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	Search results for Ruth > 1913    Refine your search Type Image (62) Text (62) Subject Postcards (59) Akron (21) Buildings (13) Downtown Akron (11) Flood of 1913 (8) Show more... results 1-20 of 62 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Akron High School Postcards; Akron High School; Schools; Forge Street; Downtown Akron; Akron; Buildings; The first Akron High School located on Forge Street in downtown Akron, Ohio. When the high school opened on September 6, 1886, it was the largest building in the city. In 1911, after the opening of South... 2. All Aboard Postcards; Automobiles; A postcard from Akron, Ohio of two men and two women in an automobile. 3. Buchtel College Buchtel College; Buchtel Hall; University of Akron; Downtown Akron; Akron; Schools; Chemical Laboratory; Buchtel College [right] and the Chemical Laboratory [left] in downtown Akron, Ohio. Buchtel College was founded in 1870 by the Ohio Universalist Convention, and industrialist John R. Buchtel, who donated... 4. Glendale Cemetery Postcards; Glendale Cemetery; Akron Rural Cemetery; Cemeteries; Akron; Glendale Avenue; The entrance to Glendale Cemetery - officially known as the Akron Rural Cemetery - located on Glendale Avenue in Akron, Ohio. The Akron Rural Cemetery began in 1839 as a 20-acre tract between West Center... 5. John Brown Monument Postcards; Monuments; John Brown Monument; Perkins Park; Akron Zoo; The John Brown Monument at Perkins Park in Akron, Ohio. The monument was erected in 1910 by the German-American Alliance. The column had once been in the portico of the original 1843 Summit County Courthouse,... 6. Akron 1854 Postcards; City of Akron; A postcard showing Akron, Ohio in 1854 (top), and also Akron, Ohio in the 1910s (bottom). 7. B. G. Work Home Postcards; Houses; B. F. Goodrich Company; Portage Path; Akron; The home of Bertram G. Work, B.F. Goodrich President [1907-1927], located on Portage Path in Akron, Ohio. 8. Portage Path Monument Postcards; Portage Path; Monuments; Native Americans; Statues; West Market Street; Akron; The statue, nicknamed Unk, stands six feet high and weighs 275lbs. It was erected in 1905 on the corner of Portage Path and W. Market St. to mark the trail Native Americans used as a portage from the Cuyahoga... 9. Canal & Railway Bridge Postcards; Ohio and Erie Canal; Bridges; Railroads; A postcard sent from Akron, Ohio to Bellville in Richland County, Ohio. The postcard shows the Northern Ohio Railway Bridge over the Ohio & Erie Canal in Akron, Ohio. 10. Elm Court Postcards; Our Lady of the Elms; Nuns; Schools; Akron; West Market Street; Houses; Elm Court, the home of Arthur H. Marks on West Market Street in Akron, Ohio. Elm Court, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw of Illinois, was built in 1912 for Arthur Hudson Marks. The Italian Renaissance... 11. Portage Country Club Postcards; Portage Country Club; Golf; Golf courses; Akron; Perkins Hill; Portage Path The Portage Country Club Company in west Akron, Ohio. In 1894, Charles C. Goodrich, Charles G. Raymond and Bertram G. Work constructed the Portage Golf Club on Perkins Hill. They rented the John Brown... 12. Braeside Postcards; Houses; Market Street; Akron; Braeside; First Assembly of God; Braeside was the home of Hugh A. and Annie Galt. Hugh was the former Vice President of Pittsburgh Plate Glass, President of Southern Alkali Corporation, and General Manager of both Columbia Chemical and... 13. Flood - Houses Flood of 1913; Houses; Accidents and Disasters; Postcards; Houses destroyed on Lods Street in Akron, Ohio. The Flood of 1913 was the largest natural disaster in Ohio history. Rainfall over the state totaled 6-11 inches. Four hundred and sixty seven people died,... 14. Nesmith Lake Postcards; Nesmith Lake; Lakes and ponds; A sunset on Nesmith Lake near Akron, Ohio. 15. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Postcards; Factories; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber Industry; In 1900 Firestone Tire & Rubber Company was founded in Akron, Ohio by Harvey Firestone. The company was a pioneer in the mass production of tires. In 1988, the Bridgestone Corporation, a Japanese Company,... 16. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company Postcards; Factories; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber Industry; In 1900 Firestone Tire & Rubber Company was founded in Akron, Ohio by Harvey Firestone. The company was a pioneer in the mass production of tires. In 1988, the Bridgestone Corporation, a Japanese Company,... 17. B. F. Goodrich Postcards; B. F. Goodrich Company; Rubber Industry; Factories; In 1869, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich was the largest stockholder in New York's Hudson River Rubber Company. In 1870, Goodrich decided to move his business to Akron, Ohio. At this time, no rubber manufacturers... 18. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Postcards; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.; Rubber Industry; Factories; In 1898, Charles Willard Seiberling and brother Franklin Augustus Seiberling founded the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, naming it in honor of Charles Goodyear. Charles Goodyear (1800-1860) was the first... 19. Kenmore Kenmore; Neighborhoods - Kenmore; Automobiles; A postcard from Kenmore, Ohio. Founded in 1908, the village of Kenmore was built along the streetcar lines between Akron and Barberton. 20. Springfield Lake & Pavilion Postcards; Springfield Lake; Springfield Township; Lakes and Ponds; Boats; Akron; Dance Hall; Swimmers; Springfield lake and pavilion in Springfield Township, Ohio. During the rapid growth of the rubber industry, Springfield Lake became a resort area. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 62 item(s)  page 1 of 4 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  >> ) :: previous : next
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