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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.

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.

Cleveland Ship Building Co., a forerunner of the American Ship Building Co., 1890. WRHS

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'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.

Courtesy of Cleveland Memory

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

Courtesy of WRHS

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.

Alexander Blazys. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS.

Alfred Benesch. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS

Photo of the Allen Memorial Medical Library from across the street, 1929.

Cleveland Public Library

Allen Memorial Medical Library, 1929.

Exterior view of the Allen-Sullivan House

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. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS

WRHS

Anthony Carlin house on Euclid - 1920s

Archie Bell. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS

Arial view of the 1936-37 Great Lakes Exposition

Cleveland Memory

Arial view of the 1936-1937 Great Lakes Exposition grounds with Municipal Stadium is in the foreground

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. 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. 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. Ethel Standiford Collection, WRHS Archive

Black and White Photo of Benjamin P. Forbes Sitting at his desk

Courtesy of Western Reserve Historical Society

Hagley Museum and Library

Cinecraft founders Betty and Ray Culley (behind the camera), circa 1940.

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

WRHS

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

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.

City of Cleveland Wards, 1840

City of Cleveland Wards, 1860

City of Cleveland Wards, 1880

City of Cleveland Wards, 1900

City of Cleveland Wards, 1920

City of Cleveland Wards, 1949

City of Cleveland Wards, 1963

City of Cleveland Wards, 1986

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 Samuel Wise's estate in the 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.

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."

Cleveland Public Library

"Blast Furnace" by Jolan Gross-Bettelheim.

Cleveland Memory

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.

The program from a concert given by Carmela Cafarelli, including an overview, reviews, and photographs.2.09 MB

Carmela Cafarelli's obituary from the Plain Dealer, 3 Sept. 1979378.86 KB

Glenn Curtiss' flight from Euclid Beach, circa 1905-1910

WRHS

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, 16. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.

Charles Waddell Chestnutt, 25. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.

Charles W. Chestnutt, 40. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, Sp Coll f 813.49 C42z23.

Charles W. Chestnutt, 47. Cleveland Public Library Digital Gallery, CP07884.

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, 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. Cleveland Public Library P-George, Clayborne_1928

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.

Paul Burik

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.