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1. Al Graf business on N Third St, Waterville - Print, Photographic

   This paper copy of a photograph is looking northeast at the east side of N Third St. in Waterville, Ohio. The building at the center of the picture, with the two open bays, was a business owned by Albert Graf and his son, Douglas. Originally a blacksmith shop, by the time this picture was taken in the mid-Fifties, it probably was a machine shop and mechanical repair facility. Note also the Rupp Canal Store to the right.

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Canal boat Ella May - Print, Photographic

   Canal boat, Ella May, on the Miami & Erie Canal in Waterville, Ohio in the 1880's.

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. Canal Boat Legal Tender in Waterville, Ohio - Print, Photographic

   Canal boat Legal Tender, on the Miami & Erie Canal, and Pekin Mills in Waterville, Ohio.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. Clover Leaf Fruit Farm Truck circa 1923 - Print, Photographic

   A black and white photograph of a (circa 1923) White stake bed truck. The sign on the side, behind the cab, reads "Clover Leaf Fruit Farm". The fruit farm was operated by W. W. Farnsworth and William E. Young, both of Waterville, Ohio. This truck was the the first one used to haul fruit to market. William left home early one morning, in peach season, fell asleep and put the truck on its side in the ditch, about 200 feet east of his house. Ob...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Farm Wagon Model - Model, patent

   Farm wagon model built by Albert Graf in 1895, a blacksmith, as a model for a patented axle steering mechanism. The back wheels measure 20" and the front wheels measure 16". The box is painted green, the wheels orange and yellow, with black accents. The restoration of this wagon to original specification and colors was done by Andrew M. Harvey III (see notebook 2001.017.1)

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Lyon Family by Maumee River - Negative, Glass-plate

   A glass-plate negative of members of the Lyon family at Roche de Boeuf on the Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio. Notice the man and boy in the rowboat. The couple is identified as Jenny Cobb Lyon and Fred Lyon.

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Miami & Erie Canal, canal boat, and 3-mule hitch - Print, Photographic

   A 3-mule hitch pulling a canal boat on the Miami & Erie Canal near Waterville, Ohio in 1888. Written on the back is: "L A Spafford Perrysburg, Ohio RFD - 2 1888 Waterville".

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Ohio Electric Trolley on the Waterville Interurban Bridge and Roche de Boeuf - Print, Photographic

   A black and white paper copy of a photo of the Ohio Electric trolley on the Waterville Interurban Bridge, and Roche de Boeuf on the Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio. This view is looking south southeast from S River Road toward the Wood County side of the river. Note the rail fence in the foreground. This same photograph is featured on the cover of "Olde Waterville" by June Huffman, copyright 1994. She credits Paul Jones for the photograph.

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Rupp Canal Store - Painting

   A large oil painting on canvas of a canal boat tied up at the Rupp Canal Store dock. Man and little girl standing on dock. Painting displayed in a wide wooden frame stained brown with a gold overcoat and a 3/4" wide cream/ivory colored fabric line around inner part of frame

   Record Type: Photo

   
10. The Ostrander Store, N Third St - Print, Photographic

    An enlarged (12" x 14") black & white photo of the front of the two joined buildings of the Ostrander & Co., dry goods and shoes on the left, and groceries and meats, on the right. Two horse-drawn delivery wagons are shown, in the street, in front of the store, along with eleven unnamed people on the sidewalk. Between the upper windows of the right-hand building is a sign reading "Doctor H. L. Babcock".

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Three People in a Vintage Automobile - Negative, Glass-plate

    This glass-plate negative has the following etched in the emulsion side of the glass: "Bristol, Conn". This photo shows a man driving an early open automobile, with two women in the back seat. The car is a 1904 Cadillac Model B, and the license plates are Connecticut, year 1905. The woman on the right, in the back seat is Harriet E. Coleman, but the other two people are not identified.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Waterville Early Motorized School Bus - print, photographic

    Black and white photocopy print of a hand-made bus body on a Model T Ford chassis, in front of the Graf Garage on Farnsworth Road, in Waterville, Ohio. This was one of Waterville's first motorized school busses. The passenger compartment was all wood, and was built onto the chassis locally: note the wooden house-type door used for an entrance! For years, the busses were owned and operated by the Graf Bros., and housed in their garage, with the...

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Waterville School Wagon with Joe Barnes, driver - Print, Photographic

    A black and white print, on photo paper, of Joe Barnes standing next to his horse-drawn school wagon, which is hitched to two white horses, with trees and a building in the background. This picture was displayed at a School Exhibit with a note stating that "Joseph Barnes pickups south and west of town". On the back of the photo is written: Joe Barnes with Waterville School Wagon - early 1920's.

    Record Type: Photo