Samuel H. Sterner negative collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0474
Collection Organization
The Samuel H. Sterner Negative collection consists of nineteen 4 x 5 inch and one hundred sixty-two 5 x 7 inch glass plate negatives. As the work of an amateur photographer active in the early twentieth century, the collection provides a view of life around the Findlay, Ohio area. While most of the pictures are family-related shots showing houses, family activities, and individual portraits, there are a number of good views of farm life, houses, activities at the Ohio State University (where Sterner attended school), and a few glimpses of activities around Findlay, Ohio.
Some of the more interesting items in the collection include a shot of a group of traveling entertainers, LaBelle Rosa and her Oriental Troupe of Dancers (complete with camels); some room interiors, including a parlor and a bedroom; humorous pictures of family members wearing costume noses and ears; and a photograph of workmen painting the cornice on a house, taken from the same level as the scaffold.
Due to poor storage of the negatives in the past, there is some emulsion damage on some of the plates in the collection. Also, the quality of the sharpness and clarity of the photographs is sometimes quite uneven. However, many of the plates are good, with details that can be enlarged without too much loss of resolution. Most of the photographs have identification, although without definite dates.
Man behind counter in store
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 1, Item: A001
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Findlay, Ohio
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 2, Item: A002
Horse with colt
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 3, Item: A003
Horse by barn door
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 4, Item: A004
Two women on rocks
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 5, Item: A005
Man and woman on rocks
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 6, Item: A006
Baby in carriage
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 7, Item: A007
Baby in carriage, outside house
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 8, Item: A008
Baby by birdcage
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 9, Item: A009
Baby on coverlet
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 10, Item: A010
Estelle Sterner De Haven, wearing glasses, seated
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 11, Item: A011
Estelle Sterner De Haven with sheet music by piano
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 12, Item: A012
Family group with dog
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 13, Item: A013
Parade float, Rinehart-Wood & Smith, harness maker
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 14, Item: A014
Parade wagons, "Fresh butter and eggs"
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 15, Item: A015
Decorated arch, BPOE, admission gate, Columbus
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 16, Item: A016
Watching parade, camels passing by
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 17, Item: A017
LaBelle Rosa and her Oriental Troupe of Dancers
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 18, Item: A018
Building, unidentified
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 19, Item: A019
William Miller reading history books, December 1903
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 20, Item: B001
- Dates
- Creation: December 1903
Women's sewing group (identified on envelope)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 21, Item: B002
Harold DeHaven
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 22, Item: B003
Samuel Sterner with suitcase, "Starting East"
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 23, Item: B004
Pete Ross with cow, London, Ohio
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 24, Item: B005
Three Girls having tea party (identified on envelope)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 25, Item: B006
Williamstown General Store with US Mail wagon
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 26, Item: B007
Man and woman, oval portrait
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 27, Item: B008
Wilbur Sterner baby pictures, two shots
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 28, Item: B009
Young man, front and rear view (trick photo)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 29, Item: B010
Outside of Indian Mill, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 30, Item: B011
School group, girl holding clock
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 31, Item: B012
Family group 1 (identification on sheet in box)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 32, Item: B013
Family group 2 (same as picture B013)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 33, Item: B014
Group of men and boys, smoking (identified in box)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 34, Item: B015
School group, teacher in background
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 35, Item: B016
Family group with three children and a cat
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 36, Item: B017
Emauel Sterner family by an ornate porch (identified)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 37, Item: B018
Delaware Township School group, William Miller, teacher
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 38, Item: B019
Orton Hall, Ohio State University
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 39, Item: B020
Ohio State University buildings
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 40, Item: B021
Church, unidentified
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 41, Item: B022
Family on porch, dog with spot over one eye
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 42, Item: B023
Young man on steps
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 43, Item: B024
Young boy wearing a bow
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 44, Item: B025
Man with large work-horse
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 45, Item: B026
Pete Ross, London, Ohio, with a bull
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 46, Item: B027
Girls wearing costume noses and ears
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 47, Item: B028
Men on scaffold, painting cornice
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 48, Item: B029
House with shutters and ivy-covered porch
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 49, Item: B030
House with two flags on porch
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 50, Item: B031
House, underexposed plate
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 51, Item: B032
School group
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 52, Item: B033
School group
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 53, Item: B034
School group
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 54, Item: B035
School group
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 55, Item: B036
Brown Hall, Ohio State University
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 56, Item: B037
Two girls having a tea party
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 57, Item: B038
Two men wearing
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 58, Item: B039
Woman feeding flock of chickens
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 59, Item: B040
House with potted plant on porch
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 60, Item: B041
Men inside barn (?)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 61, Item: B042
Family group of five, including old couple
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 62, Item: B043
Samuel H. Sterner portrait, underexposed
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 63, Item: B044
Men shaking hands
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 64, Item: B045
Helen Fiscus West as a young girl with doll
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 65, Item: B046
Young girl in a white dress
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 66, Item: B047
Parlor interior, with wicker chair and plants
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 67, Item: B048
Burned-out building after winter fire
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 68, Item: B049
Inside of Indian Mill, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 69, Item: B050
Ohio State University building with clock tower
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 70, Item: B051
Ohio State University building with clock tower, winter
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 71, Item: B052
Young girl in ringlets
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 72, Item: B053
Child with toy tea set
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 73, Item: B054
Bushong Family group
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 74, Item: B055
School group of young men and women
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 75, Item: B056
Samuel H. Sterner with suitcase
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 76, Item: B057
Man with costume nose/ears with five young girls
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 77, Item: B058
Family group by vine-covered porch
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 78, Item: B059
Samuel H. Sterner with suitcase
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 79, Item: B060
Funeral wreath with photograph of Mr. Trowbridge
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 80, Item: B061
Family group with photograph (identified on envelope)
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 81, Item: B062
Man leading large horse 1
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 82, Item: B063
Man leading large horse 2
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 83, Item: B064
Two men and dog in farmyard
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 84, Item: B065
Five plants in numbered pots
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 85, Item: B066
Flooded area or pond
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 86, Item: B067
Snow-covered farm field
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 87, Item: B068
Men in uniforms on parade field, Ohio State University
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 88, Item: B069
Group of young men by doorway, Ohio State University
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 89, Item: B070
Bedroom interior
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 90, Item: B071
Parlor interior
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 91, Item: B072
Women in light-color blouses, Sarah Sterner on right
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 92, Item: B073
Three young women
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 93, Item: B074
Woman in dark, dotted blouse
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 94, Item: B075
Asa & Elsie Kelley family with ten children
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 95, Item: B076
Emanuel Sterner Family group by ornate porch
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 96, Item: B077
Residential street, Kinsey Repertory poster, 1904
Item – Box 1, Envelope: 97, Item: B078
- Dates
- Creation: 1904
Funeral wreath "Koth"
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 1, Item: B079
Dog on chair
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 2, Item: B080
Large horse
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 3, Item: B081
Large horse by fence
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 4, Item: B082
Experiments at OSU done by S. Sterner 1
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 5, Item: B083
Experiments at OSU done by S. Sterner 2
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 6, Item: B084
Three women with child
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 7, Item: B085
Snow covered riverbank
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 8, Item: B086
Cows in a field
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 9, Item: B087
Small girl sitting behind a plant
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 10, Item: B088
Plants
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 11, Item: B089
Experiments done at OSU by S. Sterner 3
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 12, Item: B090
Experiments done at OSU by S. Sterner 4
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 13, Item: B091
Experiments done at OSU by S. Sterner 5
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 14, Item: B092
Large horse, moving
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 15, Item: B093
Large horse, standing
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 16, Item: B094
Large horse with man
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 17, Item: B095
Schifferly's house, Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 18, Item: B096
House with a large porch
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 19, Item: B097
Ohio State University ROTC on field
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 20, Item: B098
Church, unidentified
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 21, Item: B099
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 22, Item: B100
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 23, Item: B101
Two women and a man on porch
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 24, Item: B102
Barn by stream or pond
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 25, Item: B103
Funeral wreath with woman's photo 1
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 26, Item: B104
Funeral wreath with woman's photo 2
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 27, Item: B105
House with light trim 1
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 28, Item: B106
House with light trim 2
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 29, Item: B107
House with striped awnings
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 30, Item: B108
Three children at tea party
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 31, Item: B109
Young child with doll
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 32, Item: B110
Three young women
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 33, Item: B111
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 34, Item: B112
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 35, Item: B113
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 36, Item: B114
Kitchen table
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 37, Item: B115
Dining area
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 38, Item: B116
Tree-lined street
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 39, Item: B117
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 40, Item: B118
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 41, Item: B119
Funeral wreath "Koth"
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 42, Item: B120
Ohio State University, castle-like building
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 43, Item: B121
Building, Ohio State University
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 44, Item: B122
Child with toy tea set
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 45, Item: B123
Funeral wreath "Koth"
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 46, Item: B124
Plants
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 47, Item: B125
OSU Armory, Columbus, burned-out
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 48, Item: B126
Snow-covered hillside
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 49, Item: B127
Snow-covered stream bank
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 50, Item: B128
Large house with greenhouse
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 51, Item: B129
House with large porch
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 52, Item: B130
House with striped awnings
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 53, Item: B131
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 54, Item: B132
OSU ROTC men in uniforms in a line
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 55, Item: B133
Three women on a small porch
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 56, Item: B134
Little girl in a dark dress
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 57, Item: B135
Little girl with ringlets 1
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 58, Item: B136
Little girl with ringlets 2
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 59, Item: B137
Little girl with ringlets 3
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 60, Item: B138
Small child in a bound-type swing
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 61, Item: B139
Small child with bowtie
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 62, Item: B140
Father with three small children
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 63, Item: B141
Italianate house with iron fence
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 64, Item: B142
Woman on ivy-covered porch
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 65, Item: B143
Farmstead with rail fences
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 66, Item: B144
Child in bounce-swing
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 67, Item: B145
Mr. J. K. Stickle, OSU student from New Jersey 1
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 68, Item: B146
Small child with dog
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 69, Item: B147
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 70, Item: B148
Family group with young girl
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 71, Item: B149
Family group with small boy
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 72, Item: B150
Small house
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 73, Item: B151
Parlor with fireplace
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 74, Item: B152
Family group with 12 people
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 75, Item: B153
Large family group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 76, Item: B154
House with man and two women
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 77, Item: B155
Man and woman, front and back (trick photo)
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 78, Item: B156
Woman
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 79, Item: B157
Man and woman (oval mask)
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 80, Item: B158
School group
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 81, Item: B159
Man with watch-chain
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 82, Item: B160
Mr. J. K. Stickle, OSU student from New Jersey
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 83, Item: B161
Man in front of house
Item – Box 2, Envelope: 84, Item: B162