http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?freeformQuery%3Dcompany%20OR%20corporation;facet-format%3DManuscript%20Collection;facet-format%3DPhotograph%20Collection;f1-format%3DPhotograph%20Collection Results for your query: freeformQuery=company OR corporation;facet-format=Manuscript Collection;facet-format=Photograph Collection;f1-format=Photograph Collection Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG559.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG559.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG163.xml Abraham Nebel was an amateur historian whose interest in the Jewish community was prompted by a desire to learn more about his wife's family, the Richard's, who had been living in Cleveland for several generations. As his research progressed on the Richard family, Nebel began acquiring material on other prominent Jewish families. The collection consists of photographs, prints, and negatives of Nebel, his family, and friends. Also included are photographs of prominent Jews from the Cleveland, Ohio area. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG163.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG343.xml Abraham Stearn (1847-1921) was a Cleveland, Ohio-born philanthropist and financier. He joined Moses, Levy and Co., a fancy goods and toy store, in 1868. It became Levy and Stearn in 1872 and Stearn and Co., ca. 1905. Stearn was a director of the Society for Savings, the American Savings Bank and other institutions. He was a trustee of the Foundation of Jewish Charities and of the Jewish Orphan Asylum. He married Bertha Rohrheimer in 1876. The collection consists of individual portraits of Abraham Stearn; individual and group portraits of family members, friends, and associates; views of the Abraham Stearn residences on Case Avenue and Magnolia Drive; exteriors of the Levy and Stearn Department Stores on Superior Avenue and on Euclid Avenue;and portraits of the officers of the Federation of Jewish Charities. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG343.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG178.xml Ada Watterson Yerkes (1873-1963) was related to three families who settled early in the Western Reserve. The Harper family came from New York in 1798 and founded Harpersfield, Ohio. The Norton family came from New York before 1839 when Ada Yerkes' maternal grandparents were married in Harpersfield. The Watterson family came from England in 1826 and settled in Warrensville, Ohio. Various family members served in the Civil War and were active in a number of business ventures, including the Gardner Gun Company of London, England and the Ogleby-Norton Company of Cleveland. The collection consists of photographs relating to the Harper, Norton, and Watterson families. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG178.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG063.xml Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents, Benjamin and Rebecca Rouse, were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of one album containing clippings, some manuscript items, and primarily photographs, relating to the family of Adella Prentiss Hughes of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are portraits of Benjamin and Rebecca Cromwell Rouse, grandparents of Adella Prentiss Hughes; E. C. Rouse; Margaret Miller; Mary Miller Rouse; and H. C. Rouse. Also included are views of the birthplace of Henry Clark Rouse at 489 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; the Miller Block at 193-195 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; and the United Brass Company Works, Lorain, Ohio. Loose photographs include views of the liner Westernland, and travel photographs taken of various sites in Europe. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG063.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG486.xml Albert M. Brown (1901-1994) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Brown became involved in social work in the Cleveland Jewish community, working at the Kinsman branch of the Council Educational Alliance from 1923-1929. After working at a New York City settlement house from 1930-1938, he returned to Cleveland and worked at the National Youth Administration and Bellefaire. In 1942, he became director of the Toledo Jewish Community Center. After returning to Cleveland in 1955, he served as executive director of the Community Temple (Beth Am) until 1963, when he was appointed the founding director of Council Gardens in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a senior adult housing community. During his retirement, he worked part-time as the social director of his own residence, the Concord Apartments in Cleveland Heights. Brown wrote and produced many one-act plays. He was also authored The Camp Wise Story: 1907-1988, published in 1989. The collection consists of individual portraits of Albert M. ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG486.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG112.xml Alexander Bunts was a Cleveland, Ohio, neurosurgeon, amateur historian, and Trustee of the Western Reserve Historical Society. He traced his descent from Virgil C. Taylor, an American Civil War soldier and Cleveland realtor, and from Levi Johnson, an early settler of Cleveland. The collection consists of photographs and albums of activities, friends, and members of the Bunts family of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are various scenic and vacation views, home interiors, group portraits, and individual portraits. Other families whose photographs are contained in the collection include the Shafer, Barnhisel-Harmon, Johnson, Sacket, Rumbaugh, and Taylor families. Vacation destinations depicted include Hot Springs, North Carolina; Block Island, Rhode Island; Mackinac Island, Michigan; Niagara on the Lake, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah; Evanston, Illinois; Brandon, Ohio; Mt. Washington, New Hampshire; and Cheneaux Island, Canada. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG112.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG268.xml Allen E. Cole (1883-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, photographer who produced over 50,000 photographs of people and places in the African American community of Cleveland, Ohio. Cole opened his first studio in 1922 at 9909 Cedar Avenue, supplementing his income with commercial work and commission work for eight white-owned studios, and earned prizes and commendations at state and local exhibitions. His photographs were frequently published in The Call and Post. The collection consists of approximately 30,000 black and white and color negatives; 6,000 black and white and color photographs; and 1 oil painting. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG268.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG482.xml Ameritrust Corporation began in 1894 when The Cleveland Trust Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Trust then assumed the contracts of the Security Safe Deposit and Trust Company, also located in Cleveland, Ohio. Beginning in 1903, Cleveland Trust acquired or merged with several other savings banks, including The Windemere Savings and Trust Company and The Western Reserve Trust Company. Cleveland Trust promoted innovative operating policies and procedures, including the establishment of an advertising department in 1913. It increased its number of branch offices through additional mergers, including Lake Shore Banking and Trust Company and The Garfield Savings Bank. Growth continued during the 1920s with the acquisition of the Pearl Street Savings and Trust Company. Two more banks were acquired in the 1930s; Midland Bank and South Euclid Bank. A new six story office building at East 9th Street and Huron Road was constructed in 1962. An adjacent office tower was completed in 1971. In 1974, CleveTr... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG482.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG208.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG208.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG353.xml Anthony J. Celebrezze (1910-1998) was an Ohio state senator (1950-1953), mayor of Cleveland (1953-1962), Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1962-1965), and federal judge for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (1965-1980). The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Anthony J. Celebrezze, his family and friends, and governmental officials; candid and formal pictures of official functions in Cleveland and Washington, D.C.; and views of Cleveland and other areas of the United States. Included are portraits of John F Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Thomas P. O'Neill, John W. McCormack, Michael P. Feighan, and Charles A. Vanik. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG353.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG202.xml Augustus L. Moses (1844-1914) was a Cleveland, Ohio, real estate businessman with the Nelson Moses and Brothers Company. He married Mary Dille Moses. His son, Louis Augustus Moses, was also a Cleveland realtor and married Olive Crane. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Augustus L. Moses, Mary Dille Moses, Louis Augustus Moses, and other family members. Also includes portraits of Crane and Dille family members and views of Moses family residences in Cleveland and the Dille/Moses store in Euclid, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG202.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG130.xml The collection consists of photographs relating to the Herrick family of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are views of Herrick family homes, various family members, and photographs relating to Troop A. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG130.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG510.xml Ben and Sadie Weltman were active in synagogue and Jewish organizational activities in Cleveland, Ohio. Ben Weltman was a founder and president of Commercial Typesetting Co. He was a member of the Windsor Club, Camp Alliwise, Congregation Beth Am, and the Heights Benevolent and Social Union. Sadie Weltman worked in her husband's business and was active in the above organizations and also in the Pythian Women. The collection consists of primarily group portraits collected by the Weltmans and representing their participation in Jewish community organization events. