Children riding and exiting a toboggan slide on a lake at Chester Park in Cincinnati, Ohio. Only the end of the slide is visible; a pair of children are seen riding on a toboggan near the bottom. A large, apparently wood, building with porches and...
Shoots, an amusement park ride, in Electric Park, Kansas City, Missouri. The Shoots (or Chutes) is essentially a large slide that was ridden in a car; the slide ends in a lake or pond. There are two tracks or slides. There is a roller coaster near...
Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: barnyard scene, with sheep, cows, and boy carrying hay; woman and four boys seated in front of fireplace; man approaching two dogs outside home; small animal (ferret?) leaping from chair...
Auroras; Exhibitions; Exhibition buildings; Great Lakes Exposition
Great Lakes Exposition in Cleveland, Ohio, seen from the air at night. There are a variety of buildings and other structures, including a performance "shell," and the lake can be seen in the background. There are beams of colored light...
Waves crash against rocks along the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page in photographer Kate Matthews' hand: "The Restless Wave". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
Waves break against rocks and sand along the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Wave Washed Sand". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
Waves break against rocks and sand along the shore of Lake Michigan on a rainy day. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "A Rainy Day". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
Waves break around the rocks on the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "The Rolling Deep". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston Matthews" and...
Waves break on the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "Peace". Inscribed on first and second pages of the album in photographer Kate Matthews' handwriting: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston...
Waves break on the shore of Lake Michigan. Handwritten on album page by photographer Kate Matthews: "The End of a Beautiful Day". Inscribed on first and second pages of album: "Illustrations, by Kate Seston Matthews" and...
Kennedy Bridge, with some curved spans but mostly without rails, above icy water, near High Bridge, Kentucky. Behind it is a telephone tower. The Kennedy Bridge, which was built in 1924, crosses Herrington Lake between Mercer and Garrard counties....
Before and after views of Willow Lake Tavern, a one-story building. In the before, the building's exterior is brick and white. In the after, the building has been redone with a Perma Stone façade and has new signs and a new door. Title supplied by...
Four many-passengered canoes float low in the water on a placid lake glinting in the sun; one woman holds a parasol and some passengers wear hats. Part of a rocky shore is visible in the photograph's lower right corner. The backdrop of the lake is...
The Chautauqua movement has been called "culture under canvas" and "the university of the people." What began as a training camp for Sunday School teachers on the shores of Lake Chautauqua in western New York State in the...
Children & adults; Lakes & ponds; Christmas cards; Holly
Two children (a boy and a girl) and a man near a lake or pond. The trees and shores of the water are covered with snow. The boy looks out onto the water, while the girl faces the man, who is also apparently looking at her. The scene is visible...
Snow scene featuring a small lake or pond with reeds at its perimeter and snowy mountains in the background. A single snow-covered tree, a pole with a snow-covered sign, and a fence are also visible. Large holly leaves and berries decorate the...
Cities & towns; Street railroads; Railroads; Buildings
Tall building behind a city square with streets and traffic on either side. More buildings line the streets, which contain streetcars and pedestrians. The sign on the tall building includes the word 'Bank.' On the right side is another tall...
City & town life; Street railroads; Railroads; Pedestrians; People
Busy and crowded city street. The sidewalks are packed with pedestrians with more crossing the cobblestone or brick street. Streetcars are on tracks down the center of the street with wagons and carriages on either side. Buildings line the streets....
