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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Maumee River
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Maumee River

Artifact IDMO 1953.1094
Object Type Drawing
Artist (Yugoslavian-American, 1904 - 1959)
Gifter
Dateca. 1935
Mediumpen and ink on vellum paper
Dimensionsoverall H 21 in x W 33 in (53.3 cm x 83.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA large, thin sheet with six original pen and ink drawings that depict views of the Maumee River in Ohio. The titles of images are:
VIEW OF MAUMEE IN DEFIANCE COUNTY OHIO
FOOT BRIDGE ACROSS MIAMI & ERIE CANAL DEFIANCE CO. OHIO
VIEW OF INDEPENDENCE DAM DEFIANCE CO. OHIO
VIEW OF MAUMEE RIVER IN HENRY COUNTY OHIO
VIEW OF RIVER AND CANAL HENRY CO. OHIO
VIEW OF MAUMEE RIVER FROM STATE PARK NAPOLEON OHIO

In the lower right of the sheet: Page 2.
Historical NoteThis sheet of drawings is by Stephen Klissaroff of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The sheet was sent to President Roosevelt in April 1935 by W. A. Ritter, of Ohio State Park Camp #3 in Napoleon, Ohio.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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