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| | • | Celebrezze, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1910-1998 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | Photograph Collection | Save | | 101 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II | | | | Dates: | 1950-1989 | | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for the African American elderly, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics. The collection consists of group portraits of Auxiliary members, Center residents, and program participants; and views of the Eliza Bryant Center and the programs, fundraisers, and other activities sponsored by its auxiliary. Included in the collection are photographs of Councilwoman Fanny Lewis, Congressman Louis Stokes, and Governor Richard Celeste. Events depicted include the annual Christmas Mart, a fashion show, social affairs, and fundraisers. | | | | Call #: | PG 473 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio) Auxiliary II -- Photograph collections. | Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities -- Photographs. | African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 102 | Title: | Abe M. Luntz Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Luntz, Abe M. Family | | | | Dates: | 1870-1995 | | | | Abstract: | The Luntz Family came to prominence in Canton, Ohio, through the scrap metal industry. Samuel and Rebecca (Wolf) Luntz were Polish Jewish immigrants. Samuel founded the Canton Iron and Metal Company in 1898. Two of his sons, Darwin and Abe, founded their own scrap metal firm in 1916, The Luntz Iron and Steel Company, due to the growing need for scrap with the onset of World War I. Both Darwin and Abe were very involved in civic and community activities. Abe Luntz married Fanny Teplansky on October 10, 1916 in Canton, Ohio. They had five children. The family moved to Cleveland in 1939 for business purposes as well as for more varied religious, musical, and educational opportunities. The majority of the photographs included here pertain to Abe M. Luntz, his wife Fanny (Teplansky), their children, Robert, Richard, Joan, William, and Theodore, and their ancestors, both Luntz and Teplansky. The collection consists of 297 black and white/sepia photographs, 57 color photographs, and one color transparency. | | | | Call #: | PG 559 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Luntz, Abe M., 1893-1981. -- Photographs. | Luntz family. -- Photographs. | Teplansky family -- Photographs. | Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. -- Photographs. | National Conference of Christians and Jews. -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 104 | Title: | Vaclav Snajdr Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Snajdr, Vaclav | | | | Dates: | 1869-1955 | | | | Abstract: | Vaclav Snajdr (1847-1920) was a Czech writer and journalist who moved to Racine, Wisconsin in 1869 to edit the newspaper Slavie. He later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he began his own paper, Pokrok, in 1873. When it failed in 1876 Snajdr remained in Cleveland and started a weekly, rationalist newspaper, Dennice Novoveku, in 1877. Later he also published a Sunday paper, Jednota. From 1883 to 1886 Snajdr published Osvobozenych, and from 1891 to 1896 he published Organ Bratsoi of the Cesko-Slovanska Podporyici Spolecnost. Snajdr sold his newspaper and publishing business to Svet Publishing Company in 1910 but remained active in local politics and business. He retired in 1919 and moved to California. The collection consists of photographs of members of the Snadjr family, their homes and friends. | | | | Call #: | PG 185 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Snajdr, Vaclav, 1847-1920 -- Photograph collections. | Snajdr family -- Photograph collections. | Publishers and publishing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 105 | Title: | Dudley J. Hard Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Hard, Dudley J. | | | | Dates: | 1898-1931 | | | | Abstract: | Dudley J. Hard (1872-1950) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and soldier. He was a member of Cleveland's Troop A, serving with the First Squadron Ohio Cavalry during the Mexican border dispute of 1916-17, and with the 135th Field Artillery in France during World War I, commanding the unit from Aug. 1917 to Apr. 1919. He retired a brigadier general in 1936. His father, Curtis V. Hard, of Wooster, Ohio, served as a colonel in the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Cuban campaign of 1898. The collection consists of portraits of Colonel Dudley J. Hard and views of Troop A, the 8th Ohio Cavalry, the 107th Cavalry, and the 135th Field Artillery Regiment at various camps and during the Spanish American War, World War I, Mexican border duty, and in the 1920s and 1930s. Also included are views of President William McKinley's funeral in Canton, Ohio, 1901, and unidentified strikers, ca. 1920. | | | | Call #: | PG 245 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hard, Dudley J., 1872-1950 -- Photograph collections. | Hard, Curtis V., 1845-1917 -- Photograph collections. | McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Photograph collections. | United States. Army. -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916 -- Photograph collections. | United States. Army. Ohio Volunteers, 8th -- Photograph collections. | Ohio. National Guard. Troop A -- Photograph collections. | Troop A (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | United States. Army. Field Artillery Regiment, 135th -- Photograph collections. | United States. Army. Cavalry, 107th -- Photograph collections. | United States. Army. Division, 37th -- Photograph collections. | World War, 1914-1918 -- United States -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Photographs. | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Photographs. | United States -- Armed Forces -- Reserves -- Photographs. | United States -- Militia -- Photographs. | United States -- History, Military -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 106 | Title: | Franklin S. Terry Album
| | | | Creator: | Terry, Franklin S. | | | | Dates: | 1904-1906 | | | | Abstract: | Franklin S. Terry (1862-1926) was a business executive in the incandescent lamp industry with broad philanthropic interests related to World War I relief. Terry established the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA) with Burton G. Tremaine in 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio. Formed ostensibly as a consortium of small lamp makers in order to compete with industry giants such as General Electric and Westinghouse, NELA was found to be secretly and 75% financed by General Electric during a federal anti-trust suit in 1911. Terry served as vice president of GE and under his leadership Nela Park was built, one of the first campus-like research and production facilities in the United States. Terry's deep interest in World War I led to the establishment of the Nela Fund. Terry supported and corresponded with orphans and soldiers of the war, and acquired a large collection of posters, publications, and artifacts relating to the historical significance of World War I. The collection consists of an album containing photographs, drawings, programs, and memorabilia relating to the first to third annual conventions (1904-1906) of the national Electric Lamp Association, held respectively at Muskoka, Wisconsin; Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada; and Chautauqua, New York. Included are views of baseball, track and field events, fishing, boating, and other activities of convention participants. | | | | Call #: | PG 083 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Terry, Franklin S., 1862-1926 -- Photograph collections. | National Electric Lamp Association -- Photograph collections. | Electric lamp industry -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 107 | Title: | Mervin B. France Photographs
| | | | Creator: | France, Mervin B. | | | | Dates: | 1950s | | | | Abstract: | Mervin B. France (1901-1970) was a banker and civic leader in Cleveland, Ohio. As president of the Society for Savings, France oversaw its transformation from a savings and loan into parent holding company Society Corp, and its banking subsidiary, Society National Bank. The collection consists of personal and career photographs, including individual and group portraits of Mervin France and other France family members, and business and social associates of France. Also included are views of the 106th anniversary of the Society for Savings, a Democratic National Convention, and the Terminal Tower. | | | | Call #: | PG 410 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | France, Mervin B., 1901-1970 -- Photograph collections. | Society for Savings in the City of Cleveland -- Photographs. | Society National Bank (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 109 | Title: | William Anderson Haven Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Haven, William Anderson | | | | Dates: | 1930-1940 | | | | Abstract: | William Anderson Haven (1888-1973) was a chemical engineer who worked at U.S. Steel, New York Steel, Carnegie Steel, Marting Iron Company and Republic Steel. After management differences with Cyrus Eaton at Republic in 1929 he left to become vice-president of Arthur G. McKee and Company in Cleveland, Ohio. Before his retirement in 1953 he had planned or supervised the construction of numerous steel plants and oil refineries in the U.S. and throughout the world. The collection consists of photographs of steel making operations in China and the U.S.S.R. which were supervised by William A. Haven. Included are scenic and family photographs taken while Haven and his family were in Shanghai, China; photographs of iron ore properties, coal mines, and transportation routes for the Kwangfung Iron and Steel works, Canton China; and views of other plants, landscapes, mines, and iron ore deposits within China. | | | | Call #: | PG 116 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Haven, William Anderson, 1888-1973 -- Photograph collections. | Steel industry and trade -- Photographs. | Steel industry and trade -- China -- Photographs. | Steel industry and trade -- Soviet Union -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 110 | Title: | Ratner Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Ratner Family | | | | Dates: | 1965-1996 | | | | Abstract: | The Ratner (formerly Ratowczer) family has been prominent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area since the mid-twentieth century. The family immigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Cleveland in 1921, eventually founding what became known as Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Leonard Ratner married Lillian Bernstein in 1924 and had two children: Ruth Ratner Miller and Albert B. Ratner. Leonard Ratner held many important positions on community boards during his lifetime, including the positions of honorary life trustee at the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Federation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. His daughter Ruth was a civic leader, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She and Samuel Miller had four children. Albert B. Ratner married Faye Katz in 1950 and had two children. The collection consists of 39 black and white photographs and 238 color photographs of varying sizes. | | | | Call #: | PG 548 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Ratner, Leonard, 1896-1974 -- Photograph collections. | Miller, Ruth Ratner, 1926-1996 -- Photograph collections. | Ratner, Albert B., 1927- -- Photograph collections. | Ratner family. -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 111 | Title: | Hough Bakeries, Inc. Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Hough Bakeries, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1920-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Hough Bakeries Inc. was established by Lionel Pile as Hough Home Bakery in 1903 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was located at 8708 Hough Avenue. The company grew to become the largest multiple unit bakery in Ohio, and one of ten largest nationwide. Expansion into the suburbs began in the 1920s. In 1941, the former Star Bakery Company plant was purchased, and Hough operations and headquarters were moved there. The company incorporated in 1945, and the name was changed to Hough Bakeries, Inc. in 1952. Hough Foods, producer and distributor of frozen foods, became a subsidiary to the parent company in 1955. Hough's catering services, begun in the 1930s, became a subsidiary in 1956, when the company underwent corporate reorganization. 48 retail outlets operated into the early 1980s. In 1990, the Pile family sold the business to Amerifoods. In 1992, the company closed all remaining stores, and filed for Chapter Seven bankruptcy. The catering division was sold to the International Exposition Center, Brook Park, Ohio. The company name and recipes were purchased by Kraft General Foods. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of the Pile family; portraits and views of Hough Bakeries employees; and views of employee functions, anniversary celebrations, catering events, production facilities and retail outlets, publicity photographs, Associated Retail Bakers of America meetings and conventions, and cakes. | | | | Call #: | PG 476 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Pile family -- Photograph collections. | Hough Bakeries, Inc. -- Photograph collections. | Associated Retail Bakers of America -- Photograph collections. | Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America Local 3 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Bakers and bakeries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bakery employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Cake -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 112 | Title: | Thompson Products Aviation Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Thompson Products | | | | Dates: | 1804-1963 | | | | Abstract: | Thompson Products Inc. was established in 1900, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Cap Screw Company. It began producing automotive parts and underwent several reorganizations, becoming the Electric Welding Products Company (1908), the Steel Products Company (1915), and Thompson Products Inc. (1926). It expanded to include branch plants and the production of aircraft parts, and fostered a company union, the Automotive and Aircraft Workers Alliance (later the Aircraft Workers Alliance). It grew during World War II due to defense contracts. After the war it entered the jet and aerospace industries. It merged in 1958 with Ramo Wooldridge Corporation to become TRW Inc. Outside activities include the National Air Races and the Crawford Auto-Aviation Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of individual aircraft; reciprocating, jet, and rocket aviation power plants; personalities; famous flights; and miscellaneous images related to all aspects of aviation history through the mid-1960s. The collection represents the history and development of aviation airframe and power plant technology. Over 200 aircraft manufacturing types and over 100 power plant manufacturing types are represented, including