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| | Photograph Collection | Save | | 261 | Title: | Marvin E. Beckwith Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Beckwith, Marvin E. | | | | Dates: | 1855-1907 | | | | Abstract: | Marvin E. Beckwith was a Cleveland, Ohio, daguerreotypist and photographer, whose studio was located at Pearl Street and Detroit Avenue from 1859 to 1887. His son, Alva D. Beckwith, took over the business at his death. The collection consists of portraits and views of Marvin Beckwith's wife, Margaret McLeod Beckwith, his daughter Harriet Beckwith Roosa, their family, friends and residences. Many of the photographs were taken by Marvin E. Beckwith. | | | | Call #: | PG 271 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Beckwith, Marvin E. -- Photograph collections. | Beckwith, Alva D. -- Photograph collections. | Beckwith family -- Photograph collections. | Photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Commercial photography -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 263 | Title: | West High School Photographs
| | | | Creator: | West High School | | | | Dates: | 1895-1936 | | | | Abstract: | West High School, Cleveland, Ohio, was established in 1852 as Branch High School. the collection consists of portraits and views of students, classes, clubs, and teams of West High School, Cleveland, Ohio. Some groups included are the Clionian Historical Society, Dorian Literary Society, Thespian Society, Boys Glee Club, Castalion Literary Society, and the West High School State Champion basketball team of 1905-1906. | | | | Call #: | PG 274 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 8 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | West High School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Cleveland Public Schools -- Photograph collections. | High school students -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 264 | Title: | Ruthalia Keim Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Deim, Ruthalia Family | | | | Dates: | 1870-1940 | | | | Abstract: | Ruthalia Keim (b. 1902) was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, and daughter of Charles F. Keim, the secretary-treasurer of the Scribner and Loehr Company. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ruthalia Keim, the Keim family and friends, and views of their residences and travels. Included are views of Laurel School and University School, Shaker Heights, Ohio; Bolton School, Cleveland, Ohio; the Cyrano Apartments on Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; East 79th Street and Euclid Avenue at East 105th and East 107th Streets, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Heights, Ohio residences; and the Keim residence at 2224 Elandon Drive, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | PG 275 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kimes family. | Keim, Ruthalia -- Photograph collections. | Keim family -- Photograph collections. | Laurel School (Shaker Heights, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | University School (Shaker Heights, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Bolton School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 265 | Title: | Thomas Whelpley Prints
| | | | Creator: | Whelpley, thomas | | | | Dates: | 1833-1868 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of prints of four different views of Cleveland, Ohio, as it appeared in 1833. These views were published in 1834 by Thomas Whelpley as engravings by Osborne, the engraver. In 1868 they were republished as lithographs by Sanford and Hayward of Cleveland. In addition to these two editions of the prints, the series was also reproduced as lithographs by J. Archer, sculptor, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and these prints are also included. | | | | Call #: | PG 276 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Whelpley, Thomas -- Photograph collections. | Engraving -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lithography -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Prints, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 267 | Title: | Mather Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Mather Family | | | | Dates: | 1719-1952 | | | | Abstract: | The Mather family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Samuel Livingston Mather, his family, friends, descendants, and related families, including Amasa Stone, John Hay, Constance Fenimore Woolson, and Dr. Robert H Bishop. Also included are views of Mather residences on Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, and in Bratenahl, Ohio. Views of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company are included. | | | | Call #: | PG 278 | | | | Extent: | 3.70 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Hayes family. | Mather family -- Photograph collections. | Bishop family -- Photograph collections. | Stone family -- Photograph collections. | Woolson family -- Photograph collections. | Benedict family -- Photograph collections. | Hay family -- Photograph collections. | Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1817-1890 -- Photograph collections. | Stone, Amasa, 1819-1883 -- Photograph collections. | Hay, John, 1838-1905 -- Photograph collections. | Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894 -- Photograph collections. | Bishop, Robert H. (Robert Hamilton), 1879-1955 -- Photograph collections. | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company -- Photograph collections. | Tintype. | Carte de visite photographs. | Cabinet photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 268 | Title: | Goodrich Social Settlement Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Goodrich Social Settlement | | | | Dates: | ca. 1908 | | | | Abstract: | Goodrich Social Settlement is a Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1897 by Flora Stone Mather and initially supported by her. Its financial support was later provided by the Cleveland Community Fund. It provided a full range of services to the various ethnic groups which resided in its area. The collection consists of five loose photographs and one album containing views of the summer camp of Goodrich House, a social settlement founded in 1896 in Cleveland, Ohio. Included are views of staff, activities, the farm, and headquarters of Goodrich House at Bond (East 6th St.) and St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, The album was the property of Effie Comstock, a settlement worker. | | | | Call #: | PG 279 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Goodrich Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Norton, Effie Comstock, 1881-1950 -- Photograph collections. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 269 | Title: | Anshe Chesed Congregation Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Anshe Chesed Congregation | | | | Dates: | 1846-2000 | | | | Abstract: | Anshe Chesed is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of rabbis, synagogue leaders, and religious school students, and views of buildings and synagogue events. | | | | Call #: | PG 280 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cohen, Gustave M., 1820-1902 -- Photograph collections. | Machol, Michaelis, 1846-1912 -- Photograph collections. | Wolsey, Louis, 1877-1953 -- Photograph collections. | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958 -- Photograph collections. | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997 -- Photograph collections. | Goodman, Percival -- Photograph collections. | Horowitz, Philip -- Photograph collections. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 271 | Title: | Allen Horton Stewart Photograph Album
