Betty and Ray Culley (behind the camera), circa 1940
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Cinecraft founders Betty and Ray Culley (behind the camera), circa 1940.
Betty Cope, founding president of WVIZ Channel 25 and television pioneer, with camera on the set of WVIZ.
Courtesy of the Plain Dealer
Betty Cope, founding president of WVIZ Channel 25 and television pioneer, with camera on the set of WVIZ.
Staff of the Black History Archives at Western Reserve Historical Society in 1970. OLIVIA MARTIN, DENNIS HARRISON, and KERMIT PIKE
From the Ohio Archivist, Fall 1970
Image from the Society of Ohio Archivists newsletter, Fall 1970
Bob Feller, age 17, pitching in his major league debut against the St. Louis Browns on 23 Aug. 1936. The Indians would win the game, 4-1.
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Bob Feller, age 17, pitching in his major league debut against the St. Louis Browns on 23 Aug. 1936. The Indians would win the game, 4-1.
The three-story Cataract House Hotel at Broadway and South Miles avenues was a noted hotel in the Newburg area of Cleveland in 1867. CP
The Cataract House Hotel, Broadway and South Miles avenues, 1867. CPL.
The Gothic style Central High School building, ca. 1888
The Gothic style Central High School building, ca. 1888
Shoppers look for bargains at dealers’ tables outside the Central Market, E. 4th St., ca. 1946. WRHS
Central Market, E. 4th St., ca. 1946. WRHS.
This view from the Cuyahoga River shows the swing span of the Central Viaduct circa 1910.
The Central Viaduct spans the Cuyahoga River, ca. 1910. WRHS.
Period automobiles line the street in front of Al Sutphin
Al Sutphin's Cleveland Arena, 1947. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
African-American newsboys gather in front of the Call & Post building, home to Cleveland
Newsboys gather in front of the Call & Post building, ca. 1935. Photo from the Allen Cole Collection, WRHS.
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1840
City of Cleveland Wards, 1840
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1860
City of Cleveland Wards, 1860
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1880
City of Cleveland Wards, 1880
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1900
City of Cleveland Wards, 1900
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1920
City of Cleveland Wards, 1920
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1949
City of Cleveland Wards, 1949
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1963
City of Cleveland Wards, 1963
Map of Cleveland Wards, 1986
City of Cleveland Wards, 1986
Map of City of Cleveland Wards, 1995
City of Cleveland Wards, 1995
Firefighters rescue workers by ladder at the Cleveland Clinic main building during the Clinic Disaster on 15 May 1929. Courtesy of the Archives of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the Plain Dealer
Firefighters rescue workers at the Cleveland Clinic Disaster, 15 May 1929. Courtesy of the Archives of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and the Plain Dealer.
Armed forces personnel bearing flags stand at attention at the dedication ceremonies of the American Cultural Garden, July 1943. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer
Dedication ceremonies at the American Cultural Garden, July 1943. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
A three-horse team pulls the Cleveland Fire Department
The Cleveland Fire Department's Engine NO. 2 on Public Square, ca. 1910. WRHS.
Members of the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery test their weapons at Lake Chatauqua, ca. 1895. WRHS
The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery, at Lake Chatauqua, ca. 1895. WRHS.
Members of the Cleveland Grays in full uniform pose for a group picture at Camp Wise, ca. 1890s. WRHS
The Cleveland Grays gather at Camp Wise, ca. 1890s. WRHS.
Numerous signs and advertisements adorn the facade of the Cleveland Herald Building on Bank Street (W. 6th) and Superior Avenue, ca. 1870s. WRHS.
The Cleveland Herald Building, Bank Street (W. 6th) and Superior Avenue, ca. 1870s. WRHS.
A passenger car of the Cleveland, Southwestern, & Columbus Interurban Railway, arrives in Cleveland ca. 1920. WRHS
Passenger car of the Cleveland, Southwestern, & Columbus Interurban Railway, ca. 1920. WRHS.
An aerial view of the Cleveland State Hospital shows the extent of the large complex on Turney Road, ca. 1951. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives
An aerial view of the Cleveland State Hospital complex, ca. 1951. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Three Gothic style buildings on Woodland Avenue served as the Cleveland Workhouse in the 1880s. WRHS.
Cleveland Workhouse, ca. 1880s. WRHS.
Charred aftermath of the Lakeview Elementary School after the tragic Collinwood school fire, 4 Mar. 1908. WRHS
The smoldering remains of Lakeview Elementary School after the Collinwood school fire, 4 Mar. 1908. WRHS.
A ceramist sprays glaze on a small statue at Cowan Pottery
A ceramist at work at Cowan Pottery's studio, 1928. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
This five-story steel sphere was used for oxygen-therapy for patients at the Cunningham Sanitarium, ca. 1930. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The Cunningham Sanitarium, ca. 1930. The five-story steel sphere was utilized for oxygen-therapy for the sanitarium's patients. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The Cuyahoga Building on Public Square, designed by Daniel H. Burnham and erected in 1893, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The Cuyahoga Building on Public Square, designed by Daniel H. Burnham and erected in 1893, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
A view of the Cuyahoga River, looking north from the riverbank at Superior Ave., 1870. WRHS
A view of the Cuyahoga River, looking north from the riverbank at Superior Ave., 1870. WRHS.
Soldiers stand in formation outside the Central Armory on Lakeside Avenue during World War I. WRHS
Soldiers stand in formation at Central Armory during World War I. WRHS.
A black and white photo of the facade of a building with a sign that reads "Cadillac Lounge"
Cleveland Memory
The sign for the Cadillac Lounge in 1949
A lithograph depicting a blast furnace. The print is stamped "Federal Art Program No. 1."
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"Blast Furnace" by Jolan Gross-Bettelheim.
Carl Stokes and his wife Shirley outside a voting booth on Election Day, 1967
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Carl Stokes and his wife Shirley outside a voting booth on Election Day, 1967. By winning the election, Stokes became the first African-American to be elected mayor of a large U.S. city.
Glenn Curtiss' flight from Euclid Beach, circa 1905-1910
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Glenn Curtiss' flight from Euclid Beach, ca. 1905-1910.
CEN-PE-CO owner posing with award at the induction ceremony for The One Hundred Years Club of Western Reserve
CEN-PE-CO owner at the induction ceremony for The One Hundred Years Club of Western Reserve
Black and white photograph of Central Petroleum Company with company workers posing outisde.
Case Hall, a noted concert and lecture hall at Public Square and Superior is shown as it appeared in the early 1900s. WRHS.
Case Hall as it appeared in the early 1900s. WRHS.
Charles W. Chestnutt, Aged 16
Charles W. Chestnutt, 16. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.
Charles W. Chestnutt, Aged 25
Charles Waddell Chestnutt, 25. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.
Charles W. Chestnutt, Aged 40
Charles W. Chestnutt, 40. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.
Charles W. Chestnutt, Aged 47
Charles W. Chestnutt, 47. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, CP07884.
Charles W. Chestnutt, Aged 70
Charles W. Chestnutt, 70. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.
Charles White Investigating Police Misconduct
Charles White (center-right) Investigating Police Misconduct, 1951. SCL013291.
Image of Cleveland City Hall ca. 1880s. WRHS.
Cleveland City Hall as it appeared in the 1880s. WRHS.
Image of Chef Boyardee's restaraunt in the 1950s
Image of one of Chef Boyardee's original restaurants in Cleveland.
Chester Castle Bolton Portrait
Chester Castle Bolton, 1932. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
1948 photo of the Cinecraft, Inc. "Television Televised" film
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1948 still from the Cinecraft, Inc. film, "Television Televised"
Image of the Marque of the Circle Theater
Street view showing theaters and buildings along Euclid Avenue
Source: https://cinematreasures.org/theaters/8415
Circle TheaterLooking east on Euclid Ave. toward University Circle, ca. late 1930s.
Clayborne George with wife Zelma George, and Seth Taft, 1951
Clayborne George with wife Zelma George. Cleveland Public Library. P-George, Clayborne_1951_B
Clayborne George, 1928
Clayborne George, 1928. Cleveland Public Library P-George, Clayborne_1928
The lobby of Cleveland's Bohemian National Hall, dedicated to the Cleveland Agreement of 1915 during the centennial celebration of Czechoslovakia in October 2018.
Paul Burik
The lobby of Cleveland's Bohemian National Hall, dedicated to the Cleveland Agreement of 1915 during the centennial celebration of Czechoslovakia in October 2018.
Minutes of the Cleveland Agreement Conference
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Minutes of the Cleveland Agreement conference. The last item (item #8) indicates that, once signed by the two parties, these minutes constitute the agreement. Presidents Dr. Ludvik Fisher signed for “České národní sdružení” – the Bohemian National Alliance, and Mr. Albert Mamatey signed for the Slovak League.
