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Harrison Morton Bretz Photographs (SC-277)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-277
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 38 original photographic prints (of 30 different pictures) in downtown Dayton, Ohio. About half of the photos depict damage following the Great 1913 Flood of Dayton, and the rest show various landmarks, buildings, and scenes of Dayton between 1913 and 1920 (several alluding to World War I). Landmarks shown include Memorial Hall, the "New" Courthouse, Union Station, the Third Street post office, the Dayton Daily News building, the Old Main Library, and the Miami...
Dates:
1913-1920
Found in:
Special Collections
Michael Caporale Collection, William Preston Mayfield Photographs
Collection
Identifier: MS-269
Scope and Contents
The Michael Caporale Photograph Collection consists of 356 photographs collected by Michael Caporale. The collection is close in provenance to MS 271, the Peerless Mayfield Collection. Many of the images in both collections are similar subjects and clearly come from the same sources. Users may wish to consult both collections to obtain a more complete overview of Mayfield’s photographic legacy. Series 1 of this collection consists of photographs taken by Dayton photographer...
Dates:
1880-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
Richard Fullerton Photographic Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-213
Abstract
This collection consists of over 2,000 photographs and negatives collected, and in some cases taken by Richard Fullerton, who spent his career in the photography laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The portrait photography in the collection represents predominant photographic processes, portraiture styles, and formats from the second half of the 19th century. The collection contains tintypes, cartes-de-visites, cabinet cards, albumen prints, platinum prints, matte collodion...
Dates:
Circa 1850-1989; Majority of material found within Bulk 1860-1930
Found in:
Special Collections
Oregon Historic District Society Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-498
Abstract
The Oregon Historic District Society was formed in 1973. The constitution for the society reads, in part, "To create a sense of community; to help make neighborhood life secure and comfortable; to establish an atmosphere in which to live, work and recreate ourselves." This collection contains administrative paperwork, photograph slides, compact discs, DVDs, newspaper articles, tour pamphlets, maps, licenses, permits, zoning issues, parking issues and neighborhood rehabilitation plans.
Dates:
1921-2014; Majority of material found within 1970-2014
Found in:
Special Collections