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG510.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG157.xml Ben B. Wickham was the Law Director of Cleveland, Ohio (1916-1917) who was associated with the Van Sweringen brothers and their acquisition of land used for the construction of the Terminal Tower and the development of the Shaker Heights area. The collection consists of one photograph album containing photographs of railroad yards and proposed construction sites for bridges and other excavations in Cleveland, Ohio. The first six pages are used to sequentially represent the blueprints of a proposed Cleveland and Youngstown Railroad route through the east side of Cleveland to Shaker Heights. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG157.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG115.xml Benedict Crowell (1869-1952) was a Cleveland, Ohio engineer, builder and bank president who became Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during World War I. The collection consists of photographs depicting the life and career of General Benedict Crowell, including his service during World Wars I and II, and a series of photographs of Billy Mitchell's aerial bombing demonstration in July 1921. Included is an opalotype of George A. Benedict, publisher of the Cleveland Herald and grandfather of Benedict Crowell. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG115.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG128.xml Benedict Crowell (1869-1952) was a Cleveland, Ohio, engineer, builder and bank president who became Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during World War I. The collection consists of photographs depicting the life and career of General Benedict Crowell, including his service during World War I, and portraits of Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover, dedication of various European monuments after the war, scenes in Paris, views of France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, and Germany, and photographs and a pamphlet from the Naval Rigid Airship Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG128.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG242.xml The Benjamin Rose Institute is a Cleveland, Ohio, foundation for the care and assistance of the elderly formed in 1908 via the estate of Benjamin Rose. The first foundation in the United States to address primarily the needs of the elderly, the Benjamin Rose Institute worked initially to keep the aged in their communities and avert their institutionalization. The Institute developed a national reputation for geriatric standards, care and research under Margaret Wagner, director from 1930-59. The Benjamin Rose Hospital was opened in 1953 and operated jointly with University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio) specializing in old age rehabilitation and health care. The Institute presently runs the Margaret Wagner House, a nursing home. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Benjamin Rose, his family, friends, residences, businesses and properties. Also included are views of the Cleveland Provision Company, the Rose building on East 9th Street, and portraits of people connected with the Benjamin... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG242.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG354.xml William Bingham (1816-1904) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman, city councilman, and Ohio state senator. His daughter, Caroline, married Charles A. Brayton, owner of the Standard Car Wheel Company of Cleveland. His granddaughter, Frances Payne Bingham Bolton, became a prominent philanthropist and United States Congresswoman from Ohio. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of members of the Bingham and Brayton families and friends, and of their activities. The photographs are primarily portraits of Brayton family members and friends. Also included are views of Cleveland, Ohio, including the William Bingham residence on Euclid Avenue, and an inscribed photograph of the Soldiers' Aid Society. There are also interior views of an unidentified fraternity house at Yale University. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG354.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG394.xml 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 ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG394.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG489.xml Bobbie Brooks, Inc. was founded in 1939 as Ritmore Sportswear in Cleveland, Ohio. Its founders were Maurice Saltzman and Max Reiter. In 1953, Saltzman bought out Reiter's share of the company. The name was changed to Bobbie Brooks in 1960. The company merged with Pubco Corporation in 1985. The collection consists of group portraits of management and employees, including company president Maurice Saltzman. The lantern slides consist of portraits of Saltzman, employees, and others; and views of plant facilities, advertising, and philanthropic activities. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG489.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG563.xml The Boddie Recording Company (f. 1950s) was the first recording studio in Cleveland, Ohio, owned by African-Americans. In order to hold down costs, Thomas Boddie created all his recording equipment by hand, rather than purchasing pre-made machines. He owned the company with his wife, Louise Boddie. Their clientele included musicians of various styles, including gospel, country, bluegrass, rock, soul, and rhythm and blues, earning the studio the nickname of "Little Nashville". Records were made for national distribution as well as for independent groups and artists who only wished to have their music recorded for personal use or local distribution, such as recordings of sermons for church groups, with Boddie creating small, independent record labels for the purpose. The collection consists of 28 negatives and 36 black and white photographs of artists and the recording studio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG563.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG540.xml The Bole Family traces its ancestry to Robert Bole (1818-1891) and Euphemia Bole (Kirkpatrick, birth and death dates unknown). They had five children: Joseph Kirkpatrick (1848-1894), John Clark, Mary (Mame), Allen, and Robert. The donors of the collection are descendents of Joseph Kirkpatrick Bole and Melinda Eliza Bole (Patterson, 1850-1918). Joseph and Melinda had seven children. The majority of the material is related to their second son, Joseph "Joe" Kirkpatrick Bole (1876-1952), and his wife's, Winifred Ely Bole (Ely, 1881-1976), line of descendents. Joe Bole attended Cornell University and was an avid golfer and fisherman. The collection consists of candid photos, professional portraits, and wedding photos. The collection contains 506 photos with three in color and 503 in black and white. The media types included in the photo group are albumens, cabinet cards, glass negatives, negatives, postcards, and tintypes. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG540.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG564.xml Buckeye Brass and Manufacturing Company (f. 1900), was a manufacturer of brass and bronze materials on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1982. It was founded in 1900 as the Buckeye Brass and Pattern Company, in the Flats, and was incorporated as Buckeye Brass and Manufacturing Co. in 1912. The collection consists of seventeen black and white photographs of interior and aerial views of the Buckeye Brass and Manufacturing Company and a portrait of a union negotiating team. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG564.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG103.xml The Buell family was a pioneer family from Connecticut who helped settle Marietta, Ohio. Joseph Buell was a sergeant at Fort Harmar, across the Muskingum River from Marietta, when the first settling party from the Ohio Company arrived in April 1788. He later settled in Marietta with his family. Joseph Buell ran a successful tavern. In addition, he was appointed an associate justice of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas and a major general in the Ohio Militia in 1803, and served an an elected state senator from 1803-1805. Joseph's brother Timothy Buell was a captain in the militia and also served as a county magistrate, a state representative from 1820-1822, and sheriff of Washington County. Many of their descendants were also prominent in the affairs of Marietta and Washington County. The collection consists of portraits of members of the Buell, Curtis, and Nye families. Also includes photographs of Troop A of Cleveland, Ohio, miscellaneous interiors, views of Blennerhassett Island, postcards, and l... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG103.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG207.xml Carl Anton Walder (1881-1974) was a Swiss immigrant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1912. He was the founder of the Best Stove and Repair Company and a trustee and chairman of the board of the North American Swiss Alliance. He also served as the first Swiss Consular Agent for the Ohio District around Cleveland from 1936 to 1950. The collection consists of portraits of Carl Anton Walder and his family and friends. Also included are views of the Best Stove and Repair Company, the Cleveland Swiss Society, and a trip to Switzerland. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG207.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG429.xml Carl Stokes (1927-1996) was the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1967-1971. Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major American city and the first African American Democrat in the Ohio State Legislature, where he served three terms from 1962-67. As mayor, Stokes launched a number of programs to alleviate the problems of urban decay. Chief among these was Cleveland: NOW!, a joint public and private program with plans to raise $177 million in its first two years to revitalize Cleveland. The program was discredited due to the Glenville Shootout in July, 1968. Under Stokes, Cleveland City Council passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Ordinance, and HUD resumed funding projects aiding in the construction of over 3,000 new low- and middle-income housing units. Stokes became a newscaster with NBC television in 1972, and returned to his law practice in Cleveland in 1980. In 1983, Stokes was elected a municipal court judge. The collection consists of formal individual portraits of Carl Stokes, individual ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG429.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG469.xml Carmela Cafarelli (ca. 1880-1979) was an Italian-American opera star, founder of an opera company, and accomplished harpist from Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Rocco Cafarelli, was a renowned Italian harpist who had immigrated to Cleveland in the 1880s, and was his daughter's earliest teacher. At the age of eight, she began study with master harpist Henry B. Fabiani in Cleveland. As a harpist, she toured the United States and abroad. She also became a solo harpist for the Cleveland Orchestra. Cafarelli studied voice with William Saal in Cleveland, and later attended the Conservatorie Santa Lucia and the Reale Accademia Filarmonica Romana in Italy, earning diplomas in both voice and harp. After her return to the United States in 1924, she undertook additional musical studies with Benjamino Gigli and Pietro Audisio of the New York Metropolitan Opera. In 1929, she returned to Cleveland, and in 1934, founded the Cafarelli Opera Company. This group toured throughout the United States and put on many charitable perfo... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG469.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG499.xml The Centerior Energy Corporation was founded in 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland General Electric Company, with a franchise from the General Electric Company of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1893, assets of the Brush Electric Light and Power Company and of the Cleveland Electric Light Company were transferred to the Cleveland General Electric Company, forming the nucleus of a new organization. On July 21, 1894, the name of the company was changed to the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI). In 1926, the company purchased the Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern Railroad Company and its subsidiary, The United Light and Power Company. Other power companies in the northeastern Ohio region were purchased during this time. In 1947 control of the company returned to the hands of public investors, and new power plants continued to be added to the system. The company's first nuclear power plant, the Davis-Besse facility, became fully operational in 1978. A second nuclear power facility, the Perry Nuclear ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG499.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG038.xml The Characteristic Views from the Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara, Cuba consist of 98 mounted views of Cuba. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG038.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG201.xml Charles Francis Brush (1849-1929) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and inventor. His inventions included a dynamo which was the predecessor for the modern generator and the arc light, demonstrated on Cleveland's Public Square in 1879. Brush formed the Brush Electric Co. in 1880, which was subsequently bought by Thomason Houston Electric Co., and then merged with Edison General Electric Co. in 1891, forming the General Electric Co. Brush continued to maintain scientific and business interests throughout his life, and founded the Brush Foundation in 1927. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Charles F. Brush, his friends and associates, and views of his inventions, including the arc lamp and wind powered dynamo. Also included is a view of an arc lamp on Cleveland, Ohio's Public Square, ca. 1896. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG201.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG457.xml Charles H. Hubbell (1898-1971) was a well-known aviation artist and native of Cleveland, Ohio. During World War I, he served in the Navy and was a draftsman in the design of naval aircraft. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1922, and became a commercial artist. Hubbell received his private pilots license in 1927 by exchanging aviation art with flight instructors for flying lessons. He was commissioned by Thompson Products of Cleveland to paint the winning aircraft of each year's Thompson Trophy Race. In 1937, the first Thompson Products aviation art calendar by Charles Hubbell was produced. He painted for the yearly calendar until 1969. In 1949, the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) invited Hubbell on an around the world tour. The result was the 1951 calendar featuring the aircraft and operations of MATS. Hubbell was also a consultant to the Thompson Auto-Album and Aviation Museum, and later the Crawford Auto-Aviation Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection con... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG457.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG408.xml Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd Congressional district from 1928-1939. Bolton served previously in the Ohio State Senate from 1922-1928. During World War I, Bolton served in the Ordnance Department and the War Industries Board, and became aide to Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war. As a United States Congressman, Bolton was esteemed representative of the Great Lakes states on the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and served on the Appropriations Committee and numerous other committees. Bolton was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1934 and 1936, and helped to bring the Republican National Convention to Cleveland, Ohio in 1936. His widow, Frances Payne Bolton, succeeded him in Congress following his death in 1939. The collection consists of photographs of the Ohio state Republican convention held in Columbus, Ohio July 1917 and the American Legion welcome party at that convention. Individuals depic... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG408.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG181.xml The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie, daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of photographs and photograph albums of family members and friends of the Ritchie and Hale families. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG181.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG361.xml The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie (1869-1956), daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ritchie, Hale, Cozad, Davis, and Mather family members. Also includes scenes of the Hale farm in Bath, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG361.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG120.xml The Clark Restaurant Company of Cleveland, Ohio, owned a chain of restaurants throughout northeast Ohio in the twentieth century. The restaurants served Southern colonial food and cocktails, and catered to working people and families with children. The locations in downtown Cleveland catered to the business, retail, and theater communities. The collection consists of photographs of personnel and buildings associated with the Clark Restaurant chain of Cleveland, Ohio, including many candid restaurant interiors. Also included are portraits of the Clark family, founders of the restaurant chain. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG120.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG078.xml Clement E. Beard was an electrical engineer and amateur photographer originally from Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of one photograph album containing 279 photographs, in black and white and some with hand-tinted color, relating to the family and work of Clement E. Beard. The album contains photographs taken mainly in Mexico; Cobalt, Canada; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Niagara Falls, New York: and several views from scattered Ohio locations. The Mexican and Canadian photographs relate largely to Beard's work as an electrical engineer at various mining concerns, including the Cleveland Cobalt Company in Canada. Cleveland and Ohio photographs include views of Luna Park, the General Incandescent Lamp Company, Public Square, League Park, Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, and a view of the Beard family home in Columbiana County. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG078.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG495.xml The Cleveland Hebrew Schools evolved from the Montefiore Free Hebrew School (later called the Talmud Torah) established in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1885. In 1905, another communal Hebrew school was founded by Joshua Flock and Aaron Garber. In 1907, the two schools combined, the name remaining the Talmud Torah. In 1913, the Talmud Torah received an Ohio charter and changed its name to the Cleveland Hebrew School and Institute, enrolling students in grades one through eight. Abraham Hayyim Friedland, an internationally known educator, headed the school from 1921-1939. In 1926, a high school was added, and a Parent Council was organized in 1930. Bernard Levitin served as superintendent from 1944-1970, a period of movement of Cleveland's Jewish population to the suburbs. A reorganization of the Cleveland Hebrew Schools took place during this period, with some Cleveland branches closing and new suburban schools opening. As the number of Jewish day schools and congregational classes grew, the Cleveland Hebrew Schools e... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG495.