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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Aerial View of Cedarville, Ohio
Note on slide: "Cedarville 42 east. Gibbs" The Cedarville Opera House is in the lower right corner of the picture.
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Aerial View of Cedarville, Ohio
Note on slide: "Flax-Cheese factory, light plant about 1921." Photo shows an aerial view of Cedarville with Flax Pond in the top-right quadrant. The Cedarville Opera House is in the lower-left corner.
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Aerial View of Cedarville, Ohio
Note on back : "1921 ST1 p.7 Crop to 3 (2 undecipherable words) aerial" Taken from the west, with the Cedarville Township House straight ahead in the center. Also visible is a church behind the Township House, Presbyterian Church (now Grace Baptist Church) to the left, Massie Creek and fields in the background, houses and buildings.
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Aerial View of Cedarville, Ohio
Aerial view of the village from the southeast, looking at the building on the northwest corner of Main Street and Xenia Avenue. The Opera House and the building that currently (2018) houses the hardware store are also in the center of the picture. The Presbyterian church (currently Grace Baptist Church) is visible in the upper-right corner. Number 24495 is written in white ink in the bottom right corner. Elmer Jurkat's signature is on the back.
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Aerial View of Cedarville, Ohio
Note on back : "Cedarville Ohio. about 1921 (?) from Rike-Kummler's air plane" Aerial view of Cedarville, taken from the west, possibly above Xenia Avenue. The bCedarville Township House is in the center. Several blocks of churches, houses, and other buildings are visible, as well as Massie Creek and fields in the background.
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Aerial View of Cedarville, Ohio
Nothing noted on slide. An aerial view of Cedarville with Main Street running almost horizontally through the center of the picture.
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African American School
Note on slide: "black students. Xenia Ave. Formerly Bridge St." Photo shows several male and female students posing beside a brick building with their teacher.
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AME Church
Note on slide: "AME Church, Cedar St." Written on photo : "St. Paul AME Church, Cedarville, Ohio." Many of the adults are identified but the writing is difficult to read.