numerous images of Curtiss and Wright aircraft, as well as many lesser known manufacturing types. The collection also contains many images of dirigibles, blimps, and balloons. The photographs in this collection were acquired by Thompson Products of Cleveland, Ohio from the Dearborn Library-Henry Ford Museum, the Wright Patterson Air Force Technical Museum, and from various aircraft and aviation related industries, including the Curtiss-Wright and Boeing corporations, and were used by Thompson Products as an aviation photographic reference source. | | | | Call #: | PG 444 | | | | Extent: | 4.40 linear feet (11 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Thompson Products, inc. -- Photograph collections. | TRW Inc. -- Photograph collections. | Aircraft supplies industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Aircraft industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Airplanes -- Design and construction -- Photographs. | Aeronautics -- History -- Photographs. | Aeronautics -- Flights -- Photographs. | Airships -- Photographs. | Balloons -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 113 | Title: | Anna M. Sotak Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Sotak, Anna M. | | | | Dates: | 1915-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Anna Sotak (ca. 1893-1976) was an officer of State Savings and Loan in Cleveland, Ohio. She was also active in local Slovak fraternal organizations. The collection consists of individual portraits and group portraits of Anna M. Sotak, her family and friends, and views of the State Savings and Loan Company office in South Euclid, Ohio. Also included are views of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union convention, 1960 and 1968, and views of various trips taken by Sotak. | | | | Call #: | PG 208 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sotak, Anna M., ca. 1893-1976 -- Photograph collections. | Sotak family -- Photograph collections. | Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union -- Photograph collections. | State Savings and Loan (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Slovak Americans -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Businesswomen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 114 | Title: | Birth of Modern Cleveland Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Birth of Modern Cleveland | | | | Dates: | ca. 1987 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of copy photographs for illustrations used in the book The Birth of Modern Cleveland, 1865-1930, edited by Thomas F. Campbell and Edward M. Miggins and published by the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1988. Portraits include Garrett Morgan, Charles Brush, Alexander Winton, Tom L. Johnson, Joseph Edwards, Nellie Santo Lanese, and Frederick Kohler. Subjects and views include Tremont, residence of D.S. Brainard, various views of Cleveland, Grasselli Chemical Company, Cleveland Rolling Mills, G.A. Tinnerman Hardware, the Flats, incorporation papers for Standard Oil Company, Case School of Applied Science, ads for Theodor Kundtz, the Italian Cultural Garden, Call and Post newspaper boys, various buildings including St. Vincent Orphanage, Bethel Union, Cleveland Museum of Art, First Methodist Church of Akron, Woman Suffrage headquarters, a suffrage parade, Hiram House Social Settlement, St. Theodosius Cathedral, garment workers, and other photographs depicting a wide range of subjects concerning the history of Cleveland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | PG 394 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 115 | Title: | Edgar Decker Photograph Album
| | | | Creator: | Decker, Edgar | | | | Dates: | 1860-1890 | | | | Abstract: | Edgar Decker was one of Cleveland, Ohio's, most prominent photographers. He opened a studio in 1859, and moved his business to Euclid Avenue in 1883. Decker photographed many of the business, political, and society elite of Cleveland over a 40 year period. He also photographed presidents of the United States, statesmen, soldiers, and other famous persons of the time. Decker was elected president of the National Photographic Association in 1887, and was also involved in Cleveland politics, serving on City Council from 1878-1882. His business was taken over by his protege, George Edmondson. The collection consists of one album containing photographs taken by Edgar Decker. The album came into the hands of George Edmundson when he purchased Decker's business. Photographs are primarily of Cleveland, Ohio's, business, political, and society elite. Photographs of many women are included. | | | | Call #: | PG 044 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Decker, Edgar -- Photograph collections. | Photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Portrait photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Upper class -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Upper class women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 116 | Title: | Myron T. Herrick Photograph Album
