The Boldt Construction Company Photographs, 1916-1929, consist of seventy-five black and white photographs.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of architecture and construction in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1920s, particularly projects that were undertaken by the Boldt Construction Company. Those interested in trends in commercial, industrial, and church construction in the early twentieth century will find the collection particularly useful. This collection documents the rise of Cleveland as an industrial "rust belt" city in the 1920s by providing views of the development of its industrial landscape. Those studying the history of business and industry in Cleveland, Ohio, will also find this collection useful.
The collection also depicts the history of the automobile and transportation since many of the photographs include automobiles parked in front of buildings. Of particular note is a view of the Cleveland Auto School and Garage with a modified Model T Ford "Hydroford" amphibious vehicle parked in front.
Photographers included in this collection are C. T. Meacham in Cleveland and Fachman Studio in Port Clinton, Ohio. Architectural firms include Morris and Weinberg of Cleveland, Ohio.
The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically.
Processed by Margaret Burzynski-Bays in 2015.
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[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 5300 Boldt Construction Company Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Salem Historical Society in 2013.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.