Image: Bronx Zoological Park - DPLA - 0810d730971bf313f10ec4cd0d521a5e

Description: View of terraced pathways leading to buildings in the Bronx zoo. At the right can be seen the edge of the circular Bronx Park Road, which surrounds the Rockefeller Fountain. Note on slide reads "300 acres - 35 A of water 1 mile long 3/5 wide." The Arrases visited New York City upon returning from their 1913 tour of Europe. Edmund F. Arras (7/7/1875-10/19/1951), a prominent Columbus businessman and entrepreneur, founded one of Columbus, Ohio’s first property rental agencies in 1892. Trained as a lawyer, he graduated from OSU law school in 1896 and went on to hold positions in numerous civic groups around the city. He was particularly active within Kiwanis International and was involved with several local religious organizations. In 1913, he and his wife Elizabeth traveled to the World Sunday School Association Convention in Zurich, Switzerland. They continued on to travel extensively throughout Europe documenting their journey through photographs. Due to the timing of their trip, these photos comprise a valuable collection of images of European cities later devastated by war. The Arras family’s lantern slides and negatives include images from their 1913 travels through US east coast cities, Atlantic islands of the Azores, Madeira, Gibraltar and the countries of Algeria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, England, and Ireland. Also included are images from their 1920 train journey from Chicago to the western US for the Kiwanis Convention in Portland. These photographs include images of Chicago, Denver and western National Parks.
Title: Bronx Zoological Park
Credit: This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Columbus Metropolitan Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Ohio Digital Network. Record in source catalog DPLA identifier: 0810d730971bf313f10ec4cd0d521a5e Columbus Metropolitan Library identifier: HA3_B06_071.tif
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