Akron History in 21 Pictures

The Summit Memory Project is a wealth of old Summit County Photos. A wealth of new things to share with my friends and neighbors regarding our area history!

Samuel J Ritchie's Frontier Kitchen
Samuel J Ritchie’s Frontier Kitchen
Walter Mains Circus, around 1800
Walter Mains Circus, around 1900
A Summit County Fair, People with their Ponies
A Summit County Fair, People with their Ponies
A Rare view of the Gorge NEar Cuyahoga Falls
A Rare view of the Gorge Near Cuyahoga Falls
Men Working an Automatic Shovel Digging a Road or Railroad
Men Working an Automatic Shovel Digging a Road or Railroad
Modern Woodsman of America-Akron1908
Modern Woodsman of America-Akron1908
Summit County Fair, 1908- Jams and Jellies of Boston Twp.
Summit County Fair, 1908- Jams and Jellies of Boston Twp.
A Dredging Shovel, likely Clearing a canal
A Dredging Shovel, likely Clearing a canal
The Will T Curtin Jewelry Store
The Will T Curtin Jewelry Store
PH Schneider, and their Rented Trolley for a 1900 Picnic
PH Schneider, and their Rented Trolley for a 1900 Picnic
Tough Men of the JK Machine Shop... and one woman on a bike!
Tough Men of the JK Machine Shop… and one woman on a bike!
AN Akron Restaurant, 1920... Prohibition Smiles
AN Akron Restaurant, 1920… Prohibition Smiles
1890 - Office Space
1890 – Office Space
Akron Indians Football Team, 1908
Akron Indians Football Team, 1908
Silver Lake Park, around 1910, when it was an Amusement Park
Silver Lake Park, around 1910, when it was an Amusement Park
Schumacher's Front Yard Kintergarden
Schumacher’s Front Yard Kintergarden
The 1935-36 Champion Girls Basketball Team of Cuyahoga Falls
The 1935-36 Champion Girls Basketball Team of Cuyahoga Falls
Schumacher Coffee, in Akron on Howard, around 1965
Schumacher Coffee, in Akron on Howard, around 1965
The Wise Furnace Company
The Wise Furnace Company
Kubler Match Employees, Break Time!
Kubler Match Employees, Break Time!
Peninsula Train Station, 1885
Peninsula Train Station, 1885

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