Description: Caption reads "McLean Memorial Fountain. In front of Cincinnati Women's Club, Lytle Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 8, 1941". The statue bears a portrait of Washington Mclean and reads "Erected in memory of Washington Mclean by his son John R. Mclean 1908". The McLean Memorial Fountain was erected in 1908 by John Roll McLean to honor his parents, Washington and Mary McLean. Washington McLean was the owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer newspaper and a prominent member of the Democratic Party. The bronze fountain is in Lytle Park in Cincinnati,t and marks the site as his father's home and birthplace. The fountain was originally built with with a large concrete ice box in the ground underneath, in order to supply ice cold water to it's patrons. Lytle Park is 2.3 acres and bounded by Fourth Street and Lawrence Street in downtown Cincinnati. It is the original site of the home of General William Henry Lytle, the first Surveyor General of the State of Ohio. A 15 foot bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln, donated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Phelps Taft stands in the park, which initially caused a storm of critical controversy with its realism. Concerts are often given at the Michael Mullen memorial bandstand. Mullen was a popular former councilman and civic leader. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_007_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati; Fountains Ohio; McLean, John R. (John Roll), 1848-1916
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Kelley Fountain in the arcade." This is a photograph of the Kelly Fountain in downtown Springfield, Ohio. An unidentified man stands next to the fountain staring into the water basin. The fountain was developed in 1889, when Mayor Oliver S. Kelly wanted to construct a forty-one foot high, cast-iron fountain on the Esplanade, dedicated to the people of Springfield. The site was then renamed Fountain Square and Market Street became Fountain Avenue. The fountain was later torn down due to poor construction, but was re-built as the Esplanade fountain in 1993. It exists in downtown Springfield today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_026_001
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Springfield (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Fountains--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Art exhibit on Fountain Square. Cincinnati, Ohio - 1938" Caption reads "May Art Exhibition Fountain Square (Cinci)" The Tyler Davidson fountain is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, now called Fountain Square, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200, 000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F07_012_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Exhibitions
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "The Tyler Davidson Fountain. This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. Photograph by WPA photographer, Federal Project Number One." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_002_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Tyler Davidson Fountain. One of Cinci's most famous landmarks." This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_003_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Fountain Square Looking West from Walnut st, during American Telegraphic Florists Association Convention -- Sept. 1940" This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_004_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Exhibitions
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Carew Tower with Fountain in foreground' Cinci." This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_005_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "May Art Exhibition Fountain Square (Cinci)" This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_006_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Exhibitions
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_007
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Tyler Davidson with Carew Tower in background; Cincinnati, Ohio". This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_008_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads "Cincinnati's Fountain Square - 1941 - a bottleneck in all traffic downtown today as in horse and buggy days". This large old fountain is perhaps the best known landmark of Cincinnati. It is situated in the center of the esplanade of Fountain Square, at East Fifth and Vine Streets, in the heart of the downtown business district of the city. The Tyler Davidson Fountain was cast in the Royal Foundry of Bavaria, of bronze from condemned Danish cannon. It stands forty-three feet high, and the bronze work alone weighs twenty-four tons. The sculpturing represents the Genius of Water giving her benediction to other figures symbolical of the varied uses of water. The fountain, which cost $200,000, was presented to the City of Cincinnati in 1871 by Henry Probasco, a prominent local hardware merchant, in memory of his deceased business partner, Tyler Davidson. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F02_009_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Probasco, Henry, 1820-1902; Fountains--Ohio--Cincinnati--1860-1890; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)