Bloomdale Photographic collection

Collection – Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0473

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The Bloomdale Photographic collection contains two hundred identified copy negatives and approximately two hundred unidentified copy negatives. A print for each copy negative is included in this collection as well as miscellaneous images and newspaper clippings. All the negatives depict scenes and events occurring in the small town of Bloomdale, Ohio, located in Wood County, from 1888 to 1988, when the town celebrated its centennial. The images in this collection were gathered primarily by Lynette and Elmer McCullough, authors of “The History of the Bloomdale, Ohio Area Families 1888-1989.”

Dates

Creation: 1880s-1940s

Extent

1.73 Cubic Feet (1 legal box, 1 flat box)

Creator

McCullough, Elmer (Person)

Scope and Contents

The Bloomdale Photographic collection consists of over four hundred images documenting life in Bloomdale, Ohio from 1888-1988. Photocopies of each negative are included for reference and several of the images have also been digitized. The prints are stored in a separate folder but follow the same numbering sequence of the negatives. The negatives, as well as their associated print, have been arranged in numerical order, with the date, location and description marked on each envelope. When applicable, a page number relating to the text has been identified.

Biographical / Historical

The village of Bloomdale, Ohio was platted in 1852 as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad expanded into further into Wood County. The village was incorporated in 1887.

The time period of the collection spans the hundred years of the town; however, the bulk of the documented images are circa early 1900s. Events and scenes documented by these images include the geographic landscape, agriculture, architecture, oil rigs, early farming, school scenes, church and community activities and groups, as well as several “candid” shots of members of the town, highlighting interior decorations, clothing, and vehicles of the town. All of these images showcase the social atmosphere of small town Midwest.

The images contained in this collection were gathered primarily by Lynette “Net” and Elmer “Mac” McCullough to celebrate Bloomdale’s history and used in conjunction with “The History of the Bloomdale, Ohio Area Families 1888-1989.”

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Researchers should consult the printed work "The history of the Bloomdale, Ohio area families," edited by Elmer and Lynette McCullough and the Centennial Book Committee, available in the Center for Archival Collections and other libraries. Researchers should also consult MMS 1776 - Bloomdale, Ohio photograph collection [picture] ca. 1900-1920 for several additional images used in the work.

Processing Information

This finding aid was prepared by Lisa Lamson, graduate student, sometime around 2014. It was revised and input into ArchiveSpace by Abi Walters, graduate student, in 2021.