MS 617 - Paul Schmitz Collection

Title	MS 617 - Paul Schmitz Collection
Introduction	The Paul Schmitz Collection consists of approximately .5 linear ft. of copy prints, and copy negatives, documenting life and activities around Bowling Green, Ohio between 1900 and the 1930's. The collection was acquired through loans for duplication with the cooperation of Paul Schmitz in 1979. This register was prepared by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts, Center for Archival Collection, October 1991. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection.
Scope and Content	The Paul Schmitz Collection consists of 72 copy photographs and 206 copy negatives of scenes around Bowling Green and Northwest Ohio from the turn of the century through the late 1930s. The photographic prints in the collection primarily center on Bowling Green, Ohio from 1923 to 1936. These photographs include numerous buildings and street scenes. The collection also includes a few shots of agricultural activity at the Mike Schmitz farm on West Poe Road, rural Bowling Green, Ohio around 1923. The negatives in the collection are copies of a postcard collection of locations around Northwest Ohio, including Bowling Green, Carey, Cedar Point, Perrysburg, Findlay, Fremont, Tiffin, and Toledo. The series on Cedar Point shows turn of the century scenes of the park, the Hotel Breakers, and beach area amusements. The large number of Toledo postcards include prominent buildings, downtown street scenes, schools, hospitals, and hotels. The postcards, while undated, primarily illustrate the period from the turn of the century through the 1920s.
Series Description	PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL POSITIVE PRINTS (COPY) 1923-1936 Arranged alphabetically by topic Copy prints of original photographs retained by Paul Schmitz; primarily of scenes around Bowling Green, Ohio, notably views of prominent buildings and interurban cars on Main Street; includes some views of Toledo and Lucas County. NEGATIVES (COPY) Circa 1900-1940 Arranged numerically Copy negatives of original postcards retained by Paul Schmitz; primarily of scenes and buildings around Bowling Green and Toledo, Ohio.
Inventory	Box 1 Folder Bowling Green, Ohio. Buildings a. South Main Street, looking north from Royce Building, 1933 b. Senior High School, West Wooster Street, under construction, 1928 c. Senior High School, West Wooster Street, finished view, n.d. d. Hotel Millikin, Main and Wooster, circa 1925 e. Heinz Factory complex, circa 1925 f. Reider's Union Mills, North Grove Street, circa 1925 g. Wood County Detention Home, West Wooster, circa 1925 h. Post Office, North Main and Oak Streets, circa 1925 i. Cla-Zel Theatre, North Main Street, 1929 j. Cla-Zel Theatre, North Main Street, 1935 Bowling Green, Ohio. Buildings a. National Refining Company gas station, North Main and Poe Road, circa 1925 b. Ohio Oil Company gas station at North Main and Merry, circa 1935 c. Petty's Garage at North Main and Oak, circa 1925 d. Commercial Bank and Trust Company, 130 South Main, circa 1925 e. Milnor Greenhouse, North Main and Poe, circa 1925 f. Ross Hotel, East Wooster and Prospect, circa 1925 g. Church Street School, circa 1925 h. Ridge Street School, circa 1935 i. Bowling Green High School, circa 1925 j. Senior High School, West Wooster Street, at start of construction, 1927-1928 k. Senior High School, West Wooster Street, looking west, circa 1928 l. Senior High School, West Wooster Street, looking east, circa 1928 Bowling Green, Ohio. Centennial Celebration & Air Races a. Opening of Centennial Celebration at BG College Football Field, 1933 b. Opening of Centennial Celebration at BG College Football Field, 1933 c. Airplane on field during BG Centennial Air Races, 1933 d. Crowd on field during BG Centennial