The Strobridge Image Gallery

The pictures in this image gallery are from the Harold Strobridge Collection, housed in Archives and Special Collections at the Centennial Library at Cedarville University. Mr. Strobridge was a local resident who documented the activities and people of the village of Cedarville, Ohio, and the surrounding area. This gallery, which contains nearly 1,800 images, can be searched by using the search box in the right-hand sidebar and selecting "in this collection" from the search options.

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1909 Parade Float

Slide shows a 1909 parade float. Information written on the slide is incorrect.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade." Shows several decorated horse-drawn wagons.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade. Cedarville." Photo includes people, cars, and floats.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on back: "1916 Centennial Parade. North Main St. East side between Elm and Church St. (Willard Barlow, Cedarville, O)" Photo shows a float and several buggies, all being pulled by horses.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on back: "Cedarville Centennial Parade, 1916. Coming up Bridge Street Hill. Bill Ford on Dodd's Momument Co. (Xenia) float. Photo by Clark Nagley. Elmer Jurkat"
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on back: " Cedarville College Float, Centennial Celebration 1916 (Jurkat Collection)" The float is made to look like a boat, with a U.S. flag and an anchor at the front and a Cedarville College pennant on the side and carrying several college students wearing caps and gowns.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on back: "Cedarville, O. Centennial Parade 1916. Bill Ford on Dodd's Granite Wagon. North Main St. Frank Denehey driver. Photo by Clark Nagley. Owner of photo Elmer Jurkat"
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade. Cedarville College Float."
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 parade" Photo shows a team of 6 horses pulling a wagon.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade. Main and Elm Street" Photo shows the back end of a float, a cart carrying 2 men pulled by 2 horses, and another cart.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade. Paul Ramsey, Ernest Post" Both men are standing on a float; one is driving the horses. Several other people can be seen in the background; all are dressed in white.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade" Taken in front of the Opera House. Many people watching as the parade goes south on Main St.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade-North Main and Elm" Photo shows several cars in the parade.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade" Photo shows members of a band.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade" Horse-drawn floats and spectators in front of the Opera House and Post Office.
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade on Bridge Street"
1916 Centennial Parade

Note on slide: "1916 Centennial Parade" Photo shows a wagon and float pulled by horses.
1918 Snow Storm

Note on slide: "Xenia Ave. Snow 1918". Photo shows a heavily snow-covered street.
1918 Snow Storm

Note on back: "Xenia Ave. looking east. Cedarville, Ohio. Jurkat and Murdoch homes on left. Days of sleigh-racing. A big snow 8 - 10 inches probably 'the big snow' 1918"
1918 Snow Storm

Note on slide: "Ced. Snow. Xenia Ave. 1918"