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)
 

Description: Photograph of the pond and bridge in Cleveland Square (now called Public Square) with the caption, "View north from fountain in Square.--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_041
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Parks; squares (open spaces);
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the pond and fountain in Cleveland Square (now called Public Square) with the caption, "Fountain and Boat s.w. cor. of Square--1876," from 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_B01_A01_048
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; Parks; squares (open spaces);
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the pond and fountain in Cleveland Square (now called Public Square) with the caption, "Decorations during Garfield Obsequies," from the collection of Louis Baus. President James A. Garfield, an Ohio native, was only in office for four months before he was shot by assassin Charles Guiteau on July 1, 1881. Garfield survived another two and a half months, but succumbed to complications from the wound on September 19, 1881. His body was transferred by funeral train to Cleveland, where he is buried in Lake View Cemetery. 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 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B01_A01_049
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; squares (open spaces); Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881; Presidents--Death and burial;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken during the July 4, 1894, dedication of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument in Public Square, then known as Cleveland Square from the collection of Louis Baus. The caption reads, "Dedicating Soldiers Monument. July 4-'94." Designed by architect Levi Scofield, this 125-foot monument memorializes Civil War veterans and regiments from Cuyahoga County, Ohio. 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_063
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; squares (open spaces); Monuments & memorials;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Elevated view of Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) looking south, taken in downtown Cleveland, 1898, from the collection of Louis Baus. The large monument in the center is the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, dedicated to Cuyahoga County regiments and veterans of the Civil War. 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_064
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; squares (open spaces); Monuments & memorials;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) on September 18, 1901, during an encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and the funeral of President William McKinley, from the collection of Louis Baus. McKinley was shot by assassin Leon Czolgosz during a public appearance on September 6, 1901, and died of his wounds eight days later. He is buried in Canton, Ohio. Louis 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_065
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; squares (open spaces); Monuments & memorials; Presidents--Death and burial; McKinley, William, 1843-1901;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Elevated view of Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) looking west, taken in downtown Cleveland, 1920, from the collection of Louis Baus. The large monument in the center is the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, dedicated to Cuyahoga County regiments and veterans of the Civil War. 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_069
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; squares (open spaces); Monuments & memorials;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) during a Sanitary Fair held February 22, 1864, from the collection of Louis Baus. Sanitary Fairs were events held by branches of the U.S. Sanitary Commission to raise money for sick and wounded soldiers during the Civil War. 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_A02_108
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio; squares (open spaces);
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a returning Civil War regiment in Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) in 1865, from 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_B01_A02_110
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio; squares (open spaces); Cleveland (Ohio);
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a courthouse at the northwest corner of Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) in 1874, from 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_B01_A03_205
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; squares (open spaces); Courthouses--Ohio--History;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1900, this photograph shows Fountain Square in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio. At the center, a man sells newspapers, and to either side of the square are shops and offices, including Nelson's on the right., as well as streetcars. Fountain Square was the location of an American Indian mound before Europeans settled the area. Since its construction in 1871, Fountain Square has been considered to be the symbolic center of Cincinnati. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00216
Subjects: Squares (open spaces); Fountains; Streetcars; Downtowns; Central business district
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)