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG226.xml The collection consists of group portraits and views of meetings and members of various luncheon groups which met at several Cleveland, Ohio, restaurants. Groups pictured include the Lake Cargo and Vessel Managers' Club, the Slovak Business and Professional Men's Round Table, and the Long Table of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. These photographs were part of a series of stories by the Cleveland Press on luncheon groups throughout Cleveland. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG226.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG309.xml Troop A was founded in 1877 in Cleveland, Ohio, as an independent military unit to defend against strikers and unruly mobs. It affiliated with the Ohio National Guard in 1877, formed part of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1898, was absorbed into the 135th Field Artillery in 1918, and reorganized in 1920 as Troop A of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. It became part of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1947. The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery was also founded in 1877 to quell labor violence. It disbanded by 1905. The collection consists of photographs of Troop A, of Cleveland, Ohio, and the 135th Field Artillery. One album contains photographs of Troop A training in August 1912 at Novelty, Ohio. Another album depicts members of Troop A patrolling the Mexican border during 1916 and of the 135th Field Artillery during World War I. Loose photographs contain group portraits and other images which chronicle the 135th Field Artillery during World War I. There are also photographs of Field... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG309.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG478.xml The Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1938, by three musicians, Irving Klein, Alfred Zetzer, and Robert Zupnick. They envisioned the orchestra as a training ground for young musicians seeking orchestral experience towards future professional careers and as an outlet for talented amateur musicians. F. Karl Grossman, professor of music at Western Reserve University, was the first conductor and music director of the group, serving for 25 years. Affiliated with Western Reserve University in its early years, the orchestra performed at various locations. Later conductors included Zoltan Rozsnyai, Jose Serebrier, Robert Marcellus, John Ross, and William Slocum. In 1973, the orchestra first sponsored the Young Person's Concerto Competition, later renamed the Frieda Schumacher Concerto Competition. The orchestra also extended its outreach into the community, playing concerts for specific ethnic groups at the Bohemian National Hall, for the Polish-American Congress and the Lithuanian c... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG478.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG612.xml The Cleveland Picture File I is a collection of black and white and color photographs that depict scenes in Cleveland, Ohio, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The photographs include views of amusement parks, banquets, bridges, buildings, businesses, celebrations, cemeteries, churches and synagogues, clubs, colleges and universities, conventions, convents and seminaries, court proceedings, disasters, fairs and exhibitions, fire departments, the Flats, hospitals, hotels and inns, housing developments, immigrants and naturalization, industry, labor unions, lakefront and the harbor, libraries, life cycle events, lighthouses, markethouses and malls, the military and military units, monuments, museums, music and musicians, parades, parks, the police department, political campaigns and elections, Public Square, radio and television, recreation, residences, riots/demonstrations/strikes, rivers/streams/brooks, schools (both public and private), social service agencies/charities, sports, streets, taverns, th... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG612.xml Sun, 01 Jan 2023 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG249.xml The Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches was organized in 1853, as the Cleveland Congregational Conference, to oversee the organization of new churches and the mergers of existing churches in Cleveland, Ohio, and to provide financial assistance. In 1912 it merged with the City Missionary Society to form the Congregational Union of Cleveland. In 1963 the Union was merged into the Western Reserve Association of the United Church of Christ. The collection consists of views of the member churches, officers, and activities of the Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches, of Cleveland and northeastern Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG249.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG522.xml The Creative Irish Gifts Catalog Company is located in Streetsboro, Ohio, and founded to provide funds for the Irish Children's Fund, which promotes events and encourages positive relations between Catholic and Protestant children in Northern Ireland. The collection consists of 103 photographs, 16 black & white, and 87 color prints. Included are images of the Irish Children's Fund participation in Saint Patrick's Day parades, a view of the company's premises, several photos of Catholic and Protestant children interacting with one another, and social events, retreats and fundraising activities of the group in both the United States and Northern Ireland. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG522.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG580.xml Curtis Industries, Inc. was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 by William Abrams and two of his sons, Morris and Howard, as Clipper Key and Lock Co. The company initially sold several brands of key cutting machines throughout the Cleveland area and the Midwest. In 1934, the Abrams worked together with inventor William Curtis to invent a new key cutting machine that they could manufacture and distribute themselves. The machine was patented, and the company changed its name to Curtis Key Co. The company's focus was on key cutting machines and key blanks, which they both manufactured and sold. However, during World War II, the company concentrated solely on defense work and ceased to manufacture of keys and key machines. Following the war, the company changed its name to Curtis Industries, Inc. and resumed its work on key machines and key blanks. The company also began manufacturing and selling automotive and farm equipment replacement parts. In 1961, Curtis Industries built a large facility in Eastlake, Ohio. ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG580.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG311.xml Cyrus Stephen Eaton (1883-1979) was a prominent Canadian-American capitalist and financier. He was an outspoken critic of other businessmen, supporter of labor, promoter of better U.S.-Soviet relations, and organizer of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. The collection consists of approximately 5,000 black and white and color photographs, 785 black and white and color negatives, and one poster. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG311.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG518.xml David B. Guralnik was an internationally-known lexicographer and the editor of the Webster's New World Dictionary, published by the World Publishing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a leader in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and activities, particularly known for his work preserving and using the Yiddish language. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of David B. Guralnik, his wife Shirley Guralnik, family members and friends, and staff of the World Publishing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Individuals pictured in theater stills include David and Shirley Guralnik, Philip Nashkin, Sam Neshkin, and Reuben and Dorothy Silver. Also included are portraits and views of events at the Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, the Association of Jewish Libraries, Dictionary Society of North America, Beth Israel-The West Temple, Glenville Community Theater, Workmen's Circle, Adelbert College of Western Reserve University, a Glenville High School class reunion, a Histadruth Scholarship Lunch... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG518.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG477.xml Members of the Ford family were prominent lawyers, philanthropists, and businessmen of Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ford and allied families, including the Brooks, Gill, Reynolds, and Shyrock families. Individuals pictured include Oliver Kingsley Brooks, Horatio Clark Ford, David K. Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks Ford, and other family members and associates. Also included are photographs of Frederick Goff, Charles Lindbergh, and Richard Nixon. Views contained in the collection include buildings, churches, and residences associated with the family, such as the Cuyahoga and Williamson Buildings and the New Amsterdam Hotel in Cleveland, and Schauffler Hall at Defiance College. Other views include events, monuments, ships, statuary, and trips. Of special interest is a photograph taken ca. 1900 at the completion of the Cleveland and Eastern Traction Company's line through to Chardon, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG477.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG547.xml David N. Myers was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1900. He worked his way through high school and earned an accounting degree from Dyke College, a local business college, in 1922. He accepted a position in accounting with the Francis Byerlyte Corporation, and subsequently became president and owner of the company, later known as Consolidated Coatings Corporation. He married Inez Pink in 1929, and the couple raised two sons. Myers' primary philanthropic interest was aging and the elderly. He was instrumental in facilitating the move of the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged from the Glenville neighborhood to Beachwood, Ohio. He also assisted in the construction of R.H. Myers Apartments, an independent living facility for the elderly. He served as the President of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland from 1964 to 1969 and, along with his wife, established the David and Inez Myers Foundation. In 1995, Dyke college was renamed David N. Myers College in recognition of Myers' contributions to the school. The c... