Description: Reverse reads: "Clark Co., Springfield, O. April 28, 1937. View of Snyder Park Lagoon, fed by springs flowing from the cliffs on the left. Bandstand on right partly concealed by shrubbery." This is a photo of the Snyder Park Lagoon in Springfield, Ohio. There is a walking bridge in the distance and a bandstand hidden behind trees. Snyder Park is located within walking distance from downtown Springfield. It was created in 1895 as a gift from local businessmen, John and David Snyder and it was designed by landscape architect, Herman Haerlin. The park offers lagoons, walking paths and a public bandstand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_023_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Clark County (Ohio)--History; Lagoons; Bridges Ohio; Recreation; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Joseph Warren Keifer (1836-1932) an Army officer and politician from Clark County, Ohio, 1881-1883. After enlisting in the Union Army in April 1861, Keifer was commissioned major of the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and then Colonel of the 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. By the end of the war Keifer held the rank of Major General. After the Civil War Keifer went into politics, serving in the Ohio State Senate in 1868 and 1869. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1876 and served three terms, including holding the position of Speaker of the House from 1881-1883. Keifer returned to the Army, serving as a Major General during the Spanish-American War. After the war, he was elected to three more terms in Congress from 1905-1911. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03922
Subjects: Clark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio; United States. Congress. House
Places: Washington (D.C.); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Madonna of the Trail Monument on the grounds of the Masonic Home just west of Springfield, Ohio. It was unveiled July 4, 1928. This is one of twelve monuments to pioneer women erected along the path of the National Road. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00146
Subjects: Clark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Clark Co., Springfield, O. April 28, 1937. Memorial Arch, Western Ave. entrance to Snyder Park, constructed of native limestone." This is a photo of the Memorial Arch entrance to Snyder Park in Springfield, Ohio. Snyder Park is located within walking distance from downtown Springfield. It was created in 1895 as a gift from local businessmen, John and David Snyder and it was designed by landscape architect, Herman Haerlin. The park offers lagoons, walking paths and a public bandstand. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_010_001
Subjects: Clark County (Ohio)--History; Recreation; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "500 ton double casket press. Metallic casket ('bliss')". This photograph shows three unidentified men loading a metallic casket lid into a double action press machine called "Bliss" at the Springfield Metallic Casket Company in Springfield, Ohio. The Springfield Metallic Casket Company, was located on the northeast corner of Main and Mechanic (now Lowry) streets in Springfield, Ohio. The company was founded in 1884 by A. A. Baker, D. R. Hosterman, Ross Mitchell, Scipio E. Baker, and Edgar N. Lupfer. The company grew to become one of the nation's largest manufacturers of metal caskets and burial vaults. By 1959 it had 230 employees. In the early 1960s, the company became a division of Springfield Greene Industries, Inc., which also owned Springfield's Thermometer Corporation of America. Later, it became a subsidiary of A-T-O Corporation of Willoughby, Ohio. The casket company finally had to close its doors on November 30, 1974 after almost 100 years of continuous production. It was one of the largest producers of burial vaults and metal caskets in the country, and some rumors claim that caskets were built there for Al Capone, President John F. Kennedy, and Buffalo Bill Cody. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_012_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Welding--1930-1940; Industries--Ohio--Clark County; Coffins; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)