| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | A. H. Zychick Great Lakes Exposition Album
| | | | Creator: | Zychick, A. H. | | | | Dates: | 1936 | | | | Abstract: | A. H. Zychick was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney and United States Commissioner General to the Great Lakes Exposition. The Great Lakes Exposition was held during the summers of 1936 and 1937 on the waterfront of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Among the most popular attractions was the Billy Rose Aquacade, featuring water ballet shows starring Johnny Weismueller and Eleanor Holm. The collection consists of photographs, postcards, and newspaper clippings accumulated by A. H. Zychick. Photographs include group portraits and views of A. H. Zychick, various Exposition and government officials, United States government exhibits, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Exposition. | | | | Call #: | PG 227 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Zychick, A. H. -- Photograph collections. | Great Lakes Exposition (1936-1937 : Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Exhibitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Great Lakes Exposition Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Great Lakes Exposition | | | | Dates: | 1936-1937 | | | | Abstract: | The Great Lakes Exposition was held during the summers of 1936 and 1937 on the waterfront of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Among the most popular attractions was the Billy Rose Aquacade, featuring water ballet shows starring Johnny Weismueller and Eleanor Holm. The collection consists of views of the buildings and grounds, shows and exhibits, lighting, and crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition, Cleveland, Ohio, held in 1936-1937. Some of the views are aerial photographs of the area. Included are a Margaret Bourke-White photograph of French casino dancing, and a portrait of Johnny Weismueller with Eleanor Holm and Billy Rose. some of the views were taken by Geoffrey Landesman. | | | | Call #: | PG 298 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bourke-White, Margaret, 1904-1971 -- Photograph collections. | Great Lakes Exposition (1936-1937 : Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Exhibitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Fairs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Black Folk Art in Cleveland Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Mather Gallery, Case Western Reserve University | | | | Dates: | 1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Black Folk Art in Cleveland exhibition was presented in 1984 by the Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit was the result of a search for Cleveland's African American folk artists and the works created by them. It featured folk artists Peggy Davenport, Reverend Albert Wagner, Ruby Hall, Helen Dobbins, Jim Moss, Mickey Towns, Benjamin Collins, Perkine Lard, Marcella Welch, Nick Biggins, and J.D. Harmon. The collection consists of images depicting the exhibit in the Mather Gallery, its visitors, participants, and organizers. Included in the collection are photographs of Dr. Zelma George, Ishmael Reed, and other visitors of the exhibition. | | | | Call #: | PG 474 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Case Western Reserve University. Mather Gallery -- Exhibitions -- Photograph collections. | Black Folk Art in Cleveland -- Exhibitions -- Photograph collections. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American folk art -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Exhibitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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