Description: The Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Cleveland. The monument was built in 1894 to commemorate the soldiers and sailors who fought in the American Civil War. The 125 foot black Quincy granite lists the 30 battles in which the Cuyahoga County soldiers and sailors were involved. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06894
Subjects: Civil War: Monuments & memorials; Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

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: Damage caused by an explosion at the East Ohio Gas Companys #2 Works, Liquefaction Storage Facility in Cleveland, Ohio on October 20, 1944. The explosion, caused by a gas leak, sparked fires that burned 160 acres of businesses and neighborhoods in Cleveland. Over 100 people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00688
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cleveland Art Museum, built in 1916, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00333
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "These photographs show a Cleveland Polish folk artist at work. Madame Piotrowska is putting the finishing touches on an accurate image of a Polish peasant girl. carved from wood. Madame Piotrowska's brothers were officers in the Polish arms; since the invasion; one is missing, the other in a concentration camp. She has sent many hand painted postcards to the incarcerated brother, hoping to cheer him. these cards are painted in Oil on paper-thin, card -size pieces of wood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_001_001
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Folk artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "These photographs show a Cleveland Polish folk artist at work. Madame Piotrowska is putting the finishing touches on an accurate image of a Polish girl. Madame Piotrowska's brothers were officers in the Polish army; since the invasion, one is missing and the other in a concentration camp. She has sent many hand painted postcards to the incarcerated brother, hoping to cheer him. These cards are painted in oil on paper-thin, card-size pieces of wood." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_003_001
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Folk artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of downtown Cleveland, Cuyahoga, County, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00329
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
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: Portrait of Harry C. Smith (1863-1941), a representative from Cuyahoga County, from his term in the 71st session of the Ohio House of Representatives, 1894-1895. He also served in the 72nd session (1896-1897) and 74th session (1900-1901) of the General Assembly. During his time in office, Smith lobbied the state government to do more to protect the civil rights of African Americans, including gaining passage of the Smith Act in the Ohio House of Representatives. The act was one of the strictest anti-lynching laws in the U.S. at the time. Smith was also a journalist and publisher, and was co-founder of the Cleveland Gazette. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03899
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); African American Ohioans; Civil rights activists; Journalists; Ohio House of Representatives;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Roy Hassell, employee of the East Ohio Gas Company, now Dominion East Ohio, testing gauges in the Pressure Department using portable gas tanks. Pressure in gas lines was consistently monitored. This photograph was used in the Spring 1960 edition of the employee magazine, the East Ohio Bulletin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00691
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The United States flag being raised at the dedication ceremony and open house celebrating the opening of the East Ohio Gas Company, now Dominion East Ohio, headquarters. This building, constructed between 1958 and 1959, is located at the corner of E. Ninth Street and Superior Avenue in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00696
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of photograph depicting employees of the East Ohio Gas Company, now Dominion East Ohio, laying one the company's first pipelines for transporting natural gas to the Cleveland, Ohio area, ca. 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00697
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)