| | | | Creator: | Stewart, Allen Horton | | | | Dates: | 1909-1915 | | | | 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. | | | | Call #: | PG 282 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Stewart, Allen Horton -- Photograph collections. | Stewart family -- Photograph collections. | Shakers -- United States -- Photograph collections. | Railroads -- Design and construction -- Photographs. | Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio) -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Photographs. | Detroit (Mich.) -- Photographs. | Chicago (Ill.) -- Photographs. | Wheeling (W.Va.) -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 272 | Title: | Frank C. Oviatt Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Oviatt, Frank C. Family | | | | Dates: | 1890-1970 | | | | Abstract: | 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. | | | | Call #: | PG 283 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Oviatt, Frank Coriell, 1890- -- Photograph collections. | Oviatt family -- Photograph collections. | Ellsworth family -- Photograph collections. | Western Reserve Academy -- Photograph collections. | Hudson (Ohio) -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 275 | Title: | Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism | | | | Dates: | 1964-1977 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism is a Cleveland, Ohio, organization founded in 1963, by three NASA scientists, to help Soviet Jews to emigrate and to monitor anti-semitism in the USSR. The movement spread to other cities in North America and led to the formation of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews to coordinate the local groups. The collection consists of photographs and slides of individual and group portraits of Soviet Jews and views of exhibits, rallies, and other events relating to the movement to publicize the plight of Soviet Jews. Also included are photographs taken by western tourists in the Soviet Union, the contents of an unbound scrapbook on Jewish life in Czarist Russia, and prints of microfilm transmitted from the Soviet Union in the 1970s, including a diary, a police summons, and a statement by Soviet Jewish refuseniks. | | | | Call #: | PG 287 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism -- Photograph collections. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Jews -- United States -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Jews -- Soviet Union -- Social conditions -- Photographs. | Refuseniks -- Photographs. | Antisemitism -- Soviet Union -- Photographs. | Soviet Union -- Emigration and immigration -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 276 | Title: | F.L. Raymond Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Raymond, F. L. Family | | | | Dates: | 1860-1900 | | | | Abstract: | F.L. Raymond was co-owner of the Whitney and Raymond Organ and Melodeon factory in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of albumen prints in the form of cabinet cards and carte de visites, of individual portraits of members of the F. L. Raymond family and their friends of Cleveland, Ohio. Many of the photographs were taken by Cleveland photographers; including James F. Ryder, John H. Ryder, Edgar Decker, Wynne Smith, M. E. Beckwith & Sons, and George Johnson. Photographers from Painesville and Olmsted are also represented in he collection. | | | | Call #: | PG 289 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Raymond, F. L. -- Photograph collections. | Raymond family -- Photograph collections. | Decker, Edgar -- Photograph collections. | Ryder, James F. -- Photograph collections. | Ryder, John H. -- Photograph collections. | Smith, Wynne -- Photograph collections. | Johnson, George -- Photograph collections. | Beckwith, Marvin E. -- Photograph collections. | Carte de visite photographs. | Cabinet photographs. | Photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Portrait photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 278 | Title: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company | | | | Dates: | 1932-1935 | | | | Abstract: | The National Screw and Manufacturing Company was a Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturer of screws, nuts and bolts. It was incorporated in 1889 and absorbed by Monogram Industries, Inc. in 1974. The collection consists of views depicting National Screw and Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, plant operations during the early 1930s. Included are exterior and interior views of various plants in Cleveland, assembly facilities, employees, manufacturing areas, strike photographs from February and March 1935, and views of Plant No. 3 on Payne Avenue during its demolition in 1932. Also included are several lists and descriptions pertaining to the photographs; there is also a letter that refers to the photographs from a former employee. Included is a panorama photograph of Plant No. 3 employees, and a color drawing of a plant. | | | | Call #: | PG 291 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Screw and Manufacturing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Screw industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Fasteners industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bolts and nuts industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Picketing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 280 | Title: | John N. Stockwell Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Stockwell, John N. Family | | | | Dates: | 1860-1910 | | | | Abstract: | John Nelson Stockwell (1832-1920) was a self taught astronomer who grew up in Brecksville, Ohio, and was widely regarded as a leader among American astronomers of the nineteenth century. For his theories on the moon's motion, in collaboration with Leonard Case, Western Reserve University award him a Master's degree and Ph.D. In the 1870s, Stockwell moved to Cleveland. In 1881, he was made nominal head of faculty of The Case School of Applied Science. He became the first professor of mathematics at Case and made scientific contributions to the Smithsonian Institution and American and foreign journals. He was regarded as the "dean of American astronomers." He died in 1920 at the age of 88. The collection consists of 4 photograph albums containing carte de visites, tintype, cabinet cards, and other photographs of portraits of Stockwell family members and allied families and friends. Included are views of Mt. Vernon, Virginia; London, England; Paris, France; and many cities in New York and Pennsylvania. The local portraits and views were taken by notable Cleveland, Ohio photographers, including Edgar Decker, James F. Ryder, and George Johnson. | | | | Call #: | PG 293 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Stockwell, John N. (John Nelson), 1832-1920 -- Photograph collections. | Stockwell family -- Photograph collections. | Decker, Edgar -- Photograph collections. | Ryder, James F. -- Photograph collections. | Johnson, George -- Photograph collections. | Astronomers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Carte de visite photographs. | Cabinet photographs. | Tintype.
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