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG547.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG238.xml David Z. Norton (1851-1928) was a Cleveland, Ohio, banker, a partner in the Oglebay Norton Company, and a philanthropist active in many Cleveland cultural and educational institutions. The collection consists of views of the Cleveland, Ohio, residence of David Z. Norton. The photographs depict both the exterior and the interior of the residence at 7301 Euclid Avenue. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG238.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG061.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG061.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG458.xml A. Donald Gray (1891-1939) was a landscape architect and designer in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1920-1939. Gray worked briefly with Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., in Brookline, Massachusetts, before establishing a landscape architecture practice in Cleveland. He designed many private gardens and estates for some of the most elite families of Cleveland and its outlying suburbs, including the noted private development of Fairhill Rd. houses in 1931. Gray was also the landscape designer for several public projects, including the Cedar-Central apartments, the first federal public-housing project in the nation, and many of Cleveland's public parks. Perhaps his most notable achievement was the creation of the WPA-funded Horticultural Gardens for the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936-1937, some of which remain on the site north of Cleveland's Municipal Stadium. The gardens were named for Gray as a memorial after his death. Gray took several trips to England, South America, Mexico and elsewhere throughout his career to study the... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG458.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG245.xml 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. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG245.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG314.xml The Dunbar Company, also known as Dunbar Construction Company, was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1884 by William Dunbar, a carpenter. The collection consists of views of commercial, business, industrial, and other buildings, located in Cleveland, Ohio. Included are photographs of the Cleveland Trust Company, Elliott Shoe Company, Pathe Film Company, Dinner Bell Meat Company, Fisher Food Inc., Ohio Bell Telephone Company, Geauga Community Hospital, Slovak Home for the Aged, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Ursuline College Campus Center, and other representative examples of the company's work. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG314.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG107.xml Earle Levan Johnson (1895-1947) was an Ohio state representative who became national commander of the Civil Air Patrol during World War II. The collection consists of photographs and albums relating to the career and family and friends of Colonel Earle Johnson. Included are numerous photographs reflecting Johnson's career with the Civil Air Patrol. Also included are scenes depicting cadet training at Smyrna Army Airfield, Tennessee, during World War II. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG107.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG603.xml The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve is a Cleveland, Ohio, social organization for descendants of early settlers of the Western Reserve. Established in 1879 as the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, the organization has supported a variety of historical and civic projects. The collection consists of 1,580 photographs, negatives, and slides. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG603.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG575.xml The East Ohio Gas Company Explosion and Fire occurred in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 20, 1944. A tank, constructed at the northern end of East 61st Street in 1942 to store reserves of liquid natural gas for local war industries, began to leak vapor which, when mixed with air, became combustible and exploded. It contained the equivalent to 90 million cubic feet of non-liquified gas and set off the most disastrous fire in Cleveland's history. A second tank exploded about twenty minutes after the first. Homes and businesses in the largely Slovenian-American neighborhood were set ablaze through an area of more than one square mile of Cleveland's east side. The affected area had boundaries of St. Clair Avenue NE, East 55th Street, East 67th Street, and the Memorial Shoreway. A wall of fire engulfed the area, destroying some homes while leaving others untouched. As the gas vaporized, it flowed through gutters and along curbs until it reached catch basins and the underground sewage system, causing streets to explode... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG575.xml Fri, 01 Jan 2016 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG465.xml The Electrical League of Northern Ohio, Inc. was founded in 1909 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was incorporated in 1915 as the Electrical League of Cleveland Inc., a non-profit association of electrical companies. Founding members included George E. Miller of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and J. Robert Crouse of the General Electric Company. Under the leadership of John E. (Jack) North, president from 1923 to 1949, the League's primary function was the promotion of electrical products and services available to consumers through its membership, which included electrical manufacturers, distributors, dealers, contractors, and key Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company employees. Educational programs, meetings, and trade shows sponsored by the League were designed to educate the public on the uses of electricity and to provide technical training and marketing techniques to League members. The League established collateral organizations, including the Electrical Maintenance Engineers Association, the Women... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG465.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG151.xml Ella Grant Wilson (1854-1939) was a Cleveland, Ohio florist, publicist, journalist and author. She was founder of the Floral Syndicate, a publicity service which promoted conventions and other activities of interest to the floral industry and was garden editor of the Plain Dealer. Her series in the Sunday Plain Dealer, focusing on historic Cleveland led to her book, "Famous old Euclid Avenue", featuring anecdotes, history and biographies relating to the homes and personalities of "Millionaires' Row." The collection consists of photographs of flowers, floral arrangements, and floral displays. Included are many views of early homes of Cleveland, Ohio, and Cleveland area florists and florist operations and facilities. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG151.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG449.xml Ephraim W. Cleveland served as a senior flight instructor in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War I. After the war, he continued in aviation as a pilot. In 1927, he joined the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company of Cleveland, Ohio, as a sales representative, later becoming vice president. He was deeply involved in the National Air Races held in Cleveland, Ohio, serving as a starter or judge. He, his wife Lucille, and his secretary Anna Belle Elmslie were killed in a plane crash in 1952. The collection consists of images of Ephraim W. "Pops" Cleveland, his wife Lucille, other family members, business associates, and aviation colleagues. Also included are views of the Cleveland residence, the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company, aircraft, a fishing trip, an anniversary celebration, and the crash site of Cleveland's airplane. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG449.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG323.xml Ethelinda Griswold Rice Free, daughter of Joseph and Juliet Boalt Rice of Ohio, spent most of her life gathering materials related to her family's history. She was descended from prominent families in the Western Reserve and New England. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ethelinda Free, her immediate family, friends, and ancestors; and views of their travels and residences in the Western Reserve of Ohio. Included are photographs relating to members of the Free, Rice, Hulburt, Boalt, and Griswold families. There are also several photographs of Jay Cooke and Lucy (Mrs. Rutherford B.) Hayes. Included are photographs and notes describing the Ashtabula, Ohio, harbor ca. 1870 and notes and a drawing describing the Great Lakes ships Wend-the-Wave and Snow-Drop. Includes tintype, carte de visite, and cabinet card photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG323.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG094.xml Euclid Avenue Congregational church was founded in 1843, in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1853 it had a Presbyterian form of government and was called the Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland. A Hough Avenue branch of the church existed from 1890 until 1934, under the name Hough Avenue Congregational Church. In 1934 it merged with the Euclid Avenue church. The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was destroyed by fire on March 23, 2010. The collection consists of four photograph albums and loose photographs, including individual portraits of members and ministers of the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church. Three of the albums contain photographs and biographical and service information on members of the congregation serving in the armed forces during World War II. Also included are interior and exterior views of this church, and of the Hough Avenue Congregational Church. