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Title
Charles
A.
Ely
Engraving
Subject
Science and Technology
Literary Ohio
Libraries
Benefactors
Place
Elyria (Ohio)
Lorain County (Ohio)
Description
Charles
A.
Ely
,
shown
in this
engraving
by
Samuel
Sartain
of
Philadelphia
,
founded
the
Elyria
Public
Library
. The
engraving
was
published
in
Heman
Ely's
Records
of the
Descendants
of
Nathaniel
Ely
in
1885
.
It
measures
8.75
"
x
11.5
"
(22.23
x
29.21cm)
.
Charles
Arthur
Ely
(1829-1864)
was the
son
of
Heman
Ely
,
who
founded
the
city
of
Elyria
.
Ely
attended
Elyria
High
School
and at the
Scientific
School
in
Cambridge
,
Massachusetts
. He was
interested
in
science
, and
played
a
prominent
role
in
creating
both
the
Natural
History
Society
of
Elyria
and the
Lorain
County
Agricultural
Society
. In
1852
he
visited
South
America
as an
agent
for the
Goodyear
Rubber
Company
.
Two
years
later
he
married
Louise
Caroline
Foote
in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
.
Facing
declining
health
, the
Ely's
went
on an
extended
trip
to
China
at his
doctor's
orders
.
Returning
to
Elyria
in
1860
,
Ely
pursued
several
philanthropic
causes
. In his will he
provided
for the
establishment
of a
public
library
,
which
opened
in
1870
.
Creator
Sartain, Samuel
Date of Original
1850
circa
Collection
Elyria
Public
Library
Collection
Source
Audiovisual material
R 929.2 EL 91
Submitting Institution
Elyria Public Library
Rights
For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at
http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html;
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to
http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type
StillImage
File Name
Om820_1036765_034.tif
Image Height
2426
Image Width
2360
File Size
588.379 KB
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