Cleveland Aquarium
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Cleveland Aquarium
Cleveland city seals, as designed by the artists of the Cleveland Press, January 13, 1973
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Cleveland city seals, as designed by the artists of the Cleveland Press, January 13, 1973.
The Film Exchange building in 1965
Cleveland State University Digital Collection
The Cleveland Film Exchange building in 1965
Cleveland headquarters of the Ladies Garment Workers - 1951
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Cleveland headquarters of the Ladies Garment Workers - 1951
Cleveland Historical Logo
Exterior view of the 1930s Cleveland Municipal Airport building.
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Exterior view of the 1930s Cleveland Municipal Airport building.
Graphic Cleveland Memory in Green and Black Typeface reading "History at your fingertips Cleveland Memory.org
George Szell leading the Cleveland Orchestra at the Leningrad Philharmonia Bolshoi Hall, Leningrad, May 1965.
Photo by Oleg Makarov, courtesy of The Cleveland Orchestra Archives
George Szell leading the Cleveland Orchestra at the Leningrad Philharmonia Bolshoi Hall, Leningrad, May 1965.
Cleveland Public Library Logo
Cleveland Public Library Logo
School gardeners at Ben Franklin Garden
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School gardeners at Ben Franklin Garden
A piano and microphones stand in the main studio of the Cleveland Recording Co in this undated photograph
Cleveland Recording Co. Studio
Cleveland Municipal Stadium shortly after its completion with Lake Erie in the background.
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
A black and white photo of the Cuyahoga County Jail and Criminal Courts Building in 1931, a towering stone structure.
Cleveland Public Library
A photo of the Cuyahoga County Jail and Criminal Courts Building in 1931.
A black and white photo of a cell in the fourth Cuyahoga County Jail in 1910, with a cot on the left and photos hanging on the wall above
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A photo of a cell in the fourth Cuyahoga County Jail in 1910.
1754 sketch of the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
1754 sketch of the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
Exterior view, barges passing on Cuyahoga River near Huron Cement
Doctors
Doctors' Hospital at 12345 Cedar Rd., ca. 1948. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Dr. Harriet Dustan, second woman president of the American Heart Association and first editor-in-chief of the AHA journal "Hypertension" in 1977
Courtesy of Cleveland Memory
Dr. Harriet Dustan, second woman president of the American Heart Association and first editor-in-chief of the AHA journal "Hypertension" in 1977
Clara Driscoll in her studio
Drury Club Home, 1946
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Drury Club Home, 1946
Dudley Blossom Portrait
Dudley Blossom. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Map of the East and West branches of Dugway Brook in Cleveland, Ohio
City of University Heights
E.C. Williams, Portrait
E.C. Williams, c. 1910?. Cleveland Public Library Digital Collection .p Coll f 813.49 C42z23
County Engineering employees searching through the blast wreckage of the East Ohio Gas Co. explosion, 1944. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives
County Engineering employees search through the wreckage of the East Ohio Gas Co. explosion, 1944. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The vast interior of Cleveland’s first ice skating venue, the Elysium stands empty in this undated photograph. WRHS, courtesy of the Kekic Collection
Interior of the Elysium, n.d. WRHS, courtesy of the Kekic Collection.
The majestic homes lining "Millionaires
Stately homes line 'Millionaires' Row' on Euclid Ave., looking west from Erie St. (E. 9th), ca. 1870. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
The tall spire of the Euclid Ave. Baptist Church dwarfs other buildings along Euclid near East 18th Street, ca. 1900. WRHS
Euclid Ave. Baptist Church, ca. 1900. WRHS.
Construction of the Euclid Ave. Opera House at Euclid and East 4th street is nearly completed in this view from the mid 1870s. WRHS
Construction of the Euclid Ave. Opera House, ca. 1870s. WRHS.
Patrons at Euclid Beach Park ride the miniature railroad train, ca. 1930s. Courtesy of Amusement Park Books, Inc./Ed Chukayne
Patrons at Euclid Beach Park, ca. early 1930s. Pictured: Members of the Eppley family, including Arleen Eppley Gannon and her brother George Eppley, and sisters Marcella and Dorma. Courtesy of Amusement Park Books, Inc./Ed Chukayne.
Site of the Glenville Shootout from the intersection of E. 123rd and Beulah looking east toward Lakeview Avenue, 2018.
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Site of the Glenville Shootout from the intersection of E. 123rd and Beulah looking east toward Lakeview Avenue, 2018.
Cyris Eaton (standing) and Nikita Khrushchev (sitting) at the Biltmore Hotel lunch reception, September 30, 1960.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
Cyris Eaton (standing) and Nikita Khrushchev (sitting) at the Biltmore Hotel lunch reception, September 30, 1960.
Cyrus Eaton (standing) and his wife Anne (seated in a wheelchair) meet with Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, 1964.
Courtesy of the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Cyrus Eaton (standing) and his wife Anne (seated in a wheelchair) meet with Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, 1964.
Cyrus Eaton (extreme right) meets with visiting Soviet journalists at his Acadia Farms in Northfield, Ohio, 28 October 1955.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
Cyrus Eaton (extreme right) meets with visiting Soviet journalists at his Acadia Farms in Northfield, Ohio, October 28, 1955. The Soviet journalists (from left to right) are as follows: Anatoli V. Sofronov, Viktor V. Poltoratski, Aleksei I. Adzhubei, Boris N. Kampov-Polevoy, and Valentin M. Berezhkov.
The troika gifted by Anastas Mikoyan to Cyrus Eaton at his Acadia Farms in Northfield, Ohio, 2 March 1959.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
The troika gifted by Anastas Mikoyan to Cyrus Eaton at his Acadia Farms in Northfield, Ohio, 2 March 1959.
Logo of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History featuring one of the Guardians of Transportation linking Eastside and Westside of Cleveland
Aerial view of Union Terminal Development and a flying plane in the foreground
Cleveland Safety Director Eliot Ness, 1941
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Cleveland Safety Director Eliot Ness, 1941
13 January 1936 police raid of the Harvard Club, led by Safety Director Eliot Ness. Left to right in civilian dress: Det. Sergt. Patrick Ryan, Prosecutor Cullitan, Al Cumat, Eliot Ness, Frank Celebrezze
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13 January 1936 police raid of the Harvard Club, led by Safety Director Eliot Ness. Left to right in civilian dress: Det. Sergt. Patrick Ryan, Prosecutor Cullitan, Al Cumat, Eliot Ness, Frank Celebrezze
Looking east from S.E. corner of square;centennial celebration. Filled with horse and carriages, trolley cars and automobiles
Euclid Avenue near East 9th Street in the 1920s
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Euclid Avenue near East 9th Street circa 1920s
A color photograph of the modern entrance to Euclid Chemical at 19001 Cochran Avenue
A full-side view of a large 1910 Cleveland-Built F.B. Stearns sedan. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, WRHS.
A 1910 F.B. Stearns sedan. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, WRHS.
A young boy leans against a lamppost just across the street from First Baptist Church at Euclid Ave. and Erie (E. 9th) St., in 1875. WRHS.
First Baptist Church at Euclid Ave. and Erie (E. 9th) St., 1875. WRHS.
The Old Stone Church (First Presbyterian Church) next to the Cleveland Electric Illuminating building, ca. 1910. WRHS
The Old Stone Church (First Presbyterian Church) on Public Square, flanked by the Cleveland Electric Illuminating building, ca. 1910. WRHS.
This aerial view of the Fisher Body Plant on Coit Rd. shows the enormous size of the factory, ca. 1949. WRHS
Aerial view of the Fisher Body Plant on Coit Rd., ca. 1949. WRHS.
Members of the Forest City Baseball Club pose for a formal studio photograph in uniform and with bats in the early 1880s. WRHS.
Members of the Forest City Baseball Club in the early 1880s. WRHS.
A large temporary triumphal arch spanned Superior Avenue on Public Square a part of a celebration of Germany
Public Square celebration of Germany's victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War, 1871. WRHS.
Nine members, including founder John O. Holly of the Future Outlook League pose for a formal studio photograph, ca. 1938. Photo from the Allen Cole Collection, WRHS.
Members of the Future Outlook League, ca. 1938. Photo from the Allen Cole Collection, WRHS.
