About this collection

John Gordon Rideout (1898-1951) was a noted industrial designer and architect. Rideout began his career in sales, moved into advertising, and eventually opened industrial design firms in Toledo and then Cleveland, Ohio. In 1944, he became one of the 15 founders of the Society of Industrial Designers (SID).

The images in this digital collection come from an album of negatives in the John Gordon Rideout papers (Accession 2701) collection. Some of the images, likely dating to the early 1930s, depict Frank Lloyd Wright and his Spring Green, Wisconsin, estate, Taliesin. Others include portraits and candid images of family and friends; the fishing town of Leland, Michigan; an Easter church service; and a Gulf Co. service station. The collection has not been digitized in its entirety.

Image: Frank Lloyd Wright in his study at Taliesin. Click here to view in the collection.