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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937 -- Photographs
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Show moreExterior of Billy Rose's Aquacade 1937 Preservation note: stains on edges and bottom surface of photo, "bleached spots" on bottom left image.
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
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Show moreGreat Lakes Expo construction scene June 5 1936 Preservation note: Do not know if small black dots in sky are part of actual photo image
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show moreGreat Lakes Expo on Mall near downtown with Sherwin Williams band shell Preservation note: minor stain on bottom border. "Barton Pic Group. W.R.H.S. Negative Available" and "50" penciled on back of photo
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Show moreAerial Survey Photograph showing Great Lakes Exhibition Site. Great Lakes Expo opening day Preservation note: On front bottom left and bottom center of photo: "5928. Aerial Surveys, Inc." Penciled on back of photo. (Taken from folder: "Eisenberg, Samuel. Judge Sam")
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
Show moreJohnny Weismuller with Billy Rose promoter and .... Preservation note: ink stains on left border. On back of photo""Barton Pic Group. W.R.H.S. Negative available" and "45" penciled on back of photo
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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
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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 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
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Great Lakes Exposition of 1936 and 1937
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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