A black and white sketch of the first Cuyahoga County Courthouse and Jail which was housed in a two-story log cabin
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A black and white sketch of the first Cuyahoga County Courthouse and Jail
Susan Hepburn's original design for the municipal flag of Cleveland, as published in The Plain Dealer on September 15, 1895
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Susan Hepburn's original design for the municipal flag of Cleveland, as published in The Plain Dealer on September 15, 1895
Florence Allen Portrait
Florence Allen. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
A 1935 quilt made with a "Nancy Page" laurel wreath quilt pattern
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A 1935 quilt made with a Florence LaGanke "Nancy Page" laurel wreath quilt pattern. This particular pattern series appeared in newspapers across the country from 1934-1935
Early Forbes Chocolate Company Logo written in black and white decorative calligraphy
Courtesy of Western Reserve Historical Society
Forbes Chocolate Company
Mrs. Frances Taft presents a box of roses to Mrs. Shirley Stokes, wife of mayor-elect Carl B. Stokes, to congratulate her on Stokes' victory
Cleveland Memory
Frances Taft (in light coat) presents a box of roses to Shirley Stokes, wife of mayor-elect Carl B. Stokes, congratulating her on her husband's successful election, 1967
Francis Drury Mansion, 1912
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Francis Drury Mansion, 1912
After homering in his first at-bat on Opening Day 1975, Cleveland Indians player/manager Frank Robinson is greeted by Tribe player John Lowenstein
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After homering in his first at-bat on Opening Day 1975, Cleveland Indians player/manager Frank Robinson is greeted by Tribe player John Lowenstein
Frank Sidel and Stu Buchanan discussion a script for "The Ohio Story" radio and TV series
Ohio Genealogical Society Library
“The Ohio Story” radio and TV series was written by Frank Siedel (left) and produced by Stu Buchanan (right). The series ran state-wide from 1947 to 1955 on radio and 1953 to 1961 on TV. At the time, the filmed series held the record as the longest-running scripted radio and TV program in the nation.
Frank Siedel standing amidst a pile of "The Ohio Story" film reels and scripts
Ohio Genealogical Society Library
Frank Siedel standing amidst 1,300+ radio scripts and 175 cans of TV show filmstock for "The Ohio Story."
Portrait of Frederick J. Lipp
Courtesy of the Women's City Club
Portrait of Frederick J. Lipp
A large crowd gathers for services at the Garfield Monument, Lake View Cemetery, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the birth of James A. Garfield, 1932. CSU Archives.
Services at the Garfield Monument, Lake View Cemetery, commemorate the centennial anniversary of the birth of James A. Garfield, 1932. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Two rows of women stand at ironing board in The Ironing Department of L.N. Gross Co. garment company, ca. 1930. WRHS.
The Ironing Department of L.N. Gross Co., ca. 1930. WRHS.
A Conceptual Cross-Section of the Geology of the Greater Cleveland area.
Conceptual Cross-Section of Local Geology
A map of Ancient Shorelines of Lake Erie in Cuyahoga County
Ancient Shorelines of Lake Erie
A map of Major Rivers and Streams of Cuyahoga County
Major Rivers and Streams of Cuyahoga County
Workers at the Glenn L. Martin company relax in front of the Martin MB-I Bomber they are building , ca. 1920. WRHS.
Workers relax after completing work on a Martin Bomber, ca. 1920. WRHS.
A full grandstand of spectators watch harness racing at Glenville Track, ca. 1900. WRHS.
Harness racing at Glenville Track, ca. 1900. WRHS.
Ohio National Guard soldiers stand near a jeep while on duty in Cleveland following the Glenville shootout, July 1968. CPL.
Ohio National Guard soldiers on duty in Cleveland following the Glenville shootout, July 1968. CPL.
Map of Cuyahoga County Congressional Districts, 48th Congress
Congressional Districts, 48th Congress
Map of Cuyahoga County Congressional Districts, 61st-82nd Congress
Congressional Districts, 61st-82nd Congress
Map of Cuyahoga County Congressional Districts 93nd-97th Congress
Congressional Districts, 93nd-97th Congress
Map of Cuyahoga County Congressional Districts 104th Congress
Congressional Districts, 104th Congress
Public square and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument are decorated for the Grand Army of the Republic Convention in 1901. WRHS
Grand Army of the Republic Convention, 1901. WRHS.
IMG Motor Sports driver Paul Tracy maneuvers through the course at the 1994 Grand Prix of Cleveland. Courtesy of IMG Motor Sports.
IMG Motor Sports driver Paul Tracy maneuvers through the course at the 1994 Grand Prix of Cleveland. Courtesy of IMG Motor Sports.
The Sherwin-Williams Plaza at the Great Lakes Exposition dominates Mall A in this image taken in 1937. WRHS.
Mall A was the site of the Sherwin-Williams Plaza at the Great Lakes Exposition of 1937. WRHS.
A line of tulips in the garden of Mrs. Kermode Gill, Harcourt Drive.
Cleveland Press Collection
A line of tulips in the garden of Mrs. Kermode Gill, Harcourt Drive.
A black and white photo of Sandy Block (left) and Tony Rogers, members of Cleveland’s Gay Activists Alliance in 1972
Cleveland Memory
Sandy Block (left) and Tony Rogers, members of Cleveland’s Gay Activists Alliance in 1972
George Adomeit Portrait
George Adomeit. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
George Crile Portrait
George Crile. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
George Szell meets with Armenian Orthodox Patriarch (Catholicos) Vazgen I (seated), Etchmiadzin, Armenia, May 3, 1965.
Courtesy of The Cleveland Orchestra Archives
George Szell meets with Armenian Orthodox Patriarch (Catholicos) Vazgen I (seated), Etchmiadzin, Armenia, May 3, 1965. Photographer unknown.
Photo caption reads “George Voinovich throws out the first plum at an Indians-Yankees game, launching a campaign [Cleveland is a Plum] to sweeten Cleveland’s image nationally.” Courtesy of The Plain Dealer.
The Plain Dealer
Photo caption reads “George Voinovich throws out the first plum at an Indians-Yankees game, launching a campaign [Cleveland is a Plum] to sweeten Cleveland’s image nationally.” Courtesy of Cleveland Public Library and The Plain Dealer.
George G. Jones with assistant at Favorite Brass Foundry, 2539 Central Ave.
George G. Jones with assistant at Favorite Brass Foundry, 2539 Central Ave.
Germania Hall in 1940, then used as the Goodwill Industries headquarters building
Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery
Germania Hall in 1940, then used as the Goodwill Industries headquarters. The building, designed by Cudell and Richardson and built in 1887, was demolished circa 1954.
Image of John Grabowski's dad
Dad (right, second row from top) - 1928.
Image of Senior Editor Dr. John Grabowski, of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
Senior Editor John J. Grabowski
Senior Editor John J. Grabowski, Krieger-Mueller - Associate Professor of Applied History
Image of John Grabowski's dad
Dad (second row from the top) Washington Park, Memorial day 1928
Image of John Grabowski's dad
Dad (second row from the top) Washington Park, Memorial day 1928
Image of John Grabowski's dad
Dad (second row from the top) Washington Park, Memorial day 1928
Image of John Grabowski's dad
Dad (second row from the top) in 1928.
Aerial view of the main entrance to the Great Lakes Exposition, Sherwin-Williams Plaza, Cleveland Convention Center, and Cleveland City Hall
Cleveland Memory
Aerial view of the main entrance to the Great Lakes Exposition, Sherwin-Williams Plaza, Cleveland Convention Center, and Cleveland City Hall
A lithograph depicting a blast furnace. The print is stamped "Federal Art Program No. 1."
Cleveland Public Library
Gross-Bettelheim's print of a blast furnace for the Federal Art Project in Cleveland.
This photograph from 30 December 1940 shows Vahe Gulbenkian repairing such a rug on a loom at 12551 Euclid Ave.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
The Armenians have long played a major role in Cleveland's Oriental Rug business. This photograph from December 30, 1940 shows Vahe Gulbenkian repairing such a rug on a loom at 12551 Euclid Ave.
Gwinn as Seen from Lake Erie
CSU
Gwinn as Seen from Lake Erie
A streetcar stops in front of the early Euclid Ave. location of Halle Bros. Department Store, ca. 1900. WRHS.
The early Euclid Ave. location of Halle Bros. Department Store, ca. 1900. WRHS.
Patrons enjoy their beer at Haltnorth
Patrons of Haltnorth's Garden, Willson (E. 55th) and Woodland aves., ca. 1890. WRHS.
People, trucks and streetcars fill the Haymarket area along Ontario Ave., ca. 1930. The facilities for the Gateway sports complex now occupy much of the site. WRHS.
The Haymarket area along Ontario Ave., ca. 1930. The facilities for the Gateway sports complex now occupy much of the site. WRHS.
he enormous Hollenden Hotel dominates the corner of Superior Ave. and E. 6th St. in 1906. WRHS
Hollenden Hotel at Superior Ave. and E. 6th St. 1906. WRHS.
Stone carvers pose in their workshop on a sculptural pylon for the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, later renamed the Hope Memorial Bridge, ca. 1931. WRHS.
