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	Search results for Akron    Refine your search Type Image (3554) Text (2186) Audio (68) Artifact (14) Video (4) Subject Postcards (1352) Akron (1310) Goodyear Tire & Rubber... (574) Buildings (461) Downtown Akron (425) Show more... Date n.d (409) 1898 (60) 1872 (33) no Date (23) 1950 (16) 1946 (14) 1892/08/02 (10) Early 1900s (10) 1947 (10) 1911 (8) Creator Seiberling, John F (105) Miller, Lewis (64) Unknown (54) Evans, Opie (47) Andrew Mcallister (42) Show more... results 1-20 of 5467 item(s)  page 1 of 274 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. $55 Check from Ferdinand Schumacher Empire Barley Mill; German Mills; Cascade Mill; Money; This early check for $55 dollars is signed by Ferdinand Schumacher, Proprietor of Empire, German & Cascade Mills. Abraham Lincoln is pictured on the left. 2. View on Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit Railway Akron; Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Transit; Railroads; Streetcars and Trolleys Due to the many valleys and ridges over which the Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Tranist Railway crossed, it was commonly called the Mountain Line. The line was built by Thomas F. Walsh of Cuyahoga Falls,... 3. Quaker Oats Building Quaker Oats Company; Mills; Akron; American Cereal Company View of the Quaker Oats Company factory in winter. In 1886, Ferdinand Schumacher became president of a new $2,000,000 corporation, which immediately joined the thirteen-member Consolidated Oatmeal Company... 4. Cathedral of Tomorrow Cathedral of Tomorrow; Cuyahoga Falls; Postcards Description on back: The Cathedral of Tomorrow is largest interdenominational church built in this generation. It is located on Rt. #8 just north of Akron, Ohio, and is truly an architectural land-mark.... 5. Bar Mitzvah Celebration Jews; Parties; Food; Awards and Honors; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations; Ceremonies; A Bar Mitzvah celebration dinner at the Akron Jewish Center in Akron, Ohio. 6. City Hospital of Akron Akron City Hospital; Hospitals; Akron; Houses; Market Street; The residence of Dr. Samuel W. Bartges, located on East Market Street, became the first City Hospital of Akron, Ohio. The hospital opened to patients on October 13, 1892. There were 22 beds and two private... 7. Mohawk on big board Mohawk Rubber Company; Mohawk On Big Board By JOSEPH E. KUEBLER Beacon Journal Business Editor NEW YORK - Mohawk Rubber Co.'s common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange today, climaxing a 15-year period of expansion... 8. Akron Motor Cargo Co. Truck Trucking Industry; Trucks, Models of; Transportation; Akron Motor Cargo; Akron; An unidentified man standing next to an Akron Motor Cargo truck in Akron, Ohio. In 1930, Owen Orr and his father, James Orr, opened the Akron Motor Cargo Company. In 1939, the company name changed to Motor... 9. Collyer retires; Keener to lead B. F. Goodrich B. F. Goodrich Company; B. F. Goodrich undergoes a change in leadership. 10. Entrance to Akron Rural Cemetery Akron; Akron Rural Cemetery; Cemeteries; Buildings; Glendale Cemetery The entrance to the Akron Rural Cemetery is located on Glendale Avenue. When the cemetery was established in 1839, it was meant to serve both the dead and the living by providing a place for people where... 11. Living Room in the Selden Anderson Home Saafield Publishing; Akron; Houses; residences; interior Pictured above is the Living Room in Selden Anderson House. Located at 2155 Ridgewood Road, it is a Georgian Revival (Colonial) style home designed by Roy G. Firestone. Selden Anderson was born in Salem,... 12. Soldiers in Street Military; Parades; World War I; Akron; Ohio National Guard One of a series of photos taken in 1916, during World War I, when John Frederick Seiberling leaves Akron, Ohio with the Ohio National Guard for duty in El Paso, Texas. JFS is on the far right in second... 13. Home Camp Jews; Carnivals; Camps; Akron Jewish Center; Clubs and Organizations; Youth Children enjoying a carnival at the Akron Jewish Center's "Home Camp" in Akron, Ohio. 14. Cow and Janitor Cows; Janitors; Milk; Akron City Hospital; Akron; Frank Krupfle, hospital orderly and janitor, took care of the cow that provided milk and cream to the hospital patients and families. 15. Opens Plant At Roanoke; Mohawk Goes Into Plastics Business Mohawk Rubber Company; Opens Plant At Roanoke Mohawk Goes Into Plastics Business By JOSEPH E. KUEBLER Business and Industrial Writer Taking a cue from some of its larger competitors, Mohawk Rubber Co. is entering the plastics... 16. Akron Motor Cargo Co. Trucks Trucking Industry; Trucks, Models of; Transportation; Akron; Akron Motor Cargo; Saunders Cartage; Two Akron Motor Cargo Company trucks in Akron, Ohio. The trucks, owned by Ambert Cronick, were leased to Akron Motor Cargo. In 1961, Cronick purchased the Saunders Cartage Incorporated trucking company.... 17. Main Street Akron; Main Street; Streets and Roads; Streetcars and Trolleys; Buildings; In 1832, Main Street was known as Race Avenue because it was home to the Cascade Mill Race. It was later called Water. In 1836, when North Akron and South Akron merged, the name was changed to Main Street.... 18. Andrew Hale House Houses; Residences; Stockbridge Road; Miller Rubber; Firestone Tire and Rubber Company; Farrel-Birmingham; Banbury Mixer The Andrew Hale House, located at 1931 Stockbridge Road, Free Manorial (French Influence) style home designed by Good & Wagner. Andrew Hale grew up in Akron, Ohio and served in the US Navy in World War... 19. Horse-Drawn Carriages in Akron Parade Parades; Transportation; Akron Street scene of a parade in Akron with horse drawn carriages and a fire-engine with a sign "Steam Fire Engine, 1860." A shed to the left is painted with, "North Akron's Largest Accessory Shop." 20. Health Club Jews; Akron Jewish Center; Bicycling; Health Clubs; Clubs and Organizations; A man receives a massage while a teenage boy pedals on a stationary bike at the health club in the Akron Jewish Center in Akron, Ohio. select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 5467 item(s)  page 1 of 274 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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