Grading of South Moreland (Van Aken), 1916

Photograph

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Shaker Historical Society

Name/Title

Grading of South Moreland (Van Aken), 1916

Entry/Object ID

150.06

Tags

1910s, East View Village, Moreland Neighborhood, Shaker Heights

Description

Black-and-white photograph of an adult woman, a girl, and an adult man in front of a train engine and dump cars during the grading of South Moreland, now Van Aken Boulevard. A handwritten note in the bottom margin indicates the photo was taken on June 4, 1916. Handwritten notes on the back identify the people as (left to right): Mary Steigerwald, Helen Gibbs Mills, and Samuel J. Gibbs.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Helen Gibbs Mills, Shaker Rapid

Subject Place

City

East View Village, Shaker Heights

County

Cuyahoga County

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States

Neighborhood

Moreland

Context

Mary Steigerwald was the housekeeper for Priscilla (Warren) Caley, Helen's grandmother and Samuel's mother-in-law.

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Notes

Most likely donated by Helen Gibbs Mills

Made/Created

Date made

Jun 4, 1916

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Alternate Accession Number

Other Number

2025.13.89

Location

Location

Box

Photograph Archives Box 06

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Notes

Folder: Neighborhoods - Moreland

Location

Drawer

Vertical File 11

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Notes

Folder 7 (Shaker Heights People)