1916 Family Reunion

Photograph

Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Name/Title

1916 Family Reunion

Entry/Object ID

SHH 11.679

Description

Black and white photographic print from glass plate negative. Group portrait in front of Stan Hywet Hall, Main Entrance. J.F. and Monroe Seiberling Family Reunion in July, 1916 [crest has yet to be carved]. Large gathering of Seiberling family members and friends in front of house on porch. Some are sitting and some are standing on the porch entrance way. Mrs. Seiberling is wearing a half sleeve dress and is holding an American flag in her hand. Female figures wear light colored or white attire. Sitting: F.A. Seiberling; Margaret Manton; Miss Aull (guest); Irene Seiberling Harrison; Virginia Seiberling Handy; James Penfield Seiberling; Katharine Firey; Franklin Augustus Seiberling, Jr.; Miss Huber (guest); Olga Chase; Harriet Manton[Henry's daughter]; Katharine Kryder; Ellen Chase; Fred A. Seiberling, Jr.; Charles J. Butler, Jr.; George Seiberling, Jr.; Mrs. Charles Willard Seiberling (Blanche); Laird Seiberling. Standing: Ernest A. Pflueger; Horace M. Houser; Charles J. Butler; Henry Bothomley Manton; Mrs. Harriet Manton [Henry's mother]; Mrs. Samuel S. Miller (Anna); Grace Seiberling; Mrs. Elsie Ferguson Penfield; Gertrude Ferguson Penfield Seiberling; Mrs. George Seiberling (Ida); Mrs. Frank Kryder (Kate); Mrs. Fred A. Seiberling; Fred A. Seiberling; Charles Willard Seiberling; George Seiberling; Alton Seiberling. Back Rows: Bertha Reifsnider; Martha Chase; Mrs. Harriet Chase; Frank Kryder; Mary Miles; Mrs. William S. Chase (Grace), Mrs. Louis T. Wolle (Cora), Mrs. Ernest A. Pflueger (Ruth), Helen Wolle, Ella Seiberling, Dr. William S. Chase, Mrs. Henry B Manton (Mame), Mrs. Charles J. Butler (Emma), Samuel S. Miller, Mrs. Alton Seiberling (Anna). SHH 11.679 is matted with a label "Stan Hywet Hall Entrance/Seiberling Family & Friends/c. Summer 1916"

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Seiberling, Frank Augustus, Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield, Harrison, Irene Seiberling, Seiberling, James Penfield, Handy, Gertrude Virginia Seiberling, Manton, Henry Bothomly, Penfield, Elsie Marie Ferguson, Seiberling, John Frederick (J.F.), Seiberling, Henrietta McBrayer Buckler, Seiberling, Franklin Augustus Jr., Firey, Katherine Seiberling, Seiberling, Charles Willard, Manton, Mary Blanche Seiberling, Chase, William Sabin, Chase, Grace Seiberling, Pflueger, Ernest Andrew, Pflueger, Julia (Ruth) Seiberling, Wolle, Lewis Theodore, Wolle, Cora Seiberling, Miller, Samuel Steven, Miller, Anna Seiberling

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

MJH

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Role

Photographer

Date made

Jul 4, 1916

Place

Location

Stan Hywet Hall

City

Akron

State/Province

Ohio

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Medium: paper, silver gelatin

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Negative Number

Other Number

N-939

Number Type

Other Number

SHH 11.679.1

Number Type

Other Number

SHH 11.679.2

Number Type

Other Number

SHH 11.679.3

Number Type

Other Number

SHH 11.3166

Number Type

Other Number

SHH 2000.124

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

9 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

SHH 11.679.1 2 inch tear on the right side about 2 inches above bottom corner SHH 11.679, SHH 11.679.2-.3 copies of photo showing tear but no physical tear.

General Notes

Note

Image taken at the reunion of the J.F. & Monroe Seiberling families on July 4, 1916 at Stan Hywet Hall. Information taken from photo album compiled from event [see Photographic Album Collection]

Created By

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Create Date

June 22, 1994

Updated By

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Update Date

October 19, 2026