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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Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street (1907)

Note on card: "Here is a scene from Cedarville looking north on Main St. Lloyd.", addressed to C.E. Confarr. Clifton, Oh. Mar. 9.
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street (1922)

Note on back: "Cedarville, OH. Main St. looking South, about 1922."
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "Main St. Bridge, May 1926. John E. Johnson" Taken from under the bridge, looking through an arch. John Johnson is standing on the river bank.
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "Main St. Bridge. Cedarville 1939" Photographer is looking west toward Main Street.
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "Bridge was first built by Jesse Neport in 1811 and used to haul logs with oxen to his saw mill in rear of restaurant. First stone bridge built in 1832-replacing log bridge and stone bridge widened and improved in 1888 and repaired and reinforced in 1929. Main street east side."
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "Main St. Bridge and John E. Johnson, May 1926" John is standing below the bridge along the bank of the creek.
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "Main St. Bridge. May 1926. ("no parking") sign" Appears to be taken under the bridge looking through one of the arches.
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "a lot of fishing was done from this side of main St. Bridge- Crappies & bass. Main Street Bridge- west side."
Cedarville, Ohio, Main Street Bridge

Note on back: "Main St. Bridge from east. New railing. Oct. 3, 1930. Beside Crouse Market"
Cedarville, Ohio, Pittsburgh Bridge

Note on back: "'Pittsburgh' bridge and the 'Flax' pond. Massie's Creek- Cedarville, Ohio August 25, 1933" An old map of Cedarville shows a Flack's Pond .
Cedarville, Ohio, Pittsburgh Bridge

Note on back: "Pittsburg Bridge at flax."
Cedarville, Ohio, Pittsburgh Bridge

Note on back: "'Pittsburgh Bridge' Cedarville, Ohio Sept. 1933. Elmer Jurkat
Cedarville, Ohio, Streets

Note on slide: "E. Main St. Xenia Ave. East"
Cedarville, Ohio, Xenia Avenue

Note on slide: "Xenia Ave. Cedarville, OH." Very early view of Xenia Avenue, then a dirt street, coming from the south.
Cedarville, Ohio, Xenia Avenue

Note on slide: "Xenia Ave. east".
Cedarville, Ohio, Xenia Avenue

Note on slide: "Xenia Ave. East"
Cedarville, Ohio, Xenia Avenue

Note on back: "Xenia Ave. Looking East"
Cedarville Opera Christmas Stage Setting

Fireplace, wreath, rocking chair, rocking horse, braided rug, possibly taken in the Cedarville Opera House.
Cedarville Opera House

Note on back: "Bates". Date is when photo was developed.
Cedarville Opera House

Note on back: " Christmas 1994" Interior of the Cedarville Opera House decorated with pine roping and red bows. Photo taken from the front of the Opera House, looking toward the back.