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	Search results for Cleveland    Refine your search Type Black-and-white Photog... (15404) Postcards (1106) Color Photographs (995) Editorial Cartoons (615) Newsletters (455) Show more... Creator Unknown (6852) Walker & Murray Associ... (579) Osrin, Ray (579) Bartimole, Roldo (436) Tepley, Paul (375) Show more... Date 1965 (654) Unknown (451) 1926 (240) 1922 (209) 1978 (184) Show more... results 1-20 of 21098 item(s)  page 1 of 1055 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950 Cleveland Orchestra;Musical Arts Assn.;Grays Armory; Sokoloff, Nikolai Founder of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1918 with Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Association. Ms. Prentiss was active in the Cleveland musical scene from 1891 until retiring in 1945. 2. Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985 Hamilton, Margaret; Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939); Actors; Actresses; Cleveland Play House; Hathaway Brown Actress best remembered for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the movie The Wizard of Oz. Ms. Hamilton perfected her craft in her hometown by working at the Cleveland Play House until being "discovered"... 3. Janicki, Hazel Janicki, Hazel; Artists; Sculpture; Painting; Cleveland Public Library; Cleveland School of Art; Women's Art Club Of Cleveland Janicki was a Cleveland artist knownfor her tempera paintings. She created the mural for the USO Lounge which was in Cleveland's Old Federal Building and she exhibited her work both locally and nationally.... 4. Ames, Lydia May Ames, Lydia May; Artists; Landscape paintings; Cleveland School of Art; Women's Art Club Of Cleveland Ames was a landscape painter that was one of Cleveland's first woman's artists and was called "Cleveland's first impressionist painter." Her work was exhibited in national exhibits such as those in New... 5. Rowland, Amy F. (Amy Farley), b. 1872 Rowland, Amy Farley; Lakeside Unit, World War I; Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Women's City Club; Women's City Club; Alta House; Office workers Amy Rowland served with the Lakeside Unit in World War I and edited publications by Dr. George W. Crile, Sr. She worked with the American Ambulance in France and she became executive secretary at the Cleveland... 6. Price, Constance Mather Price, Constance Mather; Theaters; Cleveland Play House; Musicarnival; American Red Cross Constance Price served for the American Red Cross in WWII and took part in the planning of Musicarnival. She designed sets for Cleveland's East Side Players, Heights Light Opera, and Euclid Little Theater.... 7. Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance Allen; Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation; Philanthropy; Allen Memorial Medical Library (Cleveland, Ohio) Elisabeth Prentiss was famous for her philanthropy: she gave funds to many institutions and established the Allen Memorial Library. She also received a public service medal from the Cleveland Chamber of... 8. Perkins, Anna Cleveland Press; Franklin Club; Cleveland Sorosis; Poets; Irwin, Josephine Saxer Anna Perkins sold issues of the "Cleveland Press" for her livelihood, eventually earning her the moniker of "Newspaper Annie." She also advocated reform for women's dress and wrote the poem "What Is It?"... 9. Norweb, Emery May Cleveland Museum Of Art; Art collectors; Cleveland Plain Dealer; Norweb, Emery May Holden; Numismatics Norweb was a member of the Cleveland Museum of Art's accessions committee who eventually became the first woman president of the museum in 1962. She was also a chairperson of the American Numismatic Society... 10. Cotner, Mercedes R. Cotner, Mercedes R.; Cleveland City Council; Politics & government; Politicians; Clerk of Cleveland City Council (Ohio) She was the first woman and longest serving Clerk of Cleveland City Council, a position she held from 1964 until her retirement in 1990. In 1973, she became the first Democratic woman to run for the Mayor... 11. Nash, Helen Millikin Nash, Helen Millikin; Hathaway Brown; Botanical gardens; Cleveland Botanical Garden; Garden Center Of Greater Cleveland; Shaker Lakes; Philanthropists; Conservation of natural resources Nash became the president of the Garden Center of Greater Cleveland in 1949 and received the Frances McIntosh Sherwin Award. She also helped preserve the Shaker Lakes area from highway construction by... 12. McCaffery, Margaret Mccaffery, Margaret; Cleveland City Council; Cleveland City Government Margaret McCaffery served on the Cleveland City Council for over 28 years. She received accolades from the safety forces, organized labor, and small business groups. She worked on committees for public... 13. Marcus, Sarah Woman's General Hospital; Maternal Health Assn.; Planned Parenthood Of Greater Cleveland; Marcus, Sarah; Physicians Served Women's General Hospital as the president of the hospital and was one of the first physicians at the Maternal Health Association (MHA) clinic, which later became Planned Parenthood. She also received... 14. Jennings, Martha Holden Jennings, Martha F. Holden; Philanthropists; Cleveland Museum Of Art; Cleveland Clinic Foundation; University Circle; Case Institute of Technology Martha Holden Jennings was a major benefactor for the Case Institute of Technology, The University Circle Development Foundation, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She also donated to the Cleveland... 15. Irwin, Josephine Saxer League Of Women Voters (Lwv) Of Cleveland; Fairview Park; Womenspace; Cleveland Council On World Affairs; Irwin, Josephine Saxer Josephine Irwin was active in the peace movement before World War I and was one of the first members of the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Cleveland, participating in a suffrage parade on Euclid Avenue... 16. Hauser, Elizabeth J., 1873- Activists; Women's suffrage; National American Woman Suffrage Assn.; League Of Women Voters (Lwv) Of Cleveland; Hauser, Elizabeth; Journalists Elizabeth Hauser first began her career as editor of the "Girard Grit" and then later helped found the National American Women's Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Once suffrage passed she also founded the... 17. Greve, Bell Greve, Bell; Social workers; Public service organizations; Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Relief Bureau; Cleveland. Dept. of Health and Welfare; Cleveland Rehabilitation Center; Rehabilitation International; Hiram House Bell Greve was internationally renowned as a leader and pioneer in rehabilitative care and relief services. Originally planning to be a missionary, Greve turned towards social work after volunteering at... 18. Eastman, Linda Anne, 1867-1963 Eastman, Linda Anne; Cleveland Public Library; Librarians; Western Reserve University Linda Anne Eastman was the first woman to head a metropolitan library system in the United States and is renowned for a tradition of innovation in libraries. Eastman was named librarian at Cleveland Public... 19. Fairfax, Florence Bundy Fairfax, Florence Bundy; Cleveland. Dept. of Recreation; Florence Bundy Fairfax Recreation Center; Sports & recreation facilities Bundy was a long-time employee of the Dept. of Recreation for the city of Cleveland. In May 1954, she became the Superintendent of Special Activities which focused on finding services and activities for... 20. Evans, Dina Rees, 1891- Evans, Dina Rees (Doc); Cain Park Theater; Cleveland Heights High School; Theater programs; Theaters; Secondary School Theatre Association (U.S.); American Educational Theatre Association Evans earned the first doctorate granted for theater in the United States. She also served as director for the Cain Park Amphitheater and became president of the American Educational Theatre Association.... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 21098 item(s)  page 1 of 1055 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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