Stone carvers pose on a pylon of the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge, later renamed the Hope Memorial Bridge, ca. 1931. WRHS.
Bakers hand-decorate cakes at the main plant of Hough Bakery, 1973. CPL.
Bakers hand-decorate cakes at the main plant of Hough Bakery, 1973. CPL.
In front of the Hanna Theater, Milton Krantz, "Mr. First-Nighter," releases a homing pigeon on 6 May 1976
Cleveland Memory
Built in 1921, the Hanna Theater was a cornerstone of the Cleveland theater scene. In this photograph, general manager Milton Krantz, releases a homing pigeon in front of the theater on May 6, 1976. The pigeon took thirty minutes to reach its roost in North Olmsted. Krantz was know as "Mr. First Nighter."
Harcourt Manor, currently the home of John and Anya Rudd, with its lights on.
Anya Rudd
Harcourt Manor, currently the home of John and Anya Rudd, with its lights on.
Harris Cooley Portrait
Harris Cooley. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Harry E. Davis in 1934
Harry E. Davis in 1934. Cleveland Public Library Digital Library.
Harry Volk smiling for the camera
Influential newspaper man, Harry Volk
The Emperor’s New Clothes cast photo
Larry Gorjup
The emperor showing off his “new clothes” to townspeople in The Emperor’s New Clothes. Note the wide range of ages, because actors were drawn from all grades in Cleveland Heights schools.
The Emperor’s New Clothes dress rehearsal
Larry Gorjup
In dress rehearsal for the Emperor's New Clothes: Left to right, Frank Porath as a tailor to the Emperor; unknown actor as the chamberlain; Wally Wood as a tailor to the Emperor.
The Emperor’s New Clothes with Frank Porath as a tailor
Larry Gorjup
Frank Porath as a tailor, being visited by the emperor’s chamberlain early in the play, The Emperor’s New Clothes.
The Emperor's New Clothes rehearsal with actors and scenery
Larry Gorjup
At left, scenery for Emperor’s throne room in The Emperor’s New Clothes. At right, street scene with actors preparing for the dress rehearsal. All scenery for this and other plays in this television series were painted by Barbara Wood.
In The Emperor's New Clothes, tailors convince the king to buy new clothes.
Larry Gorjup
In The Emperor’s New Clothes, the two tailors (played by recent Cleveland Heights HS graduates Wally Wood and Frank Porath) are convincing the Emperor (unknown actor) to buy new clothing only visible to honest people. Scene takes place in Emperor’s throne room.
Helen Maria Chesnutt class of 1901 photograph, courtesy of Smith College
Smith College Special Collections
Helen Maria Chesnutt class of 1901 photograph, courtesy of Smith College
Picture of the Holy Name High School Logo, which is a green wave surrounding the letters H and N.
Holy Name High School
Self-portrait of James Charles Kulhanek in an Austro-Hungarian Hussar uniform, 1937
Courtesy of James Kulhanek
Self-portrait of James Charles Kulhanek in an Austro-Hungarian Hussar uniform, 1937
Ethnic Settlements, ca. 1923.
A Map Ethnic Settlements in Cuyahoga County based on census tract data, ca. 1923.
Ethnic Neighborhoods, 1900-1950.
A Conceptual map of Traditional Ethnic Neighborhoods in Cuyahoga County, 1900-1950.
Headquarters for the International Ladies Garment Workers
The Carlin House, at 3233 Euclid Avenue, one mansions of Euclid Avenue served as the Headquarters for the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union when this photograph was taken in the 1950s. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
A Lakeshore Electric Railway interurban car, ca. 1920s. WRHS.
A Lakeshore Electric Railway interurban car passes an automobile during the 1920s. WRHS.
J.M Smucker's Company Logo
Advertisement for the Jordan Playboy coupe, 1920. WRHS.
This advertisement for the Jordan Playboy coupe is considered a landmark in the history of automobile promotion, 1920. WRHS.
Self-portrait of James Charles Kulhanek in his artist regalia at age 86, 1974
Courtesy of James Kulhanek
Self-portrait of James Charles Kulhanek in his artist regalia at age 86, 1974
Portrait of F. Jerome "Jerry" Turk in the 2000s
Courtesy of Patricia Turk Horvath
Portrait of F. Jerome "Jerry" Turk in the 2000s
Jim Brown runs for most yards in a single game, Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns 1957
Courtesy of Cleveland Memory
Jim Brown runs for most yards in a single game, Los Angeles Rams at Cleveland Browns 1957. Brown set an NFL record with 237 yards on 31 carries in a 45-31 win in Cleveland. He scored 4 touchdowns, with one on a 69-yard run.
Fayette&Wife
John Sykes Fayette, first Black WRU Grad, & Wife. Digital.case.edu "John Sykes Fayette".
K. Elmo Lowe and his wife Dorothy Paxton in 1937
Hagley Museum and Library
1937 Cleveland Play House press photo of K. Elmo Lowe and his wife, Dorothy Paxton
Langston Hughes and performers at the Karamu Theater. Courtesy of the Karamu House
Langston Hughes sits at a table with four performers at the Karamu Theater. Courtesy of the Karamu House.
May Co. store on Public Square, 1941. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
The May Co. store on Public Square during a busy day in 1941. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Edris Eckhardt and Kokoon Club cohorts at the 1929 Bal Masque. Courtesy of the Cleveland Artists Foundation.
Edris Eckhardt five other Kokoon Club members pose in their costumes at the 1929 Bal Masque. Courtesy of the Cleveland Artists Foundation.
Fr. Jason Kappanadze at St. Theodosius, 1931.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
Fr. Jason Kappanadze at St. Theodosius, 1931.
Kirk Willis, who starred in a number of sponsored films and TV commercials produced by Cleveland-based Tri-State Motion Pictures and Cinecraft Productions.
Culley Family Collection at Hagley Library
Kirk Willis starred in a number of sponsored films and TV commercials produced by Cleveland-based Tri-State Motion Pictures and Cinecraft Productions.
Photograph of actor Kirk Willis
Courtesy of Sarah Willis
Actor Kirk Willis
Violence erupts as strikers overturn a vehicle outside the Fisher Body Plant, 1939. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives/Photo by Fred Bottomer.
Violence erupts as strikers overturn a vehicle outside the Fisher Body Plant, 1939. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives/Photo by Fred Bottomer.
A funeral procession at Lake View Cemetery, ca. 1911. Courtesy of Lake View Cemetery Association.
A row of automobiles forms a funeral procession at Lake View Cemetery, ca. 1911. Increased automobile use in the 1910s necessitated paving the cemetery's numerous pathways for motor traffic. Courtesy of Lake View Cemetery Association.
The Lakeside Nursing Unit is received by King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace, 18 May 1917. CWRU Archives.
The Lakeside Nursing Unit is received by King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace, 18 May 1917. CWRU Archives.
Ernest J. Bohn (left) escorts Eleanor Roosevelt on a tour of Lakeview Terrace at Lakeview
Ernest J. Bohn (left) escorts Eleanor Roosevelt on a tour of Lakeview Terrace at Lakeview's dedication ceremonies in 1937. Special Collections, CWRU Library.
A detailed drawing of League Park, 1924. CPL.
A detailed drawing showing League Park and its surrounding neighborhood in 1924. CPL.
An artist
An artist's rendering of the Leisy Brewing Co. facilities on Vega Avenue, ca. 1890. WRHS.
Feast of the Assumption parade in Cleveland
A band heads the procession at the Feast of the Assumption parade in Cleveland's Little Italy, ca. 1950. WRHS.
The Entrance to Luna Park, ca. 1910s. WRHS.
A large arch dominates the entrance to Luna Park, Cleveland’s fairyland of pleasure, ca. 1910s. WRHS.
CIO Director Lee Hall addresses a crowd of CIO members on Public Square during the Little Steel Strike, early July 1937. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
CIO Director Lee Hall addresses a crowd of CIO members on Public Square during the Little Steel Strike, early July 1937. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Mayor Harold Burton and Safety Director Eliot Ness meet with the Steel Workers
Mayor Harold Burton and Safety Director Eliot Ness meet with the Steel Workers' Organization Committee at City Hall, July 1937.Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Poet Langston Hughes in 1947
Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery
Poet Langston Hughes in 1947
LeBron James banner being taken down from the Sherwin Williams building July 3, 2018
Matthew Chasney
LeBron James banner being removed from the Sherwin Williams building July 3, 2018
Leo A. Jackson
Leo A. Jackson, Cleveland Public Library P-Jackson, Leo
A letter from David Van Tassel to John Vacha
Letter from David Van Tassel to John Vacha, thanking Vacha for his assistance with the second National History Day
A black and white photo of the front of Little Ted's Restaurant and Bar in 1949
Cleveland Memory
Little Ted's Restaurant and Bar in 1949
Cleveland player-manager Lou Boudreau argues with umpire Bill McKinley, 1948. From left to right: Bob Lemon, Eddie Robinson, Joe Gordon, Lou Boudreau, Ump. Bill McKinley and Jim Hegan.
