Historic Photos of Cleveland

by Ronald L. Burdick (Text by), Margaret L Baughman (Text by)

Overview

Cleveland is an American city quintessentially founded upon change. From its birth to the present, Cleveland has consistently built and reshaped its appearance, ideals, and industry. Through changing fortunes, Cleveland has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, indepen-dent culture of its citizens. Historic Photos of Cleveland captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From Cleveland as a principal stop for the Underground Railroad to its beginning stages of revitalization in the 1970s, Historic Photos of Cleveland follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city's history. This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781683369455
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Series:	Historic Photos
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	8.75(w) x 8.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ronald L. Burdick joined the Cleveland Public Library in 2002 after several years with the Elyria (Ohio) Public Library. In March 2004 he was promoted to head of the history and geography department, Louis Stokes wing of the main library, which includes the map and photograph collections. Previously he directed two historical societies and historic preservation offices with Defiance College and the Ohio Historic Preservation Office. He has a bachelors of science degree in history from Defiance College and a masters in library science from Kent State University.

Since 2000 Margaret L. Baughman has been the photograph collection librarian at Cleveland Public Library. The photograph collection has approximately 1.3 million photographs primarily from local newspaper morgues and the Newspaper Enterprise Association. These photographs document people, places, and events from the late nineteenth century to the 1990s. In addition, the collection holds works of well-known and established Northeast Ohio photographers. She has a masters in library and information science.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     VII
Preface     VIII
Village to City (1850-1869)     1
Cleveland's "Golden Era" (1870-1929)     13
Economic Growth the Great Depression, and World War II (1930-1949)     125
The City Deals with Adversity (1950-1979)     177
Notes on the Photographs     200