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG094.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG080.xml The collection consists of candid portraits of camp life, ca. 1900, among the men of the First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Photographs include posed and impromptu group portraits and scenes of horseplay among the men. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG080.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG602.xml The Forbes Chocolate Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1901 as a manufacturer of chocolate products. The company filed for bankruptcy after World War I, and was reborn as a manufacturer of powered chocolate for milk and ice cream. The collection consists of thirteen black and white photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG602.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG155.xml The families of Thomas White and Andrew Ford resided in Massachusetts in the mid-1600s. Their descendants migrated to Cleveland, Ohio, where Ella White married Horatio Ford in 1908. The collection consists of individual and group portraits, and views, including tintypes, porcelain prints, carte de visites, and other types of photographic media, depicting the White, Ford, Moulton, and Thorp families of Cleveland, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG155.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG046.xml The Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, "to furnish facilities for and to promote an interest in four-in-hand and tandem driving and other athletic and outdoor exercises for the amusement, recreation, health, and profit of its members, and to acquire and own property convenient therefore." The collection consists of one photograph album kept as a record book by the Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club of Cleveland, Ohio. The photographs show still and action coaching scenes, picnics, and groups of members. Also included are clippings, schedule sheets, and autographs of members. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG046.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG066.xml Frank Augustus Scott (1873-1949) was a Cleveland, Ohio businessman and civic leader who was chairman of the Munitions Standards Board of the Council of National Defense and first chairman of the War Industries Board during World War I, as well as chairman of the board of Warner & Swasey Company. The collection consists of photographs depicting Scott, his friends and associates, and his travels connected to his studies of United States military preparedness. Included are views taken at Port Arthur, Russia, displaying damage inflicted on the city's fortifications during the 1905 Russo-Japanese War. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG066.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG203.xml Frank Augustus Scott (1873-1949) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and civic leader who was chairman of the Munitions Standards Board of the Council of National Defense and first chairman of the War Industries Board during World War I, as well as chairman of the board of Warner & Swasey Company. The collection consists of portraits of Frank A. Scott and his family, and views of their trip through England in 1909. The photographs made in England were used in Mrs. Bertha Scotts' journal published by Frank A. Scott in 1914 as A Motor Jaunt Through England, with a Digression into France. Negatives have been removed to glass and nitrate negative storage. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG203.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG283.xml Frank C. Oviatt was a Kendallville, Indiana, native descended from Heman Oviatt of Goshen, Connecticut, an early settler of Hudson, Ohio, and ultimately descended from Thomas Oviatt, Sr., a native of Wendover, Buckinghamshire in England, who emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1632. The collection consists of portraits of Frank C. Oviatt and his family and friends. Also includes views of Hudson, Ohio, and vicinity; including the Oviatt family residences, the village commons, Western Reserve Academy, miscellaneous buildings and homes, and the tombstones of the Oviatt and other families. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG283.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG541.xml Frank E. Joseph (1928-2008) worked thirty-five years as an attorney for Hahn Loeser Freedheim Dean & Wellman in Cleveland, Ohio. He was president of Bellefaire JCB and also served on the boards of various Cleveland charities. Married to the former Maddy Sue Lawrence in 1959, the couple had two children. The Joseph family is a prominent Cleveland family, having arrived in the area in 1872. The collection consists of four bound volumes and three portraits depicting the family life of Frank E. Joseph, as well as the experiences of Joseph family members on trips throughout the Western Reserve and abroad. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG541.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG608.xml Frank Hruby Sr. (1856-1812) was the founder and patriarch of one of Cleveland, Ohio's leading musical families. A native of Bohemia, he traveled throughout Europe as a musician and conductor before settling in 1884 in Cleveland, where he organized the Great Western Band in 1889. His eight children all became musicians, including several who became members of the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1916, two of his children, Frank (V) and Fred, founded the Hruby Conservatory of Music in Cleveland. The collection consists of 400 mostly black and white photographs, 280 slides, 100 negatives, and 20 sound recordings (17 records, one cassette, and one reel-to-reel tape). http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG608.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG137.xml Frank Josehp Bardoun (1905-1988) was a prominent member of Cleveland, Ohio's Czech community who was a leader in many local and national Czech organizations, including the Czechoslovak Society of America and the Workers Gymnastic Union (DTJ). The collection consists of group portraits and views of LaSalle Club activities, primarily at Taborville, Ohio, and of the Worker's Gymnastic Union. Included are Taborville scenes, Vojan Singing Society photographs, athletic clubs, and photographs of the interior of Park Drop Forge in Cleveland, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG137.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG083.xml 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 photogra... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG083.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG407.xml Frederick A. Van Fleet (1874-1952) was a business writer and editor for numerous magazines and newspapers in Michigan and Ohio from 1890 until 1928. In 1928 he became public relations counsel for the Peerless Motor Car Company of Cleveland. Van Fleet was also active in the Society of Mayflower Descendants. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Van Fleet family members, and photographs of subjects such as yachts, yacht racing, and other ships and shipping scenes. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG407.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG513.xml Frederick C. Crawford (1891-1994) was a Cleveland, Ohio, industrialist and philanthropist. Crawford headed Thompson Products, Inc. (later TRW Inc.) as it moved from an automotive and aircraft parts manufacturer into the aviation and aerospace industries. A leader of Cleveland's philanthropic community, Crawford served on the boards of many cultural institutions. He was appointed to the Western Reserve Historical Society Board of Trustees in 1944 and later served as it's president. He was instrumental in the transfer of the Thompson Auto Album and Aviation Museum collection to WRHS in the 1960s, which became the nucleus of the Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum of WRHS. Crawford was married twice; to Audrey Cecelia Bowles in 1932, and to Kathleen M. Saxon in 1975. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Frederick C. Crawford and various Crawford family members. Views of various Crawford family homes are included, as are images from travels taken by Crawford. Portraits and views of... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG513.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG357.xml Frederick C. Crawford (1891-1994) was a Cleveland, Ohio, industrialist and philanthropist. Crawford headed Thompson Products, Inc. (later TRW Inc.) as it moved from an automotive and aircraft parts manufacturer into the aviation and aerospace industries. A leader of Cleveland's philanthropic community, Crawford served on the boards of many cultural institutions. He was appointed to the Western Reserve Historical Society Board of Trustees in 1944 and later served as it's president. He was instrumental in the transfer of the Thompson Auto Album and Aviation Museum collection to WRHS in the 1960s, which became the nucleus of the Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum of WRHS. Crawford was married twice; to Audrey Cecelia Bowles in 1932, and to Kathleen M. Saxon in 1975. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Frederick C. Crawford, his family, friends, and associates, and views of his activities relating to awards, tours, dinners, business enterprises, clubs, travel, residences, and muse... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG357.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG258.xml Frederick E. Rudenauer was a Cleveland, Ohio, pharmacist and telegrapher. The collection consists of photographs and negatives of Frederick E. Rudenauer, the Rudenauer family, and their residences in Cleveland, Ohio. Also included are other views of Cleveland, and those taken while on trips to Detroit, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; and the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG258.