Center for Archival Collections

Lucas County, Ohio - City of Toledo

Photograph Files

The Toledo Publicity and Efficiency Commission took hundreds of photographs of the municipal government at work, from 1946 to the early 1960s. A small sampling of these is available here.

Juvenile Courts

1. Juvenile Court, with counselor, parent, and juvenile
Libraries

1. Toledo Lucas County Public Library Main Branch, Located at 325 Michigan, seen ca. 1950s 2. Toledo Lucas County Public Library Maumee Branch, ca. 1950s
Lighthouses

1. Toledo Lighthouse, ca. 1955
Miscellaneous Subjects

1. Toledo House of Corrections horticulture 1955 2. Toledo House of Corrections horticulture 1955 3. Towed car at Lincoln & Monroe 4. Junior Olympics 1957 (children) 5. Junior Olympics 1957. R-L: Recreation Supervisor Arthur Morse, Boys' Swim Winner Dave Shrag, Girls' Winner Mary Ann Crawford, and Queens Jane Shaw, Judy Bernath, and Sharon Shields

1. Globe Motel, 1960s 2. Demolition of Navarre Hotel, 1953 3. Demolition of Navarre Hotel, 1953 4. Weber Clothing Building
Monuments and Fountains

1. Fountain at Cherry & Spielbusch, 1950s 2. Well Monument on Great Trail at Detroit & Cherry 1949 3. Well Monument on Great Trail at Detroit & Cherry 1949 See Also Soldier's Memorial Auditorium
Parking Lots

1. Washington Street Parking Lot 2. Demolition of National Commerce Bank, 1955 3. Completed Parking Lot for Toledo Trust, 1955
Parks

1. Parks on WSPD, with Mrs. Charles Mock, Frank Venner, and Ralph Gurkus 2. Parks. Bay View Naval Armory Building, 1950 3. Parks. Bay View Naval Armory Ships, 1950 4. Parks. Cullen Marina Dedication, 1961 5. Parks. Cullen Marina Dedication, with Gerald Cullen and Mrs. Cullen, July 29, 1961

1. Parks. Danny Thomas Dedication with Crowd, September 28, 1957 2. Parks. Danny Thomas Dedication. Thomas speaking, September 28, 1957 3. Parks. Joe E. Brown Dedication, May 31, 1958 4. Parks. Joe E. Brown Dedication, May 31, 1958

1. Parks. Side Cut Park. Old Canal Locks and Foot Bridge 2. Parks. Highland Pool, 1951 3. Parks. Highland Shelter House, 1951 4. Parks. Buttonwood Park. View on River 5. Parks. Buttonwood Park. View of River, with People Fishing and Boating

1. Parks. City Park Pool Swimming and Diving 2. Parks. City Park Pool Swimmers Relaxing 3. Parks. Collins Park. Preparing for Dedication 4. Parks. Collins Park Pool with children 5. Parks. Collins Park. Pool Shelter

1. Parks. Navarre Cabin 2. Parks. Navarre Cabin (front) 3. Parks. Navarre Nighttime Shuffleboard 4. Parks. Navarre Pool 5. Parks. Navarre Pool Shelter House

1. Parks. Ottawa Park Fishing Rodeo, 1949 2. Parks. Ottawa Park Old Swimming Pool Shelter, 1949 3. Parks. Ottawa Park, Walden Pond, 1949 4. Parks. Ottawa Park, Christmas Decoration 1952 5. Parks. Pearson Park Shelter

1. Parks. Riverside. Nighttime Game of Horseshoes, 1951 2. Parks. Riverside Pool 3. Parks. Riverside Shelter 4. Parks. Scott Pool 5. Parks. Scott Shelter