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  • Collection: The Tom Riester Postcard Collection

North Franklin Street Flood - 1913

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A lone boy stands in the middle of flooded North Franklin Street with Kallmerton & Baer, located on the corner of East Fifth and Franklin at 77 East Fifth, in the background. The only other visible business in Warren B. Myers blacksmith shop. Also,…

Orange Street Flood - 1913

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A view of Orange Street during the 1913 flood.

1912 Flood - Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

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This image shows the flood on May 30, 1912, at Westgate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. This is the sister city to Mansfield, Ohio.

Birds Eye View of Mansfield, O.

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A drawing of a typical midwestern town at the start of the 20th century. The card depicts Main street with various shops.

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Aultman & Taylor Machine Co., Mansfield, Ohio

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Six men, four women, and a young girl sit around what appears to be the company's portable sawmill. A 1908 advertisement in The Threshermen's Review (Jan 1908, pg. 3) called it "the handiest portable mill on the market" and said it was capable of…

Unknown Location

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Couples enjoy sitting at an unknown location. A city is visible in the background. The Postcard was sold by Schwan's Studio in Mansfield. Ohio.

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The Mansfield Hay and Grain Co.

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The Mansfield Hay and Grain Company was located at 195 East Fourth St. In the image a man and woman stand in front of the store while a child crawls into a wagon below them.

Ohio Central Traction Company Wreck

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On November 12, 1907, at 10:55 pm, an electric car traveling 50 miles per hour from Galion, Ohio to Mansfield, Ohio wrecked injuring all 10 people on board. Peter Sander broke his leg which resulted in amputation just above the ankle. Other…

Fourth of July, Mansfield, Ohio 1907

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Image of the Fourth of July parade in 1907. A band is marching down the street and a BPOE sign hangs in the background. The image is possible looking west down Third street at the corner of West Third and North Walnut.

Schoolhouse and Sandusky, Norwalk, & Mansfield Car

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A car from the Sandusky, Norwalk, & Mansfield railway sits in front of a schoolhouse at an unknown location.