Local History Videos

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Cincinnati , Ohio. Old Picture of  Cincinnati View of  Cincinnati , Ohio from Covington, Kentucky, drawn from nature by E. Whitefield; c.1848 Old Photos of  Cincinnati Old photo of the riverfront at  Cincinnati , Ohio, taken around 1866. From the archives of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an old photo of the riverfront at  Cincinnati , Ohio, taken around 1866. From the archives of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an old photo of the riverfront at  Cincinnati , Ohio, taken around 1866. From the archives of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an old photo of the riverfront at  Cincinnati , Ohio, taken around 1866. From the archives of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Closeup of an old photo of the riverfront at  Cincinnati , Ohio, taken around 1866. From the arc...

  Glimpse history through fascinating old images of  Cleveland , Ohio. Old Photos of  Cleveland , Ohio Old postcard of The Viaduct and Flats  Cleveland  Ohio, postmarked 1908. From the Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library Old photo of the Central Viaduct bridge at The Flats,  Cleveland , Ohio. Taken between 1890 and 1901. From the Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection, at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Old photo of the Arcade  Cleveland , Ohio, America’s first indoor shopping centre. Taken between 1890 and 1910. From the Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection, at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Old photo of the Colonial Hotel in  Cleveland , Ohio. Taken sometime between 1898 and 1910. From the Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection, at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Divi...

  Glimpse history through old images of  Columbus , Ohio, USA. Columbus  has been the state capital of Ohio since the war of 1812, and the city’s university opened in 1873. We can’t take you back that far, but these selected images show you what the city looked like over the past century and more. Old Photos of  Columbus The first video showcases old photos of  Columbus  taken between 1872 and 1905. Each image is labelled with the date and location, so you always know when and where your are looking at. Old photos of  Columbus (Ohio) 1872 1905 – oldstuff4all on YouTube Memories of the 1913 Ohio Flood In March 1913, a terrible storm brought heavy winds and 6 -11 inches of rain to the state of Ohio in just two weeks. It caused massive flooding that saw 40,000 homes destroyed. Unfortunately, 426 people also lost their lives. After the storm, many sites across  Columbus  were rebuilt. As the twentieth century brought change and population expansi...

  Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of  Lorain , Ohio, USA. Old Photo of Broadway,  Lorain An old photo taken sometime around the turn of the 20th Century shows horses and carts along Broadway, with telegraph poles high above the pedestrians. I’ve added three closeups so you can see more detail of the shops and people. Old photo of Broadway in  Lorain , Ohio. Image: Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress. Closeup of an old photo of Broadway in  Lorain , Ohio. Image: Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress. Closeup of an old photo of Broadway in  Lorain , Ohio. Image: Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress. Closeup of an old photo of Broadway in  Lorain , Ohio. Image: Wittemann Collection at the Library of Congress. Tornado Damage 1924 A compilation of images showing the tornado damage experienced in the area in 1924 can be seen in more detail at the  Library of Congress  website. Old photos of the damage ...