Lawn-rolling for tennis
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Title |
Lawn-rolling for tennis |
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Subject |
Ottawa County (Ohio)
Other -- Family History
Gibraltar Island (Ohio)
Games
Lawns |
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Time Period |
1880s |
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Place |
Gibraltar Island (Ohio)
Ottawa County (Ohio) |
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Description |
Modern contact print made from a glass plate negative depicting Jay Cooke III and Edward Lewis rolling the lawn in preparation to play tennis, on Gibraltar Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, ca. 1889. Reverend Henry Cooke looks on from under the tree. Henry Cooke was the son of prominent businessman Jay Cooke. For many years, Gibraltar was the summer home of the Jay Cooke family. Today, the island is owned by The Ohio State University, who maintains the Stone Laboratory, a freshwater research and teaching facility. |
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Creator |
Reverend Henry Cooke (Photographer) |
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Date of Original |
ca. 1889 |
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Collection |
Jay Cooke Family Collection |
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Source |
P 117; Box 2, Folder 4C |
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Format |
Picture
Photographic Print (Black and White) |
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Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
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Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
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Type |
StillImage |
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File Name |
AL05440.tif |
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Image Height |
2758 |
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Image Width |
2758 |
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File Size |
14805168 Bytes |
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Date created |
2011-08-03 |
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