Courtesy of Cleveland Memory
Cleveland player-manager Lou Boudreau argues with umpire Bill McKinley, 1948. From left to right: Bob Lemon, Eddie Robinson, Joe Gordon, Lou Boudreau, Ump. Bill McKinley and Jim Hegan.
Louise Winslow with John F. Kennedy and Cleveland Mayor Anthony Celebrezze
Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections
Louise Winslow with guests John Kennedy and Cleveland Mayor, Anthony Celebrezze, on her WERE “Brunch Time” radio show.
An early predecessor of the Main Ave. (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge was this 200-foot hand-operated swing bridge, completed in 1869. WRHS.
An early predecessor of the Main Ave. (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge was this 200-foot hand-operated swing bridge, completed in 1869. WRHS.
Bird
Bird's-eye view of the 1903 Group Plan by Daniel Burnham. WRHS.
A meeting of the Mayor
Members of the Mayor's Advisory War Committee meet at a large table in City Hall, ca. 1917. WRHS.
Debate of Carl B. Stokes and Seth Taft at the City Club of Cleveland during the 1967 mayoral campaign. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives/Photo by Bill Nehez.
A large crowd sits at tables to hear Carl B. Stokes and Seth Taft debate at the City Club of Cleveland during the 1967 mayoral campaign. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives/Photo by Bill Nehez.
A class in session at Miss Mittleberger
Young girls sit at tables and desks during a class at Miss Mittleberger's School, 1020 Prospect St., ca. 1900. WRHS
The Moses Cleaveland Statue on Public Square, ca. 1929. WRHS.
The Moses Cleaveland Statue on Public Square, ca. 1929. WRHS.
WPA artist Leroy Flint touches up a mural in the recreation room at CMHA
WPA artist Leroy Flint touches up a mural in the recreation room at CMHA's Woodhill Homes, ca. 1938. Special Collections, CWRU Library.
A young Margaret Hamilton, most well known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz
Cleveland Memory
A young Margaret Hamilton, most well known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz
Mather Mansion's Sunken Gardens
CSU
Mather Mansion's Sunken Gardens
Image of street musician Maurice Reedus, jr. on the sidewalks of playhouse square
Iconic Maurice "Sax Man" Reedus, Jr. playing on the sidewalks of Cleveland Playhouse Square in 2018.
Russian-language advertisement for a poetry recital by Vladimir Mayakovsky in Cleveland during his trip to the U.S.
Courtesy of Natalie Ryabchikova, Moscow
Russian-language advertisement for a poetry recital by Vladimir Mayakovsky in Cleveland during his trip to the U.S. The text translates as: "Hey, Clevelander, listen up! The theater isn't going anywhere. The movies aren't going anywhere. Your acquaintances aren't going anywhere - but - Mayakovsky is going back to the USSR, but before he departs, h
Anastas Mikoyan (right) meets Cyrus Eaton (standing) and his wife, Anne (seated in a wheelchair) upon his arrival in Cleveland, 7 January 1959.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
Anastas Mikoyan (right) meets Cyrus Eaton (standing) and his wife, Anne (seated in a wheelchair) upon his arrival in Cleveland, 7 January 1959. Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Mikhail Menshikov, stands in the top right corner in a hat and scarf.
Morris Black Portrait
Morris Black, 1932. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Cleveland
Cleveland's First Masonic Temple as it appeared in the 1880s. WRHS.
Susan Hepburn's original design for the municipal flag of Cleveland
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library
Susan Hepburn's original design for the municipal flag of Cleveland (without the motto ‘Progress and Prosperity’), as published in volume one of A History of Cleveland and Its Environs: The Heart of New Connecticut by Elroy McKendree Avery (Chicago and New York: Lewis Publishing, 1918).
Multiple aircraft fly in formation at the National Air Races held in Cleveland, July 1935. WRHS.
Multiple aircraft fly in formation at the National Air Races held in Cleveland, July 1935. WRHS.
Fred Crawford (right) presents the Thompson Trophy to Roscoe Turner at the National Air Races. WRHS.
Fred Crawford (right) presents the Thompson Trophy to aviator Roscoe Turner at the Cleveland National Air Races. WRHS.
Nike Missile Base at its lakefront launching site, ca. 1958. WRHS, photo by Howard L. Newmarker.
A Nike Missile stands at the ready at its Cleveland lakefront launching site, ca. 1958. WRHS, photo by Howard L. Newmarker.
Postcard (1 of 5) sent to Elliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate believed by some to be the Torso Murderer.
Postcard (1 of 5) sent to Elliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate believed by some to be the Torso Murderer.
"Postcard (2 of 5) sent to Eliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate who some people believe may have been the torso murder. Original Size:"
Postcard (2 of 5) sent to Eliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate who some people believe may have been the torso murderer.
Postcard (4 of 5) sent to Eliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate believed by some to have been the Torso Murderer. WRHS.
Postcard (4 of 5) sent to Eliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate believed by some to have been the Torso Murderer. WRHS.
Postcard (5 of 5) sent to Eliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate believed by some to have been the torso murderer.
Postcard (5 of 5) sent to Eliot Ness in 1954 by an asylum inmate believed by some to have been the torso murderer.
Newton D Baker Portrait
Newton D. Baker, 1929. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Photograph of the hardcore band Nine Shocks Terror performing at Speak in Tongues
Ken Blaze
Nine Shocks Terror performing at Speak in Tongues
Inside the Northern Ohio Food Terminal as it appeared in 1929. WRHS.
Rows of produce and other goods fill the inside the Northern Ohio Food Terminal in 1929. WRHS.
Five buses are lined up in a row in front of the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line garage in this circa 1932 photograph with several drivers posed with the buses.
Olmsted Historical Society
North Olmsted buses with the bus garage behind them, ca. 1932
A collage of ten black and white images showing individuals and vehicles of the North Olmsted Municipal Bus Line during its first year of operation in 1931
James Dubelko
A 1931 collage showing the first vehicles of the NOMBL and its first employees.
Russian-language advertisement for poetry reading by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Novy Mir newspaper, New York, NY, 26 September 1925.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library
Russian-language advertisement for poetry reading by Vladimir Mayakovsky, Novy Mir newspaper, New York, NY, 26 September 1925. From the book Mayakovsky by Aleksandr Mikhailov (Moscow: Molodaya Gvardiya, 1988
Call for public celebration of the return of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescuers, July, 1859. Oberlin College Archives.
A broadside calling for public celebration of the return of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescuers, July, 1859. Oberlin College Archives.
State Boat No. 1, south of Stone Rd., on the Ohio-Erie Canal, 1902. WRHS, Courtesy of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
A group of four people stand on State Boat No. 1 as it is pulled by two horses just south of Stone Rd., on the Ohio-Erie Canal, 1902. WRHS, Courtesy of Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
Interior view of the Olney Art Gallery, ca. 1890s. The collection was later transferred to the Dudley Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. WRHS.
Collections fill the Olney Art Gallery in the Tremont neighborhood, ca. 1890s. The Olney collection was later transferred to the Dudley Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. WRHS.
Orlando Baking Co. delivery carriage, ca. 1909. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
A horse-drawn Orlando Baking Co. delivery carriage, ca. 1909. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Jesse Owens in Starting Position Before a Race
Jesse Owens awaits a race. ClevelandMemory.org, owens048a.
Map of Opportunity Corridor
Map of Opportunity Corridor
Ora Coltman Protrait
Ora Coltman. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
The lagoon and fountain at Wade Park, ca. 1900. WRHS.
Two young girls watch boaters on the Wade Park lagoon in 1888. WRHS.
Cleveland Metroparks System.
Map of the Cleveland Metroparks System.
This 1932 Peerless, with a complete aluminum body and engine, was one of only 3 built by the Peerless Motor Car Co. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, WRHS.
This 1932 Peerless, with a complete aluminum body and engine, was one of only 3 built by the Peerless Motor Car Co. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, WRHS.
The Perry Monument, when it was situated on Public Square during the 1870s. WRHS.
The Perry Monument stands at the center of the intersection of Ontario and Superior in this 1870s photograph. WRHS.
Phyllis Wheatly Home, 4450 Cedar Ave., ca. 1927. WRHS.
The nine-story, newly completed Phyllis Wheatly Home at 4450 Cedar Ave., ca. 1927. WRHS.