Air Races, 1933 Bowling Green, Ohio. Fairgrounds a. Circus tents at the Fairgrounds, E. Poe Road, circa 1925 b. Grandstand at the old Fairgrounds, circa 1925 c. Trotter on the track at the old Fairgrounds, circa 1925 Bowling Green, Ohio. Fires a. Charred ruins of elevator fire, N. Grove Street, March 4, 1924 b. Charred ruins of elevator fire, N. Grove Street, March 4, 1924 c. Del Mar Theatre in ruins after fire, front view, Sept. 29, 1926 d. Del Mar Theatre in ruins after fire, rear view, Sept. 29, 1926 e. Fire at barn at rear of Reider's Mill, Aug. 26, 1929 Bowling Green, Ohio. Interurban trains a. People boarding a Toledo, Bowling Green & Southern car on South Main Street, circa 1930 b. TBG & S car on South Main Street, circa 1930 c. Freight being loaded on TBG & S car, circa 1930 d. Conductor standing by TBG & S car, circa 1930 e. TBG & S line car, circa 1930 f. TBG & S car barns, circa 1930 Bowling Green, Ohio. Poe Ditch a. Filling West Poe Road Ditch for new sewage plant, 1934 or 1935 Bowling Green, Ohio. Trains and planes a. Rail car, identified as part of circus train, circa 1925 b. Ohio Oil Company National Safety-Health Tour train, circa 1935 c. New York Central Railroad, Ohio Central Lines depot, circa 1925 d. Airplane, unidentified location, circa 1925 e. Airplane from Mt. Clemens, Mich., July 8, 1923 f. Airplane from Mt. Clemens, Mich., July 8, 1923 Grand Rapids, Ohio. Buildings a. Nazareth Hall, Ladyglen on the River, 1928 Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio. Buildings a. Skyline of Toledo, circa 1928 b. Elephant House at the Toledo Zoo, circa 1928 c. Conservatory at the Toledo, Ohio, circa 1928 d. Farley School, West Central Avenue, circa 1925 e. St. Patrick's Church, Providence, Ohio, circa 1925 Wood County, Ohio. Agricultural scenes a. Mike Schmitz Farm, West Poe Road, circa 1925 b. Mike Schmitz with a horse-drawn grain binder, circa 1925 c. Hart-Parr engine, Chapman's Thresher, circa 1923 d. Chapman's Thresher, Mike Schmitz Farm, August 8, 1923 e. Cutting grain, Mike and Paul Schmitz, circa 1923 f. Cutting grain, Mike and Paul Schmitz, Mr. & Mrs. August Simon, circa 1923 g. Road roller paving West Poe Road, 1926 Negatives Burning oil storage tank, number 311, unidentified location St. Mary's Church, Assumption, Ohio St. Mary's Church, Assumption, Ohio St. Mary's Church, Assumption, Ohio, interior view H.J. Heinz Co. branch factory, Bowling Green, Ohio A big day, the Wood County Fair, Bowling Green, Ohio Wood County Detention Home, Bowling Green, Ohio Main Street and Interurban Station, Bowling Green, Ohio Aerial view, Bowling Green, Ohio T. & O.G. Depot and Electric Lighting Plant, Bowling Green, Ohio Library (McFall), Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio High School, Bowling Green, Ohio, side view High School, Bowling Green, Ohio, front view Senior High School, Bowling Green, Ohio New York Central Railroad, Ohio Central Lines Passenger Station, Bowling Green, Ohio Commercial Bank and Savings Company building, Bowling Green, Ohio State Normal College buildings (Moseley, University Hall, Hanna) State Normal College, view from University Hall west State Normal College, view from main entrance toward University Hall Ross Hotel, Bowling Green, Ohio Wood County Jail, Bowling Green, Ohio Kelly Swimming Pool, Troup and Clough, Bowling Green, Ohio Portage Quarry Swimming Pool Gymnasium, Bowling Green State College Shatzel Hall, Bowling Green State College Ladies Dormatory (Williams Hall), Bowling Green State College Science Building (Moseley), Bowling Green State Normal College South Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio, looking north North Main Street, Bowling Green, Ohio, showing Cla-Zel & Rogers Drugs West Wooster Street, Bowling Green, Ohio, residential area Waterworks, Bowling