| | | | Creator: | Herrick, Myron T. | | | | Dates: | 1901 | | | | Abstract: | Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) was a humanitarian, financier, industrialist, Governor of Ohio, and United States Ambassador to France. Herrick served as president and chairman of the board of the Society for Savings, Cleveland, Ohio. He also had numerous other local and national business interests. Herrick was involved in Ohio and national Republican party politics, maintaining close ties with Marcus A. Hanna, William McKinley, and other party notables. He won election as Ohio governor in 1903, serving one term. He was appointed United States Ambassador to France in 1912, serving until November 1914. Herrick played a key role in wartime France, both in his participation in diplomatic relations between combatants and in various humanitarian aid pursuits. Herrick was reappointed Ambassador to France by President Harding in 1921, serving until his death in 1929. The collection consists of one photograph album made up by Mr. R. A. C. Smith and given out as souvenirs to those people who accompanied him aboard the steamer Admiral Schley on a trip to Cuba and Jamaica, March 7-22, 1901. | | | | Call #: | PG 039 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929 -- Photograph collections. | Herrick, Carolyn Melville Parmely, d. 1918 -- Photograph collections. | Ocean travel -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 118 | Title: | Devereux Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Devereux Family | | | | Dates: | 1860-1920 | | | | Abstract: | John Devereux was a sea captain of Marblehead, Massachusetts. John H. Devereux was a Civil War officer, engineer, railroad executive, and philanthropist, of Cleveland, Ohio. Henry K. Devereux was an engineer, real estate agent, industrialist, philanthropist, and harness-horse fancier, of Cleveland. The collection consists of five albums, unmounted photographs, and stereographs relating to the life and interests of various Devereux family members of Cleveland, Ohio. In addition to many individual portraits of Devereux family members and friends, the collection includes group portraits of the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery; various coaching groups; gatherings at North Randall and Wickliffe, Ohio; and horses, drivers, and harness racing. Included are stereographs (ca. 1890-1910) of the Devereux farm in the South, the Medina County, Ohio, fair (1910), and the North Randall, Ohio race track. | | | | Call #: | PG 061 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Devereux family -- Photograph collections. | Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery -- Photograph collections. | Cabinet photographs. | Carte de visite photographs. | Harness racehorses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Harness racing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Racetracks (Horse racing) -- Ohio -- North Randall -- Photographs. | Fairs -- Ohio -- Medina County -- Photographs. | Stereoscopic views.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 120 | Title: | Wattenmaker Advertising Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Wattenmaker Advertising | | | | Dates: | 1930-1948 | | | | Abstract: | Wattenmaker Advertising evolved from a business enterprise founded by Jacob Wattenmaker (1894-1968), a Cleveland, Ohio, area businessman and philanthropist. Wattenmaker began his career as owner of a wholesale dry goods store in Cleveland in the 1920s. He then became merchandising manager of Bailey Co., a clothing store. In 1932 he founded his own chain of dress shops and was later named managing director of the Cleveland Fur Institute and Executive Secretary of the Cleveland Fashion Institute. He was a lecturer in merchandising, commerce, and public relations at several area schools, including Fenn College, Cleveland College, and John Carroll University. Subsequently, Wattenmaker opened a public relations and merchandising counseling office which evolved into Wattenmaker Advertising, Inc. after World War II. Wattenmaker Advertising specialized in food and real estate campaigns. Some of its larger campaigns were for the Northern Ohio Food Terminal, the Dry Cleaners Guild, and Zinner's, a flower shop. In 1965, Wattenmaker Advertising won the first Cleveland Advertising Club's Horace C. Treharne Medal for its campaign for the Sandusky Distributing Co. Following Jacob Wattenmaker's death in 1968, control of the company was given to his son, James. The collection consists of a photograph album of Cleveland Market Week of the Cleveland Fashion Institute and photographs from Zinner's Flowers. | | | | Call #: | PG 578 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Fashion Institute -- Advertising -- Photographs | Zinner's Flowers (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Advertising -- Photographs | Advertising agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Florists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Floral products -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Fashion -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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