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG135.xml The Galion Iron Works and Manufacturing Company was founded in 1907 by David Charles Boyd. The company manufactured construction equipment and was well known for its road graders. The collection consists of one photograph album containing views of machinery and equipment manufactured by the Galion Iron Works and Manufacturing Company of Galion, Ohio. Included are photographs of coal tipples manufactured by the company and installed on a number of railroads. Also included are photographs of unloaders, elevators, and other machinery, and photographs of letters of commendation from customers. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG135.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG246.xml Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963) was an entrepreneur and inventor whose inventions included the electric traffic signal and the gas mask. Morgan moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1895 and opened his own sewing machine sales and repair shop in 1907. He received a patent on his gas mask in 1912 and formed the National Safety Device Co. to manufacture and market it. He also established the G.A. Morgan Hair Refining Co., The Cleveland Call and Post, and the Wakeman Country Club for African Americans. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Garrett A. Morgan, his family, and friends. Also included are views of his residence, and of his inventions, including the gas mask, traffic signal, and a hair treatment system. The collection also includes views relating to the water intake crib disaster in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG246.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG389.xml Plant No. 1 of the Fisher Body Division of the General Motors Corporation opened in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921 as part of the Fisher Body Company. Fisher produced automobile bodies, and in 1926 became part of the General Motors Corporation. During World War II the plant produced tank and gun parts and engine parts for airplanes, wartime employment totalling 14,000, including a large number of women. After the war the plant produced large stamping dies and upholstery and trim sets rather than auto bodies. General Motors closed the plant in 1983. The plant was involved in several bitter strikes during the 1930s, including the 1936-1937 sit-down strike to gain union recognition by GM, which began at the plant. The plant was also known as the Coit Road Plant. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of plant managers and supervisors, award dinners and presentations, open houses, visits of General Motors officials and politicians, and World War II-related photographs of award ceremonies, portrai... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG389.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG448.xml The collection consists of views of aircraft published by the Aeroplane Photo Supply Company of Toronto, Canada. The collection also includes photographs taken by George Baine of aviation events in and around the Cleveland, Ohio area. Images of aviation related events, aircraft trading cards, and aircraft recognition cards are also part of the collection, as are photographs of the National Air Races of 1949 held in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Cleveland National Air Shows from the 1960s and 1970s. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG448.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG088.xml Stanley G. Lockwood moved from Connecticut to Painesville, Ohio, where he opened a general store, in 1835. His sons, George D. and John S., continued the firm. In 1856 George moved to Davenport, Iowa and opened another store, Livingston and Lockwood. During the American Civil War he was an officer in Companies D and I of the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. His brother, Stanley B., served in Company G. of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and in Company K of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of various members of the Lockwood and related families. Also included are three albums. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG088.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG403.xml The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund in 1952. It supports education and projects of community organizations located in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. The institution's central goal is the advancement of human welfare. The collection consists of 207 black and white and 134 color images, including prints and slides, that were removed from an earlier collection of records from the foundation. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG403.xml Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG064.xml George Magoffin Humphrey was the President of the M.A. Hanna Company, and United States Secretary of the Treasury (1953-1957). The collection consists of two albums, loose photographs, a notebook, and a booklet containing photographs related to the career of George M. Humphrey of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are portraits of Humphrey as a child, with President Dwight Eisenhower and various members of the Eisenhower administration, and with his wife, Pamela Stark Humphrey. Group photographs contain views of Eisenhower's second inauguration that include Vice President Richard M. Nixon; business associates of Humphrey; various ceremonies, receptions, and dinners attended by Humphrey and his wife; photographs of Humphrey receiving various honorary academic degrees at a number of institutions; Humphrey with Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain; and travel photographs, including several trips with President Eisenhower and other cabinet members. A booklet contains photographs and maps relating to the operation of the I... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG064.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG436.xml The Glenn L. Martin Company was founded by Glenn L. Martin, a pioneer airplane manufacturer. It incorporated in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1917 and remained until 1929, when Martin moved the company to Essex, Maryland. The company produced aircraft for military use. The Glenn L. Martin Company also built mail and passenger planes. It eventually evolved into the Martin Marietta Corporation. The collection consists of views of various aircraft and blimps, the Cleveland plant, and an R.A.F. jet bomber in Essex, Maryland, after a 1950s transatlantic flight. Also includes group portraits of Glenn L. Martin employees, interior and aerial views of the Glenn L. Martin plant in Cleveland, and postcards of the Glenn L. Martin plant in Essex, Maryland. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG436.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG193.xml The Graphic Arts International Union, Local No. 24-P, was founded in 1900 as part of the International Typographical Union but transferred to the jurisdiction of the International Photoengravers Union of North America in 1903. The union merged with the Amalgamated Lithographers of America in 1964 to form the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Also in 1964, Akron Local No. 51 was merged into Cleveland Local No. 24-P. The union merged with the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders in 1972 to form the Graphic Arts International Union. In 1966 the Cleveland local absorbed Youngstown Local No. 63 and in 1976 it took in the Photo-Industrial Local No 24-A. The collection consists of views of union activities, including a strike, graphic arts processes, and group and individual portraits of union members. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG193.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG364.xml The Greater Cleveland Congress-International Women's Year was a women's convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, October 25-27, 1975, in observance of the International Women's Year. Presentations included arts and crafts booths, dramatic presentation workshops, and seminars, concerning a variety of women's issues. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of congress participants, including Ruth Miller, Lily Tomlin, Dr. Sonya Friedman, and Tippy Huntley. Alson includes views of events and exhibits at the congress, exhibit booths, and photographs of women around the world at various kinds of work. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG364.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG574.xml The Halle Brothers Company (1891-1982), a department store known for high quality merchandise and superior service, began on February 7, 1891 as a small hat and fur shop operated by brothers Samuel H. (1868-1954) and Salmon P. Halle (1866-1949). It was located at 221 Superior Street near Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. They purchased the business from Captain T. S. Paddock. In 1893 the business was moved to Euclid Avenue and East 4th Street due to a need for more space. It was also around this time that women's ready to wear clothing began to be carried by the store. In 1902 the company was incorporated, changing its name from Halle Brothers to The Halle Bros. Co. The store continued to grow, adding both space and departments. A new building was constructed at Euclid and East 12th Street where the company moved in 1910. An addition was opened in 1914 allowing for the addition of new departments including furniture, toys, and sporting goods. In 1921 Salmon P. Halle resigned as president to devote himself to ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG574.