Native American Trails, Mounds, and Fortifications.
Map of Native American Trails, Mounds, and Fortifications in Cuyahoga County.
Pres. Jimmy Carter and Republican candidate Ronald Reagan shake hands at the conclusion of the Presidential Debate, 28 Oct. 1980. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Pres. Jimmy Carter and Republican candidate Ronald Reagan shake hands at the conclusion of the Presidential Debate in Cleveland, 28 Oct. 1980. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Edward Kuekes
Edward Kuekes' 1953 Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoon 'Aftermath' depicts two soldiers carrying a young soldier on a stretcher. One asks “Wonder if he voted?” The other replies “No…He wasn’t old enough.” Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Dedication ceremonies at Outhwaite Homes, Aug. 1937. WRHS.
A crowd listens to an official speaking from a balcony at the dedication ceremonies for Outhwaite Homes, Aug. 1937. WRHS.
Riots and labor unrest, such as the mob violence of the Cleveland Rolling Mill Strikes of the 1880s, tested fledgling public safety forces. From Frank Leslie
This newspaper drawing documents a group of strikers breaking down a door during the Cleveland Rolling Mill Strikes Strike of 1885, tested fledgling public safety forces. From Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. WRHS.
Mayor Harold Burton (left) and Safety Director Eliot Ness pose with the Police Department
Mayor Harold Burton (left) and Safety Director Eliot Ness pose on the Mall with the Police Department's new fleet of police cars, 10 Aug. 1938. WRHS.
Southeast quadrant of Public Square, ca. 1895. WRHS.
The Soldiers and Sailor’s monument as seen from the northeast quadrant of Public Square, ca. 1895. WRHS.
Paul Culley (left) directing a film, with Harry Horrocks, head cameraman at Cinecraft Productions, 1959
Courtesy of Neil McCormick, Chairman of Cinecraft Productions
Paul Culley (left) directing a film, with Harry Horrocks, head cameraman at Cinecraft Productions, 1959
On the set of the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company film, “The Talking Hoist” (1948). (left to right) Paul Culley, Frank Benish, Bob Welchans, Harry Horrocks, and Ray Culley
Hagley Museum and Library
On the set of the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company film, “The Talking Hoist” (1948). (left to right) Paul Culley, Frank Benish, Bob Welchans, Harry Horrocks, and Ray Culley
Paul Newman poses with Cleveland Indians players Leon Wagner, Chuck Hinton, and Rocky Colavito, 1966.
Cleveland Memory
Paul Newman poses with Cleveland Indians players Leon Wagner, Chuck Hinton, and Rocky Colavito, 1966.
Paul Newman at the Cleveland Play House Children's Theatre in a production of "St. George and the Dragon."
Cleveland Memory
Paul Newman and Jeanette Klima in the 1936 production of "St. George and the Dragon." This was produced by The Cleveland Play House Children's Theatre, founded in 1933. Paul Newman is the most esteemed of the Curtain Pullers Alumni.
Cleveland Public Bath House as it appeared early in the Twentieth Century. WRHS
The exterior of the Orange Avenue Cleveland Public Bath House as it appeared early in the Twentieth Century. WRHS.
Perry B. Jackson in 1943
Perry B. Jackson in 1943. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery Jackson, Perry 1943-08-31.tif
Photograph of Peter van Dijk
Cleveland Arts Prize
A color photo of members of the organization PFLAG Cleveland, including Jane and Robert Daroff, holding a banner for the organization at Cleveland Pride in 1991
Western Reserve Historical Society
Members of the organization PFLAG Cleveland, including Jane and Robert Daroff, holding a banner for the organization at Cleveland Pride in 1991
Vintage Aerial View of Cleveland
Vintage Aerial View #1 of Cleveland
Phillip Smead Bird Portrait
Phillip Smead Bird. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in May 1922.
Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, May 1922. The Sphinx Magazine, vol.8 no.4. p.8-9
Still-life painting of a Christmas poinsettia by James Charles Kulhanek done in gauche, 1967
Courtesy of James Kulhanek
Still-life painting of a Christmas poinsettia by James Charles Kulhanek done in gauche, 1967
The Perry Payne Building as it appeared in the 1880s. WRHS.
The exterior of the Perry Payne Building on Superior avenue as it appeared in the 1880s. WRHS.
R. V. Murray's proposal for a city seal of Cleveland, as published in The Plain Dealer on August 12, 1895.
Courtesy of the Plain Dealer
R. V. Murray's proposal for a city seal of Cleveland, as published in The Plain Dealer on August 12, 1895
The transmission room of WHK Radio, ca. 1930. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Equipment fills the transmission room of WHK Radio, ca. 1930. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Ahaz Merchant
Ahaz Merchant's map of 1835 shows Cleveland just prior to its incorporation as a city.
An open hearth furnace at Republic Steel
Glowing molten steel pours from an open hearth furnace at Republic Steel's Corrigan-McKinney Works, ca. 1940s. WRHS.
The Alf Landon Bandwagon in front of Public Hall at the 1936 GOP Convention. CPL.
Spectators crowd around the Alf Landon Bandwagon in front of Public Hall at the 1936 GOP Convention. CPL.
Otto Moser
The faces of Otto Moser's Bar on East 4th St., a favorite of the theater-going crowd, as it looked in the mid-1960s. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The Euclid Ave. starting line of the 1991 Revco Cleveland Marathon and 10K. Courtesy of Edward Howard and Co.; Stephen Crompton Photography.
Runners crowd the Euclid Ave. starting line of the 1991 Revco Cleveland Marathon and 10K. Courtesy of Edward Howard and Co.; Stephen Crompton Photography.
Announcement of the Moondog Coronation Ball at the Cleveland Arena, March 1952. WRHS.
A poster announcing the “first” rock concert, the Moondog Coronation Ball at the Cleveland Arena, March 1952. WRHS.
The new addition to the city greenhouse in Rockefeller Park, 1964. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The new addition to the city greenhouse in Rockefeller Park stands at the end of a large grass field, 1964. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The Roxy Theater on Short Vincent, 1956. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Pedestrians walk beneath the marquee of The Roxy Burlesque Theater on Short Vincent, 1956. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Two 1930s radio control men at work in the Cleveland Municipal Airport.
WRHS
Two 1930s radio control men at work in the Cleveland Municipal Airport.
Poor women, mostly on welfare, marching in front of city hall, demanding better housing in 1965.
Courtesy of Oliver Fein
Poor women, mostly on welfare, marching in front of city hall, demanding better housing in 1965.
Rear of original Schweifurth House
CSU
Rear of original Schweifurth House
Rear view of brick house with awning.
Rear of original Schweinfurth House
Richard Gildenmeister escorting Lauren Bacall to a book signing party.
Cleveland Memory
Richard Gildenmeister escorting Lauren Bacall to a book signing party, 1979.
Cleveland-born journalist and author Robert Sam Anson in 1985
Courtesy of Sigrid Estrada
Robert Sam Anson in 1985. Anson was a Cleveland-born journalist and author who penned six non-fiction books and scores of articles for magazines such as Vanity Fair, Time, Esquire, Life, and The Atlantic.
Rudd's Pharmacy 1930s
WRHS
Rudd's Pharmacy 1930s
Russian folk dancers, Cleveland, 17 November 1949.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
Russian folk dancers, Cleveland, 17 November 1949.
A small metal plaque with writing in English and Russian on a red brick wall marks the interment site of Charles Ruthenberg
Pietro A. Shakarian, Moscow, November 2019.
This plaque marks the site of Charles Ruthenberg's interment in the Kremlin in Moscow.
Building decorated for Saengerfest during the 1870s. WRHS.
This large wooden hall was specially built and decorated for the German Saengerfest in Cleveland in 1874. WRHS.
St. Agnes Catholic Church at Euclid and E. 81st., ca. 1940. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
This exterior view shows St. Agnes Catholic Church at Euclid and E. 81st. during the 1940s. All but the bell tower was demolished in 1975. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archive.
St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Church, ca. 1973. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Special Collections.
A detailed drawing of St. Mary
A detailed drawing of St. Mary's on the Flats, the first Catholic church in the city, 1838. WRHS.
The S.S. Seeandbee docked in Buffalo, ca. 1930. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
The Great Lakes steamer, the S.S. Seeandbee docked in Buffalo, ca. 1930. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU.
Hiram House float in the 1919 Community Fund Parade. WRHS.
Children in ethnic costume fill the Hiram House float in the 1919 Community Fund Parade. WRHS.
Severance Hall, East Blvd. and Euclid Ave., home to the Cleveland Orchestra and the Musical Arts Association, n.d. WRHS.
