Description: The first Old Stone Church on Public Square in Cleveland was dedicated February 26, 1834. It was 55 x 80 feet and cost $9,500. It was replaced by a new building in 1855. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06007
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Churches--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio)
 

Description: Grand Opening of a Standard Oil Company's Sohio service station. Standard Oil of Ohio was the original Standard Oil company founded in 1911 by John D. Rockefeller as a result of Standard Oil Company and Trust breakup. Standard Oil Company and Trust was an American company and corporate trust that from 1870 to 1911 was controlling almost all oil production, processing, marketing, and transportation in the United States. Standard Oil Company stations in Ohio operated under the brand name "Sohio." The company was acquired by British Petroleum, now BP, in 1968. Following the terms of the acquisition, BP took majority ownership of the company in 1978. In 1987 BP bought out 45% of Sohio, assuming control, and in 1991 started rebranding all the Sohio stations to 'BP.' Although Sohio gas stations have ceased to exist, a few gas stations on Lake Erie and the Ohio River still bear the Sohio name. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07668
Subjects: Standard Oil Company; Oil industry; Business enterprises--Ohio--Cleveland; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Transportation--Ohio--History
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: John D. Rockefeller bought the home at the southwest corner of Euclid Avenue and East 40th Street in Cleveland in 1868 [3920 Euclid Ave.]. He lived here many years and his children were born here. This building was later used as the Keeley Cure for habitual drinkers. This photograph was taken in 1931. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06010
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937
Places: Cleveland (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Street view. Shopping along Prospect Ave., Cleveland." This photograph shows Prospect Avenue, facing west, in Cleveland Ohio. The first building on the right is Weinberger Cut Rate Drug Store ("Where spending is saving!", founded by Adolph Weinberger in 1912 (his first store was located at E. 30th Street and Scovill Avenue). The drugstore grew quickly into a chain and by1945 all the stores were consolidated under the name Gray Drug Stores, Inc. Business began to decline in the 1960s , but Weinberger's son Jerome improved the stores and added a variety of products which helped revive the company. Gray's was taken over by Sherwin Williams Co. in 1981, who in turn sold the company to Rite Aid Corp in 1987. The next store is Volk's Credit Jewelers, located at 417 Prospect Avenue. Established in 1899, the pawnbroker is now called Volk's Jewelery and Loans. Above the pawn store is Dr. David Volk, Optometrist. Aspheric ophthalmic lenses were developed by Dr. Volk in 1956, which was a great improvement over common spheric lenses. The success of this development led Dr. Volk to form Volk Optical / Tech Optics Inc, in 1974 which commercially manufactured lenses. This led to a series of improvements over the years which has continually allowed the company to be a leader in the field of optics. Farther down the street can be seen signs for "Mary Lee Old Time Home Made Candies", "Anders Cafeteria", and "Kroger" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F10_11_01
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Cleveland; Storefronts--Ohio--Cleveland; Pedestrians
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: At the West Sixth Street Dock in Cleveland, Ohio is one of the largest carriers in the Great Lakes. A smaller freighter is the background. The photograph was taken by Aerial Surveys, Inc and included in "Michigan-National Picture Book in 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_10_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This aerial view shows Cleveland, Ohio, including a view of Republic Steel. The Republic Steel Corporation was founded in 1899 in Youngstown, Ohio. The firm was originally known as Republic Iron and Steel Company. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_23_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Aerial photography; Downtown; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1970-1990, this photograph shows a steel mill in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Steel Mills helped to establish the eight hour work day. In the early nineteenth century, there were a number of furnaces in Ohio that processed iron. These small industries were made possible by local iron ore deposits in southern and eastern Ohio. In addition, some parts of Ohio also had coal deposits that could be used to fuel furnaces. Because of their proximity to the state's iron manufacturing, by the second half of the nineteenth century communities such as Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Youngstown had begun to emerge as major industrial cities. Railroads also encouraged the growth of the iron industry. After the American Civil War, iron manufacturers in Ohio began to introduce new processes to refine iron ore. The resulting product was steel, which was much stronger and more versatile than iron. Because Ohio companies, such as the Otis Steel Company, were quick to adopt new technology, Ohio became the second largest producer of steel in the nation by the 1890s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06842
Subjects: Steel industry and trade--Ohio; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Mills; Photography--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1970-1990, this photograph shows a steel mill in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Steel Mills helped to establish the eight hour work day. In the early nineteenth century, there were a number of furnaces in Ohio that processed iron. These small industries were made possible by local iron ore deposits in southern and eastern Ohio. In addition, some parts of Ohio also had coal deposits that could be used to fuel furnaces. Because of their proximity to the state's iron manufacturing, by the second half of the nineteenth century communities such as Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Youngstown had begun to emerge as major industrial cities. Railroads also encouraged the growth of the iron industry. After the American Civil War, iron manufacturers in Ohio began to introduce new processes to refine iron ore. The resulting product was steel, which was much stronger and more versatile than iron. Because Ohio companies, such as the Otis Steel Company, were quick to adopt new technology, Ohio became the second largest producer of steel in the nation by the 1890s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06843
Subjects: Steel industry and trade--Ohio; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Mills; Photography--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the "Crayon Method Aquatint" in the Graphic Process Exhibition. It is a part of the Federal Art Project - WPA - Cleveland, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_021_001
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Federal Art Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A group of men outside the Mayfield Inn, located on Mayfield Road in Cleveland, Ohio. The first poster on the left is announcing the annual Civic Association Picnic on July 31, 1938. The next poster is for the 45th Annual Picnic of the Aurelius Club on Sunday, July 10. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_09_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a freighter in the Cuyahoga, River in Cleveland, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_12_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga River (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The largest WPA Project in the United States was on Lakefront Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_13_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)