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG114.xml Harold H. Burton (1888-1964) was a lawyer, World War I soldier, law professor, Ohio state congressman, law director of Cleveland, Acting City Manager, Acting Mayor, Mayor, United States Senator from Ohio, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The collection consists of photographs depicting Burton's term as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, including Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects and the Great Lakes Exposition. Also included are views of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens; individual and group portraits including Harold H. Burton; city vehicles, including police, fire, and sanitation equipment; Kirtland Park pier; city facilities, including pumping stations, fire houses, and incinerators; local statues; and scenes depicting the political campaigns of Harold H. Burton. Group photographs include Safety Director Eliot Ness, Cleveland Orchestra conductor Artur Rodzinski, and other prominent Clevelanders of the 1930s. Other views depict the construction of many of the Cleveland Cultural Ga... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG114.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG025.xml Alexander Harper, a Revolutionary War officer, brought his family to settle in Ashtabula County, Ohio (then a part of the Western Reserve) in 1798. The settlement was named Harpersfield by the family after their hometown in New York. After Alexander Harper's death in September 1798, his widow Elizabeth Harper was joined in 1799 by Alexander's brother Joseph and by her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Aaron Wheeler. Elizabeth's children; William, Elizabeth, John A., James A., Alexander, and Robert, all became prominent members of the community. In 1814, the Harpers were among those who organized the Harpersfield Commercial Company. Most prominent of the Harper brothers was Robert, who married Polly Hendry in 1815 and began construction of the family homestead, Shandy Hall. Robert was a lawyer, farmer, businessman, Superintendent of the Public Works at Cunningham Creek, and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. His nephew, Rice Harper, was also a prominent lawyer and businessman, and was involved ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG025.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG195.xml Harry "Czar" Bernstein (1856-1920) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and Republican Party political ward boss. He was born in Poland, and emigrated to Cleveland in 1868 with his parents. In addition to various businesses, he owned the Peoples and Perry theaters in Cleveland, which presented entertainment in Yiddish in the Eastern European Jewish neighborhood of Woodland. He became involved in Cleveland politics as a ward boss in the 16th (later the 12th) ward of Cleveland, a heavily immigrant neighborhood. He married Sarah Trilling in 1888. The collection consists of one album and loose photographs relating to Harry Bernstein, his family and friends. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG195.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG568.xml Harry Stone (1917-2007) was a Cleveland, Ohio area business leader, active in politics and philanthropy. He was the son of Jacob Sapirstein, the founder of American Greetings Corporation, a manufacturer of greeting cards. Stone was a member of the Glenville High School Class of 1935. In addition to the positions he held at American Greetings, Stone also owned radio stations WIXY and WDOK and was engaged in real estate and international trade and finance. Among his many civic activities, Stone was a trustee of Brandeis University, the Jewish Community Federation, and the Cleveland Sight Center. The collection consists of approximately 60 black and white and color photographs, including group portraits, individual portraits, subjects, and views. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG568.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG320.xml The collection consists of individual and group portraits of the Cohen family of Cleveland, Ohio, including Henry H. Cohen (1858-1930) and his son Edward S. Cohen (1882-1963), and daughters; Elma Ruth Cohen (1885-?), Helen S. Cohen (1888-1920), Ruth Marjorie Cohen (1891-?), and Clara Leaderer Cohen (1894-1955). The collection also depicts various activities of the Cohen family and their friends, including travel to Michigan, Tennessee, and Florida, and on the Great Lakes. Also included are views of Ferro Machine and Foundry Company of Cleveland, Lycoming Motors of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and various Cleveland views, including Wade, Gordon, and Puritas Springs Parks, East High School, the blizzard of November 1913, the Perry Centennial of 1913, and the Cohen residences. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG320.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG324.xml Henry P. Moore (1833-1911) was a professional photographer from New Hampshire who operated primarily at Hilton Head, South Carolina, during 1862-1863, where he chiefly took views of the Third New Hampshire Regiment during the American Civil War. The collection consists of views of Civil War forts, hospitals, plantations, camp scenes, naval ships, military buildings, and headquarters, primarily at Hilton Head, South Carolina, and also at other South Carolina and Georgia islands. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG324.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG048.xml Hiram House Social Settlement is a pioneer Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1896 by a group of Hiram College students led by George Bellamy, who later became Commissioner of Recreation for the city of Cleveland. During the height of its growth the settlement offered a full range of social, educational and recreational activities, but since 1948 it has concentrated its resources on Hiram House Camp in the suburb of Chagrin Falls. Before 1948 its primary service area was centered in a neighborhood populated primarily by Jews, Italians and African Americans. The collection consists of approximately 4,000 black and white photographs and prints taken mainly by George A. Bellamy and his assistants. The collection includes scenes of the settlement house in Cleveland, Ohio, neighborhoods, activities both at the settlement house and at Hiram House Camp, and portraits of many of the staff members, supporters, and participants. The collection contains both mounted and unmounted photographs, as well as layo... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG048.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG033.xml The Historic American Buildings Survey, Cleveland, Ohio, Photographs, 1965, consist of 45 photographs taken as part of a joint program of the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Historic American Buildings Survey. The photographer for the project was Martin Linsey. The buildings depicted are the Cleveland Arcade; Elwell House, Willoughby, Ohio; the Garfield Monument, Lake View Cemetery; the Old Federal Building; Old Stone Church; Peerless Motor Car Company Building; Pomeroy House, Strongsville, Ohio; the Rockefeller Building; St. John's Episcopal Church; St. Michael's Catholic Church; Society National Bank Building; Tremaine-Gallagher-Watts House; Trinity Cathedral; Wade Park Avenue Bridge; and the Society National Bank Building. The corresponding text for these photographs is located in a book entitled The Architecture of Cleveland : twelve buildings, 1836-1912. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG033.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG285.xml The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) was established in 1969 by an agreement between the National Park Service, the Library of Congress, and the American Society of Civil Engineers to document historic engineering and industrial sites throughout the country. The collection consists of photographs and negatives of steam engines at United States Steel Company in Youngstown, Ohio. Berni Rich of Cleveland, Ohio took the photographs in 1981 of seven dismantled historic stationary engines at the Youngstown plant of Untied States Steel. Included in the collection is a statement of provenance, including a detailed description of the engines in the photographs provided by HAER. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG285.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG036.xml The collection consists of approximately 100 photographs of Ohio homes built before 1850, mounted in booklets giving structural and historical data about each building. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG036.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG558.xml Homesite Company was a real estate development company founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jack Lampl Sr. and H. R. Klein circa 1915. They also founded the Klein Lampl Company, which incorporated in 1917. In 1927, the two companies merged and became the Klein Lampl Homesite Company, which became the developer of several prominent Cleveland-area subdivisions. Homesite's main office was located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and the firm contributed to the development of the area of Lakewood, Ohio. Major developments built by Klein Lampl include Waterbury Heights, Wyandot Park, Elbur Heights, Fairwood Heights, Arthur Heights, Eastlawn, Orchard Park, and Sunnycliff. Many of these developments are still intact today. The collection consists of approximately 200 black and white photographs contained in three albums. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG558.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG374.xml The Hough Area Development Corporation (f. 1967) was formed in the wake of the Hough riots by DeForest Brown in conjunction with African American professionals and neighborhood leaders to aid in bringing economic prosperity to the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Dedicated to African American self-determination, the group initially met in secret in order to prevent competition for dollars and outside attempts to control it. The group promoted African American business entrepreneurship and better housing. The collection consists of photographs and negatives of individual and group portraits of Hough Area Development Corporation Board members and staff; group portraits of programs, parties and banquets, and meetings; and views of streets of the Hough neighborhood, Hough community buildings, MLK Plaza businesses, industrial businesses, and individual houses. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG374.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT