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	Search results for Williams County Public Library    Refine your search Format Picture (13) Book (1) Creator Bryan Press (2) Bryan Postcard Company (1) Roloson of Delphos, Oh... (1) United States War Depa... (1) William County Nurse C... (1) Show more... Date of Original 1950 - 1960 Circa (2) 1880 Circa (1) 1889 - 1891 (1) 1892 (1) 1903 (1) Show more... Subject Business and Labor Pla... (2) Sports Arts and Entert... (1) Business and Labor Rel... (1) Ohio Women Medicine Nu... (1) Business and Labor Str... (1) Show more... results 1-18 of 18 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next select all | clear all | add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Williams County Public Library Postcard Literary Ohio; Libraries This 3" x 5" (7.62 cm x 12.7 cm) postcard shows the Williams County Public Library circa 1907. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie gave the community $10,000 for the building of a public library if the community... 2. West Unity Centennial Homecoming Souvenir Program Business and Labor; Religion in Ohio; Daily Life; Churches; Anniversaries This Official Souvenir Program was published in 1934 in honor of the centennial of West Unity, Ohio. The booklet contains a history of Brady Township in Williams County, Ohio, along with histories of churches,... 3. War Department Correspondence Regarding Army Horse Breeding Plan Military Ohio; Business and Labor; Plants and Animals; Horse farms; Horses These four letters between the War Department and Dr. Glen Biddle deal with Biddle's application for a remount stallion to breed horses for the military. A blank application is included. His application... 4. Jury of George Burchell Photograph Ohio Government; Crime; Juries This 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm) photograph depicts the jury in the trial of George Burchell, who was accused of murdering 30-year-old oil driller Arthur Brown during a robbery attempt. Burchell was arrested... 5. Kunkle Tornado Photograph Climate and Weather; Tornadoes; Cyclones; Disasters On May 17, 1894 at about 5:00 in the afternoon heavy clouds were seen several miles north of Bryan, Ohio. In the town of Kunkle, those who noticed them supposed they were indicative of nothing more than... 6. William J. Knight Photograph Military Ohio; Spies; Civil War; Andrews' Raiders For his heroic efforts as one of Andrews' Raiders, William J. Knight was awarded in September 1863 one of the first Congressional Medals of Honor. This 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm) photograph of Knight wearing... 7. Williams County Horse Breeders Association Minute Book Business and Labor; Plants and Animals; Horse farms; Horses A minute book from the start of the Williams County Horse Breeders Association shows the activities of the group from May 1933 through December, 1940. The association organized horse shows to promote horsemanship... 8. Williams County Nurse Committee Records Ohio Women; Medicine; Nurses; Societies and clubs This record book documents the Nurse Committee, later called the Health Committee, of the Federation of Women in Williams County, Ohio from 1923 to 1937. The organization helped families in Bryan and surrounding... 9. Williams County Courthouse Photographs and Postcard Architecture; Ohio Government; Courthouses These four photographs depict the Williams County Courthouse during and soon after its construction. The first two 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm) photographs show the courthouse under construction in 1889. The... 10. Bud McDonald Pedigree Business and Labor; Plants and Animals; Horse farms; Horses This document is the pedigree of the stallion Bud McDonald, registration no. 8879, who was owned by J. C. Mason of Williams County, Ohio. Mason (1874-1942) was born in Union Township in Williams County.... 11. Bryan, Ohio Artesian Well Photograph Geography and Natural Resources; Artesian wells; Water This 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) photograph shows a well rig next to one of the 10-foot flowing artesian wells in Bryan, Ohio. The city of Bryan used these wells to supply residents with water, giving... 12. Christman Hotel Postcard Business and Labor; Hotels This 3" x 5" (7.62 cm x 12.7 cm) postcard shows the Christman Hotel in Bryan, Ohio. President William McKinley, his family, and staff occupied 12 rooms in late July 1895 when, as governor of Ohio and the... 13. Harry Six High Diving Photographs Sports; Arts and Entertainment; Diving; Fairs These three 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) photographs show high diver Harry Six of Bryan, Ohio on July 4, 1908. J. Harry Six (1881-1948), known as "Dare Devil Six," made his first dive when he was sixteen... 14. Halm Brewery Photograph Business and Labor; Immigration and Ethnic Heritage; Brewing industry This 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.8 cm) photograph depicts the Halm Brewery and workers in Bryan, Ohio in the spring of 1903. The man in the seat of the beer wagon and the boy standing beside are likely Willard... 15. Holabird Company Strike Photographs Business and Labor; Strikes; Factories At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 1939, 220 of the 320 workers at the Holabird Company in Bryan, Ohio went on strike. These two 5" x 7" (12.7 x 17.78 cm) photographs show strikers outside the factory.... 16. National Thresher's Reunion Steam Calliope Photograph Agriculture; Calliope This 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) photograph shows a steam calliope, a large, steam-whistle instrument, exhibited at National Thresher's Reunion held near Alvordton, Ohio in the 1950s. The Threshers Reunion... 17. Spangler Candy Company Photograph Business and Labor; Confectioneries; Candy; Factories This 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) photograph shows the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, Ohio. Arthur G. Spangler purchased the Gold Leaf Baking Powder Company, in Defiance County Ohio at a sheriff's auction... 18. Threshing Crew Photograph Agriculture; Equipment; Threshing machines; Harvesting; Wheat This 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.78 cm) photograph shows a threshing crew in St. Joseph Township, near Edgerton, Ohio. The farmers are unloading wheat into a threshing machine, which removed grain from the stalks... select all | clear all | add to favorites results 1-18 of 18 item(s)  page 1 of 1 : ( <<  1  >> ) :: previous : next
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