Browse Items (344 total)

View of homes on West Seconds Street in Mansfield, Ohio.

Depicts snow and ice on streetcar and several buildings in downtown Mansfield.

On July 24, 1908, streetcar no. 129 of The Cleveland Southwestern and Columbus Railway ran unmanned for half a mile down North Main Street in Mansfield, Ohio before crashing into the Laver home just north of Sixth Street. No one was injured.

View of a crowd watching an event at the Richland County Fair.

View of the lake at the Ohio State Reformatory.

Promotional card from the Public Improvement committee of the Chamber of Commerce showing what the new clock tower would look like on the top of the court house. Work began on the clock tower on November 9, 1908.

Picture of crowd clamoring to see the Liberty Bell as it passes through Mansfield in 1915. The train that its on is in the background and a large crowd is visible.

Close up view of the Liberty Bell as it passes through Mansfield in 1915. A soldier stands nearby and a huge crowd is gathered.

On July 6, 1915, crowds gathered along the Pennsylvania Railroad to see the Liberty Bell as it was being transported from Philadelphia to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.

On May 17, 1908, a fire destroyed the Ford Lumber Company and much of its stock of lumber. The fire was ale to be contained by firemen due to the lack of wind. Had the fire happened at night or had there been high wind the fire could have spread…