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)
 

Description: Caption reads "1915 - Tyler Davidson fountain Cincinnati, Ohio". This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of a photograph of Tyler Davidson fountain as it appeared in 1915. 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_010_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; Cincinnati, Ohio - 1870". This photograph (ca. 1935-1943) is of a photograph of the Tyler Davidson fountain from 1870. 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_013_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)