Description: The Mather Mansion in Cleveland, Ohio. Now named University Hall, it is on the campus of Cleveland State University. The mansion, with 45 rooms, was completed in 1910 and belonged to the Samuel Mather family. He was an iron ore shipping magnate. It is on the Euclid Avenue in the Millionaire's Row. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07259
Subjects: Mansions; Euclid Avenue (Cleveland, Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Iron industry
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Arcade, a mall in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The Arcade is built between two nine-story Victorian-era buildings. It is 300 feet long with glass skylights. It was opened on Memorial Day (May 31) of 1890, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1973. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07258
Subjects: arcades (structural assemblies); Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland opened July 4, 1894 to honor Civil War soldiers from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The monument was designed by architect Levi Scofield and is made of a 125 foot black granite shaft on a square base that houses a memorial building. The names of the Civil War battles the Cuyahoga County soldiers fought in are carved on the shaft, which is topped with a statue of "the Goddess of Liberty." An ongoing restoration protect for the memorial began in 2008. The memorial is located in the southwest quadrant of the public square in downtown Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07255
Subjects: Military Ohio; Monuments--Ohio; Civil War; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Delegates to the 1st Ohio Industrial Union Council (also known as the Ohio CIO) convention, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1938. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00647
Subjects: Labor unions--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken during the July 4, 1894, dedication of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Public Square, then known as Cleveland Square from the collection of Louis Baus. The caption reads, "Dedicating Soldiers Monument. July 4-'94." Designed by architect Levi Scofield, this 125-foot monument memorializes Civil War veterans and regiments from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Baus, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was born in 1875. He began his career as a professional photographer doing studio work before becoming a staff photographer for the Cleveland Advocate in 1911. Baus worked for the paper, which was later purchased by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, for thirty-eight years until his death in 1949. He was also an avid collector of historic photographs. The Louis Baus Collection consists of over one thousand photographs mounted in eleven albums, showing historic Cleveland, the village of Zoar and Ohio covered bridges and mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B01_A01_063
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; squares (open spaces); Monuments & memorials;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a silk guidon of 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery Regiment, Battery A. This is a machine sewn swallowtail guidon with crossed cannons and embroidered gold lettering which reads "Ohio. A." against a red field. Reformed in 1886, Battery A stationed on civil duties in Cleveland (fires, disasters, and labor disputes) until 1898. Redesignated 1st Battalion, O.V.L.A., the unit was activated for Spanish-American War service (1898, did not see combat) and for Mexican border duty (1916-17). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02191
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio, Spanish American War 1898; 1st Regiment, Battery A, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery; Statehouse--Ohio;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio), Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Moses Cleaveland Statue in Cleveland. Cleaveland founded the city. The inscription on the statue reads: "Gen. Moses Cleaveland Founder of the City 1796". The spelling of the city was changed, dropping the 'a' in the first syllable. The statue is in the Public Square in downtown Cleaveland View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07271
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Statues--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Pictured is an interior view of the Cleveland Arcade photographed on April 6, 1937. The Arcade was one of the first indoor shopping centers in the United States. Built in 1890, the Romanesque style building was financed by some of Cleveland’s most respected businessmen such as John D. Rockerfeller, Charles Bush, Louis Severance and Steven V. Harkness, among others. Gold emblem images of Harkness and Bush can be seen on the Arcade’s exterior. The building was designed by John M. Eisenmann and George H. Smith who modeled it after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy. It features five indoor balconies and two ten-story towers that were used for offices. The arcade underwent a $60 million renovation that was completed in May of 2001. Currently, the two towers and top three levels of the Arcade’s atrium are occupied by the Hyatt Regency Cleveland hotel. The rest of the Arcade is occupied by shops and restaurants. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06013
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Architecture--Ohio; Romanesque Revival; Stores & shops; Cleveland (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a stained silk In-Service Banner with 12 stars. It was embroidered by hand and measures 90 x 59 cm. The In Service Flag (Blue Star banner) was patented by an Ohioan, Colonel Robert L. Queisser of East Cleveland, Ohio, on 6 November 1917. Intended for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces, blue star banners are also displayed in shop windows to honor the members of that organization who were serving. Most flags were homemade by mothers, though they later became mass-produced. Upon death in service the blue star was replaced by a gold one, wounded soldiers' stars were replaced by silver. One of the most famous flags was that of the five Sullivan brothers who all perished on the U.S.S. Juneau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65450_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1914-1918; Blue Star Banner;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio), Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black-and-white photographic print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral casket on display, surrounded by mourners at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Lincoln's casket was stopped in Cleveland en route to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. The Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Five days later, Americans were horrified by the assassination of President Lincoln. Thousands viewed Lincoln's funeral procession as it traveled through Ohio on its way back to Springfield. The 1650-mile route from Washington D.C. to Springfield ran through Ohio from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, then south to Columbus, and west to Indianapolis. Along the way, mourners lined the tracks and special services were held. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_015_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: George Bird's Musical Majorettes was an all-girl marching band that played during halftime for the Cleveland Browns, starting in 1946. The group consisted on female musicians between the ages of 17 and 20. This photograph was taken on December 8, 1947. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07905
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Marching bands; Football; Musical instruments
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Adelaid Dybell pointing to an oil painting of mortar and pestles in Cleveland, Ohio, likely teaching, as part of the Federal Art Project. Through the Federal Art Project (FAP), part of the Works Progress Administration, many artists were put to work teaching art classes and providing services. The FAP employed more than 5, 000 artists who created 225, 000 works of art for the American people. Many famous artists got their start working on the WPA, including Will Barnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Archibald Motley, David Park, and Jackson Pollock. 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_B12F09_040_001
Subjects: Art--Study and teaching; Paintings; Art schools; Federal Art Project; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)