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Girls Seated on Front Stoop

Date: 1925
Description: Two small girls seated on the front stoop of a house.
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Church of the Holy Spirit

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Description: View toward the front and right side of the church, with a woman and child standing on the steps in front of the door. The building is mostly stucco, but h...
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Concrete Manure Pit and Litter Carrier

Date: 1925
Description: A concrete manure pit and litter carriers operated on pulleys stand in front of multiple farm buildings.
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1957
Description: The racing hill at Derby Downs where the All-American Soap Box Derby championship is held each year. Taken from the Topside area by the parents (Mr. &...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 1957
Description: "Welcome Champ" sign for Van Steiner of Argyle, Wisconsin on the main street of Akron. In 1957 Van competed in the All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Dow...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

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Description: All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs. Shows an elevated view of the "Derby Downs Hill with Grandstands and Finish Line. Famous Goodyear Zeppelin Dock...
Postcard

Akron Soap Box Derby

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Description: All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs. "Scene showing main entrance to Derby Downs."
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Remains of President Lincoln at Monument Square and Pavilion

Date: 1865
Description: The remains of President Lincoln lying in state in Monument Square and Pavilion. Lincoln's body was on its way from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illino...
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Playing Horseshoes at National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: A group of veterans pose while playing horseshoes at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. In the background, the top of the National Military ...
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Funeral Ceremony at the National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: View of a funeral ceremony at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. A group of veterans march before a horse-drawn vehicle pulling a coffin on ...
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The Northwestern Ohio Normal School

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Description: Elevated view of the Northwestern Ohio Normal School, founded in 1871 by Henry Solomon Lehr. Groups of people pose on the school's lawn, and two men stand ...
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The Ohio Northern University

Date: 1919
Description: A group of students walks around the quadrangle at Ohio Northern University. The text on the building to the left reads: "Dukes Memorial."
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Oberlin College

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the Oberlin College campus looking toward a campus building through trees. Caption reads: "Campus View, Oberlin, Ohio."
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Ohio University

Date: 1930
Description: A view of a tree-lined campus walkway edged with flowering bushes at Ohio University. Several buildings are in the background.
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Picnicking on Tables in the Woods

Date: 1910
Description: View of groups of people picnicking on picnic tables in the woods. A pavilion is in the background.
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Hotel Victory

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Hotel Victory. The hotel has an inner courtyard, towers, and flags flying on top of the towers. People are milling around the building and...
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Smith's Hotel

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Description: A bridge leads across a body of water to the three-story Smith's (Resort) Hotel. Several people stand on the building's wrap-around porch and the roof feat...
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Swimmers at the Beach

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Description: A large group of men, women, and children stand in the water wearing bathing suits while others look on from a pavilion in the background. Several flags ca...
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Bathers and Boaters at Springfield Lake

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Description: Boaters, swimmers, and people standing on a dock pose for a portrait on Springfield Lake. Several houses and trees stand along the shore in the background.
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Sunbathing on the Beach at Coney Island

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Description: People sunbathe on a crowded beach along the Ohio River. A shaded pavilion stands on the beach at left and an American flag flies from a slide in the wate...

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