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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937 -- Photographs
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show moreMain entrance avenue Great Lakes Expo 1936 "Harold Burton PG 114 "great Lakes Expo Photo Book" and "413-C" and "W.R.H.S. Negative Available" penciled on back of photo
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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Show moreCleveland Fairs and Exhibitions/Great Lakes Expo/Lake Front 1930 Preservation note: Panoramic photograph, hand-colored, Standard Oil in the Center. Removed from frame by the Kelvin Smith Library Preservation Department. The piece is mounted on an acidic board, which has glue stains as well as impressions and damage from the deeply driven nails that held it in the frame on the verso. Penciled on the acidic paper backing sheet removed from the frame. Photo has some visible dirt in the sky area and around the edges of the entire image. Some crazing of the photo's surface present on the bottom right. Image surface has some indents of small lines and wrinkles
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Show moreMain exposition area, taken from roof of Municipal Stadium, 1936. Panorama. Standard Oil in Center; Cleveland Stadium at left, Terminal Tower at right. "2 of 5. Great Lakes Expo. Panorama: Cleveland: Fairs and Exhibitions/Great Lakes Expo/Lake Front, 1930s" Preservation note: Delivered to KSL unframed. Mounted on damaged foam board. Penciled on back of foam board. Corners damaged, creased; missing small amount of both top corners . 3 nail holes across the top and bottom. Missing small amount of image on bottom left and right edges. MANY large creases on entire photo, especially across the top and bottom. Multiple surface scratches. Very dirty, stained. Back of board has large crease in center. Stains, nail holes and damaged edges all around on back.
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Show morePhotograph of interior exhibit "Making of Nation" at Great Lakes Exposition; Photo has matt (not glossy) surface. Small area of brown stains and paper damage on back of photo, top right edge. Penciled on back of photo: "cpfI_f&e_great lakes expo-10a" ; "Great Lakes Expo 1937. "Making of Nation"; "Cleveland: Fairs and Exhibitions/Great Lakes Exhibition"; "1930's (10)"
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Show morePhotograph of group of men in suits in front of Firestone Building at Great Lakes Exposition Photo is glued on the edges to a mat which is very acidic, yellowed, cracked and torn. Impressions from pencil notations on the back of the photo are evident on the top of the front image. Some stains on left edge of back of photo; fingerprint stains on bottom middle of back of photo. Small spot "poked through" on right upper back of photo. Some damage to photo from someone previously attempting to remove the photo from the mat board is present. Nail holes are on the edges of the matting. Tears on top right. Penciled on back of photo: "Gift of A.H. Zychick, 1980 (Frame removed)."
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Show morePanorama: Cleveland: Amusement Parks, Lake front, Penny Arcade. Herman Pircher's Show boat on far left, Leisy's Alpine on far right Removed from frame by the Preservation Department of Kelvin Smith Library. Photo has some indentations and creases across the image as well as light spotting, surface scratching and small spot losses of the image surface. Staining top right corner. Small damage to top edge from nails used in framing
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show morePhotograph interior of U.S. Department of Agriculture exhibit "Model Farm Diorama" showing free standing exhibit cases and wall case with outdoor vignette Creases in top left corner. Penciled on back of photo: "cpfI_f&e_great lakes expo-9a" ; ""Model Farm Diorama. U.S. Dept. of Agr."; "Cleveland: Fairs and Exhibitions/Great Lakes Exhibition"; "1930's (9)"
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Show morePhotograph of model for kiosk for Great Lakes Exposition. Large eagle on top of pedestal with awning shading a kiosk opening and service counter Photo is printed "skewed" on paper. Top right corner is torn off. Brown stains in top right border of photo. Penciled on back of photo: "Cleveland: Fairs and Exhibitions/Great Lakes Exhibition"; "1930's (11)" "[digital image cpfI_f&e_great lakes expo 1930's_11_a]" . "[A]" Stamped on reverse "please return / great lakes expo. / 1803 terminal tower"
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show moreAerial Survey Photograph showing Great Lakes Exhibition Site Preservation Note: Areas of missing/damaged emulsion esp. on upper right corner. Pencil writing on back left front impressions. Recent post-it note removed from front of photo. Surface scratches. Back of photo has surface paper off in the middle. Penciled on back of photo: "Great Lakes Expo. WRHS neg available. 5910A."
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Show moreOblique view of bridge over railroad tracks leading to main exposition fairgrounds with large stylistic eagle statues; Ohio Bell Co building in center with fair visitors walking in front; Cleveland City Hall in background beyond rr tracks Some slight curved impressions on the surface of the photo
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show moreMidway area of exposition, 1936. "1 of 5. Great Lakes Expo. Panorama: Cleveland: Fairs and Exhibitions/Great Lakes Expo/Lake Front/1930s." "Television" and "The World a Million year's Ago" Buildings in center. Image of lake on left; "Pirchner's Alpine Village on right." Preservation note: Delivered to KSL unframed. Mounted on damaged foam board. Penciled on back of foam board. Corners damaged, creased; missing small amount of top right corner . 3 nail holes across the top and bottom. Missing small amount of image on bottom left edge. Very large creases on right side, throughout photo. Multiple surface scratches. Very dirty, stained, especially visible in lighter sky area. Back of board has taped-on "extra piece" of board which caused the photo to crease badly at the joining of the 2 boards. Stains, nail holes and gouged out pieces of board surface on back.
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show morePhotograph of sculptor working on large eagle prototype for figures along bridge at Great Lakes Exposition; view of interior studio with skylights, location not identified; sculptor on ladder. Top right corner folded over, creased. Top edge of photo is cockled, warped.
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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