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 Opera House Dressing Rooms
Note on slide: "Cedarville Opera House Dressing Room below stage. 1984"
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Cedarville Opera House Furnace
Chuck Mikesell standing in front of the coal furnace used to heat the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo
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Cedarville Opera House Furnace
View of the coal furnaces used to heat the Cedarville Opera House. Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Furnace
Note on back: "March 1996, Opera House Coal Furnaces 1888" Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Furnace
Old coal furnace used to heat the Cedarville Opera House. Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Furnaces
Area between the two coal furnaces used to heat the Cedarville Opera House. Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Members
Note on back: "L. to R., H. Dobbins, Irene Gidley, Bates" Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Members
Note on back: "L. to R.Ruth Waddle, Elenora Wright, Joyce Reese, James Bogenshutz, Dave Gidley" Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Scaffolding in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Ann Gordon seated on railing in front of stage in the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Ann Gordon seated on the railing in front of the stage of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Looking up through scaffolding at a portrait in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is when photo was developed.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Dean Gordon with a paint brush and paint can standing on scaffolding in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Dean Gordon standing on scaffolding in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Dean Gordon climbing the scaffolding in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Dean Gordon working on the ceiling trim while standing on scaffolding in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Dean Gordon standing beside a portrait on scaffolding in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is when photo was developed. The portrait is of Whitelaw Reid, who brought back the plans for Opera House (1/3 scale of Royal Albert Hall, London).
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Cedarville Opera House Renovation
Dean Gordon standing on scaffolding beside a portrait of Whitelaw Reid in the auditorium of the Cedarville Opera House. Date is printed on photo.