Description: Reverse reads "German Garden (One of Cultural Garden Group)" This photograph is of the German Cultural Garden in, one of a series cultural gardens along Martin Luther King Boulevard in Cleveland's Rockefeller Park. The German garden was the third of twenty five gardens, having been built in 1929. The park centers on a bronze statue of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) and Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) clasping hands, with several other busts and statues as well. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_046_1
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Cleveland; Goethe, J. W. (Johann Wolfgang), 1749-1832; Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759-1805
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "German Garden (One of Cultural Garden Group). Cincinnati?" This photograph is actually of the German Cultural Garden in, one of a series cultural gardens along Martin Luther King Boulevard in Cleveland's Rockefeller Park. The German garden was the third of twenty five gardens, having been built in 1929. The park centers on a bronze statue of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832) and Friedrich von Schiller (1759-1805) clasping hands, with several other busts and statues as well. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_023_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Cleveland; Goethe, J. W. (Johann Wolfgang), 1749-1832; Schiller, Friedrich von, 1759-1805
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This map titled "Beauty Spots & Parks of Cleveland & Vicinity," was produced by the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration, with a note on its reverse which reads "Graphic Arts Map. Beauty Spots & Parks of Cleveland & Vicinity, Mr. Hawkins" and a stamp for Ernest Graham, Cleveland, Ohio. Main points on the map include the Stadium, Brookside Park Zoo, Garfield Park, Washington Park, Forest City Park, Rockefeller Park, Woodland Hills Park and several spots are marked 'Metropolitan Park System.' 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_B04F08_10_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Maps; Cleveland Region (Ohio)--Maps; Cleveland Metropolitan Area (Ohio)--Maps; Parks--Ohio--Cleveland
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: South end of the lake at Wade Park in Cleveland showing the old boat house at the left in 1900. The Western Reserve University is shown in the background. The park was the first of J. H. Wade to the city in 1882. Wade planned his park in 1872 and spent thousands of dollars in its development. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06009
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Parks; Cleveland (Ohio); Outdoor recreation
Places: Cleveland (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Fishing in Hinckly Reservoir Cleveland Metropolitan Park System (Photographed by Henry P Boyton - 1940) Ohio Picture Books Page 60 Picture: 81 (lower) Crdit: Henry P. Boynton Caption: None" A young boy and a man are seen on the banks of Hinckly Reservoir, which is now known as Hinckley Reservation, but is still operated by Cleveland Metroparks. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_008_001
Subjects: Cleveland Metropolitan Park District (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works. & Recreation; Fishing--1930-1940
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Postcard of the monument to Volney Rogers at the entrance to Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, Ohio, ca. 1939-1960. Rogers drafted and worked to pass the Township Parks Improvement Act of 1891 and led the campaign to establish the Youngstown Township Park District. He is particularly recognized for his personal effort to preserve Mill Creek Park. The sculpture of Rogers was created by Frederick Hibbard, a sculptor from Cleveland, Ohio, and installed in 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03336
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Youngstown; Hibbard, Frederick Cleveland, b. 1881; Sculptors--United States--20th century
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Text on the back of the photograph indicated that this image depicts Cataract Falls on the Chagrin River near Cleveland, Ohio. This identification is not certain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06405
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Photography--Ohio; Waterfalls; Nature; Parks
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: 1896 photograph of the Duluth passenger steamship, one of two ships used to transport crowds from downtown Cleveland down the Cuyahoga River to Euclid Beach amusement park. The vessels could hold 800 passengers each at a price of 25 cents a round trip, which included admission to the park. This photograph belongs to the collection of Louis Baus. 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_B02_A06_538
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Steamboats; Amusement parks--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "C.W. Ackerman, Photographer. 3021227 Prospect Bldg. MA, 5693 Cleveland, O." This photo depicts young men and women socializing outdoors at the Cleveland Metropolitan Park District in Cleveland, Ohio. Several of them are wearing swimsuits and one woman is doing a handstand. There are also people sunbathing on blankets in the grass nearby and several groups of people sitting a picnic tables in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F02_017_001
Subjects: Cleveland Metropolitan Park District (Ohio); Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Picnics; Recreation; Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows ten people, both men and women, playing an informal game of baseball in the park. The park contains several baseball diamonds and a second diamond and backstop can be seen in the distance. 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_B13F03_005_001
Subjects: Baseball; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cleveland Metropolitan Park District (Ohio); Sports; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a man kneeling and drinking from a water fountain. He is wearing knee high boots and a white tee shirt. A woman with a purse helps him with the fountain. They are in the Rocky River Reservation, a part of the Cleveland Metroparks. They are in front of a park sign which explains the park rules. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0031_001
Subjects: Cleveland Metropolitan Park District (Ohio); Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Drinking fountains
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a fountain in Cleveland Square (now called Public Square) with the caption, "Fountain s.w. cor. of Square, north--1876," from the collection of Louis Baus. The Old Stone Church can be seen in the distance. 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_040
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; Parks; squares (open spaces);
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)