Severance Hall, home to the Cleveland Orchestra and the Musical Arts Association as seen from the corner of Euclid and East Boulevard in an undated photograph. WRHS.
Dr. Sam Sheppard and Defense Counsel Fred Garmone outside the court chambers, 26 Oct. 1954. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Dr. Sam Sheppard and Defense Counsel Fred Garmone outside the court chambers, 26 Oct. 1954. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
A policeman patrols Short Vincent, 1964. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
A policeman patrols the bars and nightclubs along Short Vincent street, 1964. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Players vie for control of the ball during a soccer match at Luna Park in 1938. WRHS.
Players vie for control of the ball during a soccer match at Luna Park in 1938. WRHS.
City of Cleveland Statistical Planning.
Map of the City of Cleveland Statistical Planning Areas in 1995.
Offices of the Soldiers
Women members of the Soldiers' Aid Society of the U.S. Sanitary Commission stand in front of the Society’s offices on Bank (West 6th Street) in 1865. WRHS.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Public Square, 1890s. WRHS.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument on a nearly empty Public Square in the 1890s. WRHS.
ARCHIBALD WILLARD
Archibald Willard’s famous painting, THE SPIRIT OF '76. WRHS.
An advertisement for Stadium Opera Week held at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, July 1931. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
An advertisement for Stadium Opera Week held at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, July 1931. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Decoration of the famous Sterling-Lindner Christmas tree, ca. 1967. CPL.
This large, lavishly decorated indoor Christmas tree at the Sterling-Lindner company, as seen in this ca. 1967 photograph, was a regional holiday highlight. ca. 1967. CPL.
Crowds converge and stop traffic during the streetcar strike of 1899. WRHS.
Crowds converge and stop traffic during the streetcar strike of 1899. WRHS.
Cleveland Mayor Tom L. Johnson inspects a city street repair crew and its work, ca. 1907. WRHS.
Cleveland Mayor Tom L. Johnson inspects a city street repair crew and its work, ca. 1907. WRHS.
Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1843.
Map of Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1843.
Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1903.
Map of Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1903.
Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1928.
Map of Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1928.
Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1995.
Map of Civil Subdivisions of Cuyahoga County, 1995.
Population of Cuyahoga County, 1910.
Map showing the proportional distribution of the population of Cuyahoga County, 1910.
Population of Cuyahoga County, 1930.
Map showing the proportional distribution of the population of Cuyahoga County, 1930.
Population of Cuyahoga County, 1980.
Map showing the proportional distribution of the population of Cuyahoga County, 1980.
Population of Cuyahoga County, 1990.
Map showing the proportional distribution of the population, 1990.
The main building of St. Ignatius High School on West 30th Street, taken in 1911.
Cleveland Memory
A 1911 photograph of St. Ignatius High School on West 30th Street
Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí with his friends Reynolds and Reese Morse
Image courtesy of Judy Hardiman of Hardiman Images
Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí with his friends Reynolds and Reese Morse.
Samuel R. Brodsky directing cameraman Ernest M. Reynolds in "House without Children," shot at the Samuel Andrews house.
WRHS
Samuel R. Brodsky directing cameraman Ernest M. Reynolds in "House without Children," shot at the Samuel Andrews house.
Samuel Mather's Shoreby Estate
Cleveland Historical
Samuel Mather's Shoreby Estate
A Drawing of the Superior Ave. Viaduct from the 1880s. WRHS.
This drawing of the Superior Ave. Viaduct from the 1880s shows the full extent of the structure with traffic moving both east and west. WRHS.
The Superior Avenue Viaduct as it appeared in the 1890s. WRHS.
A horse-drawn streetcar stands on the eastern end of the Superior Avenue Viaduct in the 1890s. WRHS.
Schweinfurth House
CSU
Schweinfurth House
Republican candidate Seth Taft (on the right) congratulates Mayor Carl B. Stokes at the Election Board, 17 Nov. 1967
Cleveland Memory
Republican Seth C. Taft [right] congratulates Mayor Carl B. Stokes [left] at the Cuyahoga County Election Board, after the election recount was completed. The recount gave Stokes a 1,679 vote victory over Taft. 11 Nov. 1967
Airmail pilots Clevelander, Shirley J. Short (in plane), and Harry G. Smith on right on June 10, 1927. Short flew airmail between Cleveland and Chicago. Smith covered the Chicago to Omaha route.
Hagley Museum and Library
Airmail pilots Clevelander, Shirley J. Short (in plane), and Harry G. Smith on right on June 10, 1927. Short flew airmail between Cleveland and Chicago. Smith covered the Chicago to Omaha route.
Joe Shuster, one of Superman's two creators, attends a freehand drawing course at Fenn College taught by Cleveland artist Hans Busch in 1942. At Shuster's left is fellow student Marian Henderson.
Cleveland Public Library
Joe Shuster, one of Superman's two creators, attends a freehand drawing course at Fenn College.
Opening Day Crowds for the Slovenian National Home, ca 1924. WRHS.
A large crowd and flags and banners fill this image of the cornerstone ceremony for the Slovenian National Home on St. Clair Avenue., ca 1924. WRHS.
Southworth Mansion
CSU
Southworth Mansion
An old 1920s auto stands in front of a white frame building that house the Springvale Dance Hall. A man and a boy stand on the steps leading into the building
Olmsted Historical Society
Spring Vale Dance Hall in 1923
Modern wing of the St. Martin DePorres High School attached to the 1909 building that was formerly the Kausek Department Store
Dave Hall
Modern wing of the St. Martin DePorres High School. It is attached to the 1909 building that was formerly the Kausek Department Store.
Russian émigré artist Andrei Bicenko puts the finishing touches on the altar fresco at St. Theodosius, 1954.
Courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library Photograph Collection.
Russian émigré artist Andrei Bicenko puts the finishing touches on the altar fresco at St. Theodosius, 1954.
Members of the St. Theodosius Church Choir, under the direction of A. P. Glagolev, 2 November 1933.
From the personal collection of Pietro A. Shakarian.
Members of the St. Theodosius Church Choir, under the direction of A. P. Glagolev, 2 November 1933.
The Stager-Beckwith House, as it appeared in the 1970s.
WRHS
The Stager-Beckwith House, as it appeared in the 1970s.
The Stager-Beckwith House, circa 1872-1894.
Cleveland Public Library
The Stager-Beckwith House, circa 1872-1894.
Cleveland photographers with Cleveland Indians manager Steve O'Neill (left) and legendary Cleveland player Stan Coveleski (right)
Cleveland Memory
Legendary Cleveland Indians player Stan Coveleski (right), kneels with Indians manager Steve O'Neill (left) and photographers, c. 1946-1950.
A black and white photo of Stella Walsh with short, curly hair and a white coat kneeling in a sprinter's starting position
Western Reserve Historical Society
Stella Walsh in 1937.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones in a red shirt, sitting in front of an American flag.
U.S. House of Representatives
Still image from the film "The Plow That Broke the Plains"
International Documentary Association
Still from "The Plow That Broke the Plains"
Stribling and Schmeling heavyweight championship boxing match
WRHS
The Stribling and Schmeling heavyweight championship boxing match, July 3, 1931.
Cover of the book "The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History"
A group of newsboys with one kid holding a bike
County Coroner Samuel Gerber and Cleveland Police detectives search among the rocks of the lakefront for remains of victims of the Torso Murderer, 1938. CPL.
County Coroner Samuel Gerber and Cleveland Police detectives search among the rocks of the lakefront for remains of victims of the Torso Murderer, 1938. CPL.
Construction on the Terminal Tower, Aug. 1927. Courtesy of Tower City Archives.
The ironwork for the Terminal Tower is complete and stone façade reaches nearly two-thirds of the way to the top in this construction image taken in Aug. 1927. Courtesy of Tower City Archives.
Grand Opening of "The Avenue" at Tower City Center, March 1990. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
A large crowd watches an indoor balloon release at the grand opening of 'The Avenue' at Tower City Center, March 1990. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Forklift testing at Towmoter Corp., Aug. 1942. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
A fork lift is tested for load capacity outside the Towmoter Corp. plant in Aug. 1942. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Ground Transportation, 1860
Map of ground transportation routes in Cuyahoga County, 1860.
Ground Transportation, 1910
Map of ground transportation routes in Cuyahoga County, 1910.
Ground Transportation, 1995
Map of ground transportation routes in Cuyahoga County, 1995.
Members of Troop A patrol the Mexican Border, ca. 1916. WRHS.
Members of Troop A patrol the Mexican Border on horseback, ca. 1916. WRHS.
Test
An Ohio Story TV episode set. Nelson Olmstead sits on an antique car in front of a screen projecting the outdoor background.
