Finding aid for the Allen Horton Stewart Photograph Album
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Stewart, Allen Horton
Title: Allen Horton Stewart Photograph Album
Dates: 1909-1915
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Allen Horton Stewart was employed as a civil engineer by the Wheeling & West Virginia and the Newburgh & South Shore railroads. Horton later moved to Brecksville, Ohio, where he served as both village engineer and president of the school board. He was also active in the Kirtland Geology Club. The collection consists of a photograph album containing portraits of Allen Horton Stewart, his wife Rhoda F. Stewart, their family and friends, and views of their activities and Cleveland residence. Also included are views of the Ohio Canal and locks; the North Union Shaker ruins and Shaker Lakes; various views of Cleveland, Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Wheeling, West Virginia; the Perry centennial of 1913; railroad construction activities; farming activities; and geological sites.
PG Number PG 282
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Allen Horton Stewart Photograph Album, ca. 1909-1915, consists of a photograph album containing portraits of Allen Horton Stewart, his wife Rhoda F. Stewart, their family and friends, and views of their activities and Cleveland residence. Also included are views of the Ohio Canal and locks; the North Union Shaker ruins and Shaker Lakes; various views of Cleveland, Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Wheeling, West Virginia; the Perry centennial of 1913; railroad construction activities; farming activities; and geological sites. It also includes views of the industrial district of Cleveland and views of the March 25, 1913 flood in Cleveland.

The album measures 11.5 x 7 inches and contains 196 black and white photographs.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection has been retained in original order.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Chicago (Ill.) -- Photographs.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Photographs.
Detroit (Mich.) -- Photographs.
Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio) -- Photographs.
Railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs.
Shakers -- United States -- Photograph collections.
Stewart family -- Photograph collections.
Stewart, Allen Horton -- Photograph collections.
Wheeling (W.Va.) -- Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 282 Allen Horton Stewart Photograph Album, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Margaret (Mrs. Harold) Eberhard in 1984.