Green, Ohio Christman Hotel, Bryan, Ohio Church of Our Lady of Consolation, old building, Carey, Ohio Church of Our Lady of Consolation, new building, Carey, Ohio Big Four Depot, Carey, Ohio Image of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey, Ohio Pilgrims House, Carey, Ohio Catholic Rectory, Carey, Ohio Carey High School, Carey, Ohio Our Lady of Consolation School, Carey, Ohio Administration Building, Cedar Point, Ohio Amusement Circle, Cedar Point, Ohio Sea-swing, Cedar Point, Ohio Sea-swing and Water Toboggans, Cedar Point, Ohio Inlet Trail, Cedar Point, Ohio Aerial view of Cedar Point, Ohio Midway, Cedar Point, Ohio Steamer G.A. Boeckling at the Cedar Point pier Crystal Rock, Cedar Point, Ohio Steamer G.A. Boeckling on the Cedar Point route New Bon Air Annex, Cedar Point, Ohio Concourse, Cedar Point, Ohio Grill Room and Cafeteria Entrance, Cedar Point, Ohio Convention Hall exterior, Cedar Point, Ohio Convention Hall interior, Cedar Point, Ohio Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point, Ohio, aerial view Section of the Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point, Ohio Cozy Corner, Hotel "The Cedars", Cedar Point, Ohio Quarries of the Miama Stone Company, near Haskins, Ohio Maumee River near Haskins, Ohio Lima Trust Company building, Lima, Ohio High School, Metamora, Ohio Citizen's Banking Company building, Perrysburg, Ohio St. Rose de Lima Church, Perrysburg, Ohio High School, Perrysburg, Ohio Rheinfrank Hospital, Perrysburg, Ohio Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio Hancock County Courthouse and American National Bank building, Findlay, Ohio Amphitheater and Track, Hancock County Fairgrounds, Findlay, Ohio Buckeye Commercial Savings Bank building, Findlay, Ohio St. Michael's Catholic Church, Findlay, Ohio Washington School, Findlay, Ohio Waterworks and Riverside Park entrance, Findlay, Ohio Bridge at Fort Meigs Soldiers Monument and old trenches at Fort Meigs Sandusky County Courthouse, Fremont, Ohio Memorial Hospital, Fremont, Ohio Birchard Library, Old Betsy & Soldiers Monument, Fremont, Ohio Hayes Memorial, Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio Ohio State Power Company plant, Ballville, near Fremont, Ohio Catholic School, Fremont, Ohio Fremont High School, Fremont, Ohio Masonic Temple, Fremont, Ohio High School, Portage, Ohio St. Mary's Church, Sandusky, Ohio City Hall, Sandusky, Ohio Administration Building and Cottages, Soldiers Home, Sandusky, Ohio Cedar Point Pier, Sandusky, Ohio St. Mary's School and Auditorium, Sandusky, Ohio Steamer Put-in-Bay L.S. & M.S. depot, Swanton, Ohio High School, Swanton, Ohio Public School, Swanton, Ohio North Main Street, Swanton, Ohio Tiffin National Bank and East Market Street, Tiffin, Ohio Washington Street Bridge and Sandusky River, Tiffin, Ohio Home for the Aged D. of A., Tiffin, Ohio Shawhan Hotel, Tiffin, Ohio Junior High School, Tiffin, Ohio St. Joseph's Parochial School, Tiffin, Ohio Washington Street, looking north from Madison, Tiffin, Ohio Notre Dame Academy, Toledo, Ohio St. Ursula's Academy, on Collingwood, Toledo, Ohio Ore boat, Thomas F. Cole, on the Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio Ore boat, George F. Baker, on the the Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio Ore boat, J. Pierpont Morgan, in shipyard, Toledo, Ohio Cherry Street Bridge, Toledo, Ohio Summit Street and National Bank Building, Toledo, Ohio Moose Temple, Ontario & Cherry Streets, Toledo, Ohio Adams Street, east from Superior, Toledo, Ohio Business district at Sylvania & Lewis, West Toledo Jefferson Avenue from Summit Street, Toledo, Ohio Madison Avenue looking west, Toledo, Ohio St. Clair & Summit Streets, showing Steedman Monument St. Clair & Summit Streets, Toledo, Ohio Circus parade on Summit Street, with 22 