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Boarding an Excursion Boat

Date: 1910
Description: Passengers board the excursion boat "Crescent No. 1" as others look on from bridges. There is a large building in the background on the left, and a long, w...
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Residential Area

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a residential area, featuring houses, a fork in the road, sidewalks, and trees.
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Residential Street

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the West Atwood Street residential district featuring a Victorian house with scalloped shingles and a turret. Many trees shade the street that st...
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Log Cabin

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Description: Edmund Gardner's log cabin, purchased by Gardner in 1874. A group of women are on the porch. Caption reads: "Comm. Gardner's Log Cabin at Ballas Island."
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A Country Home

Date: 1910
Description: A view of an elaborate, ivy-covered country home with a tower.
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Ferry in the Cuyahoga River

Date: 1910
Description: View of a cable ferry in the Cuyahoga River. A man and several chairs are on the ferry. A rocky pass is further down the river.
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Meeting Room

Date: 1910
Description: The Chamber of Commerce meeting room.
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Railroad Tracks through Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a train yard with six sets of railroad tracks and large wooden buildings. A nearby neighborhood is visible in the background. Caption read...
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Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of shoreline, waterfront buildings, boat-dotted bay and Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. The pink-marble, column-shaped monu...
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Ohio River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated and distant southerly view of the Ohio river winding through a town. A bridge crosses the river in the foreground, and trees and houses are locate...
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First Presbyterian Church

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the First Presbyterian church and two mansions. The Mahoning river and a park is in the foreground, and other parts of the town stretch in...
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Elevated View of Town and Countryside

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of residential area of town featuring a large stone church, houses with large yards and countryside stretching off into the distance.
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National Home of the Daughters of America

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Description: Groups of chairs and tables are scattered around the sewing room of the National Home of the Daughters of America, a house built in 1930 in the classical r...
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Forest Hill Home

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of Forest Hill Home. Decorative railings and columns are shown on the country home, and two trees lie in the foreground with a swing, chairs, an...
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National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: Interior of the infirmary barracks at the National Military Home. Men sit in chairs next to rows of beds on both sides of the room. Construction of the Nat...
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Operating Room at Saint Mary's Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of an operating room at Saint Mary's Hospital, completed May 18, 1859 and designed by Anthony Bley. An operating table, lights, and other surgical...
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X-ray Department at Saint Mary's Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the x-ray department at Saint Mary's Hospital, completed May 18, 1859 and designed by Anthony Bley. An x-ray machine and table can be seen, as ...
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Ohio State Sanatorium

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of the main hall at the Ohio State Sanatorium, which opened in 1909. The view of the main hall includes a long entryway, a seating area, and stair...
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Dining at the National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: A large group of veterans eating in the dining hall at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. Men in white hats and uniforms serve a meal to the...
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Gray Chapel

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Description: Elevated view of Gray chapel looking toward a large pipe organ. A congregation is seated in the pews and other people sit in chairs on a raised platform. T...

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