Dayton (Ohio) -- History -- Pictorial works
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
William Preston Mayfield Photograph Collection-Egbert Donation (MS-348)
Collection
Identifier: MS-348
Abstract
The collection consist of William Preston Mayfield Photographs of the Wright brothers' first flights; early pilots, early planes and helicopters; photos of Dayton area businesses, homes, churches, and monuments; as well as aerial shots of the Miami valley, downtown Columbus, and the Ohio State University. Also included are some photographs taken by F. Hermes. Postcards are of early flights, the Wright Flyer, The Wright Brothers Celebration, flights in Europe, other early pilots, European...
Dates:
1910-1960
Found in:
Special Collections
Edmund Trissell Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-316
Abstract
The Edmund Trissell Collection chronicles the life of Dayton photographer Edmund William Trissell through negatives, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence from Mr. Trissell's daily life and photographic assignments.
Dates:
1940-1995
Found in:
Special Collections
