Seiberling Visual History

 

 

Frank A. Seiberling standing at the main entrance to Stan Hywet
Frank A. Seiberling, rubber entrepreneur, stands at the main entrance to Stan Hywet Hall,
a family home and a cultural legacy.
Photo was taken in 1942 by John F. Seiberling Jr., a grandson, who was to be elected to the U.S. Congress.
In 1940 TIME Magazine tells a story of high finance and high-stakes wheeling and dealing.

F.A. Seiberling famly c.1908
F.A. Seiberling family portrait taken about 1908
Back: Irene Henrietta Seiberling (1890-1999), John Frederick "Fred" Seiberling (1888-1962), Willard Penfield Seiberling (1892-1981)
Middle: Gertrude Ferguson Penfield "Granny Sei" Seiberling (1866-1946), Franklin August "F.A." Seiberling (1859-1955)
Front: James Penfield "Pen" Seiberling (1898-1982), Franklin Augustus "Frank" Seiberling, Jr. (1908-1990), Gertrude Virginia "Ginny" Seiberling (1899-1971)

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Daughter Irene in high school
A high school photo taken of daughter Irene in about 1905

Granny Sei and Franklin
Frank A. Seiberling's wife, Gertrude, with their son, Franklin, taken about 1915.
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F.A. Seiberling's generation
Family members in F.A. Seiberling's generation—1935
In order by age, Anna Augusta Miller, Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling, Charles Willard "C. W." Seiberling,
Cora Delphine Wolle, Hattie Miles, Grace Irene Chase,
Kitty Gertrude Firey, Mary Blanche "Mame" Manton, Julia "Ruth" Pflueger
View poem credited to "Uncle Doc" Will Chase about the seven sisters & their husbands—1916

 
 Bringing the yule log into Stan Hywet Hall—1940
Bringing the yule log into Stan Hywet Hall—1940
Click here for more pictures from the Christmas of 1940.

Frank Jr. and Nancy's wedding engagement
Frank Seiberling Jr. and his future wife, Nancy Pendleton Jackson, in spring of 1941
A press photo taken on the advent of their wedding announcement.

Granny Sei
Gertrude Seiberling

Fred Seiberling
Fred Seiberling, F.A. Seiberling's eldest son,
outdoorsman, adventurer, artist, storyteller

Stan Hywet Christmas
Christmas at Stan Hywet Hall, 1945
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Three Franks
Frank A. Seiberling Sr., Jr. and 3rd—1945
Click here for a closer look at one of Grandfather Seiberling's watches

John Frederick, Ned Handy, Frank Jr
John Frederick Seiberling Jr. | Edward (Ned) A. Handy | Frank A. Seiberling Jr.
Taken in 1945. Ned Handy is the son of Virginia Seiberling Handy, daughter of F. A. Seiberling Sr.

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