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I retrieved this image from Cleveland State University’s Michael Schwartz Library. I found it in Special Collections where they hold the Cleveland Press Collection. To my knowledge, I believe you would need to […]

Corrections I made to this post:

-changed title
-emphasized this entry is a story of image, images of how people react to difficult times
-provided story of dancing paris

Corrections I made to this post:

-changed title
-abandoned “greatest generation” idea
-deeper analysis of posters and photos
-emphasized that the entry is a story of image
-tried to tell a story of how […]

Corrections I made to this post:

-title change
-deeper analysis of poster
-emphasizing this entry is a story of image
-making a connection between the government’s approaches to labor and laborers’ approaches to labor

Frank, I’m going to be frank with you, and this applies to all three of your entries. I hate flying and I have never had an interest in aviation history. So why should this effect me? Is it because transportation […]

Was St. Wenceslas ever involved with outside businesses, such as the National Hall or bakeries? I remember my catholic school days had community/business involvement in some sort of way. I think if you could find […]

For me, the only question that comes to mind as I read this is are Czechs the only ethinicity of Catholics going through a secularization (via freethinkers)? Is it common among Catholic ethinic groups to have this […]

I really think that adding a little bit of youself in here might really bring this on home. It is a perfect “so what” since you are physical reminder of why this effected Clevelanders.

I feel as though this may be missing a “so what?” factor. Maybe an additional two sentences on how this effected Clevelanders, whether abroad at war or here at home can tell a better story.

Wait, industrial exposition. Never mind. Let’s pretend I didn’t miss the only sentence that made me question that.

Why does Cleveland need a “public” auditorium? What does this say about the people who live in Cleveland?

Why does Cleveland need a war memorial? Do we have a large veteran population? Or, do other cities have war memorials and Cleveland felt the need to compete with them, especially at a time when Cleveland’s […]

My comment here applies to all three of your entries. While I understand that the focus of the entries is about politicians and political groups, I think the only aspect really missing is who the voting group is. […]

I like this story, but I think that if you took more creative license with this, it could be a great story. For example, rather than portraying it in a sentence structure like Elliot Ness did this, portray it as […]

Why was prohibition unpopular with Clevelanders? Was it because they were typically working class? Or was it because Clevelanders had a more “ethnic” background? I think if you looked further into this, it could […]

Is there anyway you could find out if ending prohibition assisted the coutry economically, meaning that ending prohibition acted like a stimulus (for lack of a better term)?