Cinecraft Productions Collection at the Hagley Museum and Library
An Ohio Story TV episode set. Nelson Olmsted is sitting in the antique car in front of a screen projecting the outdoor background. Ray Culley is in the director's chair. Stu Buchanan, the producer, is sitting to Ray's right.
Chesntutt's School in Fayetteville, N.C.
Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.
Exterior view of the Theatrical Grill, 1960
Courtesy of Cleveland Memory
Exterior view of the Theatrical Grill, 1960
A stereograph of the third Cuyahoga County Jail, with a portion of the Court House visible at the right
Cleveland Public Library
A stereograph of the third Cuyahoga County Jail, with a portion of the Court House visible at the right.
Tim Conway (as Santa) and Ernie Anderson in a 1960 TV commercial for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
Courtesy of the Culley Family Collection at Hagley Museum and Library
Tim Conway (as Santa) and Ernie Anderson in a 1960 TV commercial for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company.
Cleveland script sign in Tremont with the Cleveland skyline in the background. Picture taken on May 2, 2020 by Katie Kuckelheim.
Katie Kuckelheim
Cleveland script sign in Tremont with the Cleveland skyline in the background. Picture taken on May 2, 2020.
Production photograph from the set of "From Now On," a Tri-State Motion Pictures sponsored film from 1937
Hagley Museum and Library
The Tri-State film, "From Now On" (1937), was filmed in Hollywood and Cleveland and featured General Electric consumer products in a romantic tale. Irvin S. Cobb, standing with a cigar in his hand in the photo, was the first big name Hollywood star to be grabbed off by the expanding sponsored film industry.
A Proposed Design for the New Union Terminal, ca. 1919. WRHS.
This postcard shows the initial “tower-less” design for the New Union Terminal, ca. 1919. WRHS.
Tudor House
Cleveland Historical
Tudor House
The Union Depot, Cleveland
This image, taken from above the railroad tracks shows the Union Depot, Cleveland's second railroad terminal, on the lakefront, ca. 1866. WRHS.
Mason A. Hargrave, Pres. of the Marcus Garvey Foundation, places the African national flag in the City Hall Rotunda to commemorate the Universal Negro Improvement Association, 10 Feb. 1984. CPL.
Mason A. Hargrave, Pres. of the Marcus Garvey Foundation, places the African national flag in the City Hall Rotunda to commemorate the Universal Negro Improvement Association, 10 Feb. 1984. CPL.
City of Cleveland Electric Railways, 1900
Map of City of Cleveland Electric Railways, 1900.
The U.S. Marine Hospital at Lakeside and E. 9th St., 1915. WRHS.
Trees and lawns surround the U.S. Marine Hospital at the northwest corner of Lakeside and E. 9th St. in this 1915 image. WRHS.
The second Union Club of Cleveland Building at E. 12th St. and Euclid Ave, early 1900s
WRHS
Union Club of Cleveland, second building, at E. 12th St. and Euclid Ave
The construction of the Detroit-Superior (Veterans
The ironwork for the main span of the Detroit-Superior (Veterans' Memorial) High-Level Bridge in this image taken on 1 Nov. 1915. WRHS.
Demonstrators along Euclid Ave. on the campus of CWRU protest U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia, 1970. CWRU Archives.
Student demonstrators block Euclid Ave at Adelbert Road on the campus of CWRU in protest U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia on May 4, 1970. CWRU Archives.
A victory garden at the Mall
Cleveland Memory
A victory garden at the Mall in downtown Cleveland
View of Cleveland from the promenade on top of the Kentucky Street Reservoir, ca. 1872. WRHS
Women and children and family walk along the promenade on top of the Kentucky Street Reservoir, ca. 1872. WRHS.
William “Papa” Barnard in one of the first TV infomercials. Ray Culley, the film’s director, is in the left foreground. Chris Hofstetter, a Cinecraft employee, is on the right.
Vita-Mix Corporation
William “Papa” Barnard in one of the first TV infomercials. Ray Culley, the film’s director, is in the left foreground. Chris Hofstetter, a Cinecraft employee, is on the right.
An elevation drawing of the pylons for the Lorain-Carnegie (Hope Memorial) Bridge, ca. 1929, designed by Walker and Weeks. WRHS.
These circa 1929 elevation drawings depict one of the four Guardians of Transportation pylons designed by Walker and Weeks for the Lorain-Carnegie (Hope Memorial) Bridge. WRHS.
An interior view of the Turret Lathe Assembly Department at Warner & Swasey Co., ca. 1912. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Workers populate the shop floor in this interior view of the Turret Lathe Assembly Department at Warner & Swasey Co., ca. 1912. Cleveland Press Collection, CSU Archives.
Water and Sewage Treatment Facilities
Map of Water and Sewage Treatment Facilities in Cuyahoga County.
Garrett Morgan rescues a victim of the Waterworks Tunnel Disaster, July 1916. WRHS.
Garrett Morgan rescues a victim of the Waterworks Tunnel Disaster, July 1916. WRHS.
The Weideman Building, on W. 9th St. near Lakeside Ave., ca. 1920. (CPL)
Horse drawn wagons and automobiles can be seen in this image of the Weideman Building, on W. 9th St. near Lakeside Ave., ca. 1920. (CPL).
A postcard illustration of the boardwalk of White City Amusement Park, ca. 1900s. WRHS.
A crowd of well-dressed men and women walk along boardwalk in this postcard illustration the White City Amusement Park, ca. 1900s. WRHS.
Workers assemble half-trac combat vehicles at the White Motor Co. Plant, 1941. CPL.
Workers assemble half-trac combat vehicles at the White Motor Co. Plant, 1941. CPL.
The Williamson Building on Public Square, ca. 1920s. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians fill the streets in this image of the Williamson Building on Public Square, ca. 1910. Courtesy of the Plain Dealer.
Members of the Wings Over Jordan Choir, wear military-style uniforms and stand in the “V for Victory” formation in this early 1940s image. WRHS.
Members of the Wings Over Jordan Choir, wear military-style uniforms and stand in the “V for Victory” formation in this early 1940s image. WRHS.
The Wings Over Jordan Choir, ca. 1940s. WRHS.
Members of the Wings Over Jordan Choir, wear military-style uniforms and stand in the “V for Victory” formation in this early 1940s image. WRHS.
An 1899 Winton buggy. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, WRHS.
A brand new 1899 Winton automobile stands on a muddy road outside the Winton factory. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum, WRHS.
The Workers Olympiad, held in Cleveland in 1936, protested the Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany and the capitalist control of sports in the United States. WRHS.
This poster promotes the Workers Olympiad, which was held in Cleveland in 1936 as a protest of the Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany and the capitalist control of sports in the United States. WRHS.
A World War I Liberty Loan drive on Public Square, July 1918. WRHS.
Crowds surround an allied tank on exhibit during a World War I Liberty Loan drive on Public Square, July 1918. WRHS.
War Services Center on Public Square, ca. 1943. CPL.
The War Services Center occupies a temporary structure on the northwest quadrant of Public Square while pedestrians and pigeons populate the surrounding area circa 1943. CPL.
Cleveland area veterans commemorate the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt with a memorial service on Public Square, 14 Apr. 1945. WRHS.
Cleveland area veterans commemorate the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt with a memorial service on Public Square, 14 Apr. 1945. WRHS.
Walter Baker Portrait
Walter Baker. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS
Photo of West End Lumber taken in 2019
A sepia colored snapshot of West End Lumber's location in the 1960's
Logo of the Western Reserve Historical Society
Logo of the Western Reserve Historical Society 2
A new line of black Chevrolet cabs in front of the Westlake Hotel, November 1937.
Courtesy of John Kuluris
A new line of black Chevrolet cabs in front of the Westlake Hotel, November 1937.
Smoke billows from the Westlake Hotel during the fire on 25 Jan. 1962.
Courtesy of the Plain Dealer
Smoke billows from the Westlake Hotel during the fire on 25 Jan. 1962.
An aerial shot of the Westlake Hotel fire of 25 Jan. 1962
Courtesy of the Plain Dealer
An aerial shot of the Westlake Hotel fire of 25 Jan. 1962
William Donohue Ellis
Courtesy of Sarah Ellis Jackson
William "Bill" Donohue Ellis
Billy Evans, Walter Johnson, and Babe Ruth at League Park, 1925
Courtesy of Cleveland Memory
Billy Evans, Walter Johnson, and Babe Ruth at League Park, 1925
Royal Blue Wisteria Table Lamp
Black, white and red text reading Western Reserve Historical Society
Black, white and red text reading Western Reserve Historical Society
Members of the Zarja Singing Society perform Il Trovatore, Nov. 1934. WRHS.
Members of the Slovenian Zarja Singing Society perform the opera Il Trovatore, in November 1934. WRHS.
Dr. Shulin Zhang