Description: Pasquale Biondo, of Summit County, was electrocuted October 4, 1918, for the Murder of Patrolman Edward J. Costigan. Biondo was allegedly part of an early mob led by Rosario Borgio in Akron, Ohio, which was associated with the shooting and killing of numerous patrolmen. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08103
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Summit County (Ohio)
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: An aerial view of Silver Lake in Summit County. Silver Lake was a popular retreat with an amusement park for families in the late 1800s. In 1917 it was sold for residential development and incorporated as a village in 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06882
Subjects: Lakes -- Ohio; Summit County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Silver Lake (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Akron, Ohio, Band at mess during Spanish American War, ca. 1898. The band was possibly part of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry formed from the 8th Ohio National Guard and mustered into service in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03367
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Ohio History--Military Ohio; Spanish-American War, 1898
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: The U.S. Navy airship, U.S.S. Akron (ZRS-4) flying over the city of Akron, Ohio. The U.S.S. Akron was commissioned in October of 1931. In April of 1933, the U.S.S. Akron crashed off the coast of New Jersey, after encountering a storm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_007_001
Subjects: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio); Airships
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "A street in Akron, Ohio, showing street conditions prevalent in many parts of town." The photograph is believed to show the intersection of Stanton and Curtis Streets looking south. Visible in the distance is a cooling tower of the Miller Rubber Company. Founded in 1898, the Miller Rubber Company produced a variety of rubber goods, including tires, tubes and accessories, as well as bathing wear, gloves and rubber toys. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_011_001
Subjects: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio); Streets; Rubber industry
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Tallmadge Congregational Church located on the public circle in Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio, ca. 1930 - 1939. Construction of the church building began in 1822 and the church was dedicated in 1825. The state of Ohio acquired the church in 1971. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00824
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Other--Ohio Historical Society
Places: Tallmadge (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Stan Hywet Hall in Akron. The former "country estate" of the Frank A. Seiberling family, Stan Hywet Hall is one of the finest examples of Tudor Revival architecture in the United States. Set on an old stone quarry, the name Stan Hewet is Old English for stone quarry. Frank A Seiberling was the founder of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06891
Subjects: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio); Architecture
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Polsky Department Store opened on Sept. 15, 1930, in downtown Akron, OH. The building features an Art Deco design. The building was acquired by the University of Akron in 1987 and is now used as an academic building for the university. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_016_001
Subjects: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio); Department stores; Architecture
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Frank Mazzano, of Summit County, was electrocuted February 21, 1919, for the Murder of Partolman Gethin Richards. In spring 1918, Officer Gethin Richards went to investigate three suspicious looking men near a railroad in Akron, Ohio. One of the men, Mazzano, fired three shots and killed Gethin. A passerby summoned the police, and Richards was captured shortly afterward. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08105
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Death row; Portrait photography
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior view of the Lemaster Pool Hall on 1271 East Market Street in Akron, Ohio, ca. 1920-1929. The pool hall is listed in the Akron City Directory as Lemaster Bros., Cigars, etc. for the years 1922, 1925 and 1926-1927. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03345
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Eleanora Buchla and Julius Kubinyi gardening on farm of Edmund Vance Cooke, Jr, at Peninsula O Summit Co." The photograph was taken by Henry P Boynton - 1939 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_005_1
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Gardening
Places: Peninsula (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Swimming pool on Fourth..." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F02_025_001
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio)
Places: Summit County (Ohio)