elephants, Toledo, Ohio Paramount Theatre, Toledo, Ohio Birds-eye-view of Toledo from Courthouse Square Sky-line, Toledo, Ohio Toledo University building, old campus Woodward High School, Toledo, Ohio Woodward Manual Training School, Madison & Adams, Toledo, Ohio Superior Street, 400 block, looking south, Toledo, Ohio Union Station, Toledo, Ohio Lakeshore Limited in train-yard, Union Station, Toledo, Ohio Union Station, Toledo, Ohio Superior Street, looking south, Toledo, Ohio Scott High School/Siebert Stadium, Toledo, Ohio Scott High School and Stadium, Toledo, Ohio Waite High School, Toledo, Ohio Waite High School and Bowl, Toledo, Ohio St. Mary's School, Toledo, Ohio Central Catholic High School, Toledo, Ohio Libbey High School, Toledo, Ohio Scott High School, Collingwood Ave., Toledo, Ohio Riverside Park, Toledo, Ohio Zoo at Walbridge Park, Toledo, Ohio Post Office Building, Madison & 13th St., Toledo, Ohio Drive along the Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio Entrance to Casino Park, Toledo, Ohio Ottawa Park, Toledo, Ohio Riverside Park, Toledo, Ohio Home Bank & Trust Company building, Toledo, Ohio First National Bank building, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Trust Company building, Superior & Madison, Toledo, Ohio Ohio Building, Superior & Madison, Toledo, Ohio LaSalle & Koch Building, Toledo, Ohio Richardson Building, Toledo, Ohio Municipal Building, Toledo, Ohio Nicholas Building, Madison & Huron, Toledo, Ohio Nasby Building, Toledo, Ohio Terminal Building, Cherry Street & Seneca, Toledo, Ohio Willys-Overland Company Administration Building, Toledo, Ohio Ohio Bank Building, Toledo, Ohio Public Library (Old), Toledo, Ohio Soldiers Memorial and Masonic Temple, Toledo, Ohio McKinley Monument, Toledo, Ohio Steedman Monument, Riverside Park, Toledo, Ohio Secor Hotel at night, Toledo, Ohio Hotel Toledo, Superior Street, Toledo, Ohio Hotel Waldorf, Toledo, Ohio Civic Market Building, Toledo, Ohio Commodore Perry Hotel, Toledo, Ohio Boody Hotel, Toledo, Ohio Fort Meigs Hotel, Toledo, Ohio Hotel Secor, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Hospital (Old), Toledo, Ohio Toledo Hospital (New), Toledo, Ohio St. Vincent Hospital (Old), Toledo, Ohio St. Vincent Hospital (Old), Toledo, Ohio Flower Hospital, Cherry Street, Toledo, Ohio Mercy Hospital, Toledo, Ohio Robinwood Hospital & Nurses Home, Robinwwod & Delaware, Toledo, Ohio Toledo State Hospital, Toledo, Ohio Birds-eye-view of shipyards, Toledo, Ohio Swayne Field, Toledo, Ohio Hulett Electric Hoist, Toledo, Ohio Hulett Electric Unloader, Toledo, Ohio Pennsylvania Railroad docks, Toledo, Ohio National Supply Company Building, Toledo, Ohio Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio St. John's College, Superior Street, Toledo, Ohio Lucas County Courthouse & McKinley Monument, Toledo, Ohio Along Courthouse Square, Toledo, Ohio Ore docks, Toledo, Ohio Country Club, River Road, Toledo, Ohio Inverness Country Club, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Club, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Yacht Club, Toledo, Ohio Spitzer Building, Toledo, Ohio Spitzer and LaSalle & Koch Buildings, Toledo, Ohio Second National Bank Building, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Woman's Club Building, Cherry Street, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Railways Light Company Building, Toledo, Ohio Toledo Railways Light Company Building at night, Toledo, Ohio Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo, Ohio Church of the Good Shepherd, Clark & Nevada, Toledo, Ohio T.B.G. & S. Line Car Secor Hotel, Toledo, Ohio Milner's, Toledo, Ohio Franklin P. Reigle House, West Wooster Street, Bowling Green, Ohio Toledo Waterworks, Toledo, Ohio Fulton County Courthouse, Wauseon, Ohio High School, Wauseon, Ohio