MS 482 - George Albert Adam Negative Collection

Title	MS 482 - George Albert Adam Negative Collection
Subject	Agriculture
Introduction	The George Adam Negative Collection consists of 84 4.25 x 6.5 in. and 112 3.25 x 4.25 in. glass plate negatives produced by Adam in the early 20th century in the Van Wert, Ohio area. The first group of 140 negatives were donated to the Center for Archival Collections on February 20, 1987 by Bonnie Adam Wallace, and Edwin L. Adam, Delphos, Ohio. A second group of 43 negatives were donated on May 8, 1990, with a third addition of 13 plates in September 1998. This register was prepared by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts, Center for Archival Collections, May, 1989, with additions in May 1990 and September 1998. No restrictions exist on the the use of this collection.
Biographical Sketch	George Albert Adam was born March 28, 1894 in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, the fourth child of John and Della Straley Adam. He married Nellie Catharine Tuohy, a school teacher from Grover Hill, Ohio, on July 19, 1918, and they had two children, Bonnie Isabel and George Clayton. A farmer by occupation, he had a history of poor health, including a medical discharge from Tr. Bn. 158 during World War I after only one week of service. He died on July 25, 1925, at his Jackson Township residence, at the age of 31.
Scope and Content	The George Adam Negative Collection consists of 84 4.25 x 6.5 in. and 112 3.25 x 4.25 in. glass plate negatives. As the work of an amateur photographer active in the first quarter of the 20th century, the collection provides a view of life in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, Ohio. While most of the pictures are typical, personal interest shots showing family activities and individual portraits, there are a number of very good views of farm life, and a few glimpses of activities around Van Wert, Ohio. Some of the more interesting items in the collection include a series of pictures of work on the farm, showing roofing a shed, threshing, a Deering Reaper, mechanized wood-cutting, and baling hay. The quality of the exposure and clarity of the pictures 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 no identification, although some have been dated.
Series Description	PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS NEGATIVES. (4.25 x 6.5 in. glass plate format) Circa 1900-1925 Includes family portraits, school classes and interiors, and farm life and operations. NEGATIVES. (3.25 x 4.25 in. glass plate format) Circa 1900-1925 Includes family portraits, views of store window of Krenzien Jewelers and Opticians, and farm life and operations.
Inventory	Box 1 Envelope School class picture, Spangler School, Feb. 1912 School class picture, Spangler School, Feb. 1912 Baxter School class picture, Jan. 1911 Baxter School, Van Wert County, Ohio, c. 1910 School class picture, unidentified School class picture, unidentified Four people with cats (underexposed plate) Small family in front of house Photo of two children Fishermen along riverbank (center overexposed) Men with teams of horses Family posed on log-pile People in a car Mother and daughter reading a book Photo of a couple Three young women Man with hogs Baxter School interior, Van Wert County, 1911 Baxter School class picture, Jan. 1911 Dead baby in a casket 1 Dead baby in a casket 2 Young couple Young man 1 Young man 2 People in barnyard Family in front of house Young woman (overexposed plate) Team of horses in field Barn House and windmill Two boys in a bare orchard Large group on back porch Family on porch Threshing Family in front of house Threshing operation Roofing a shed Group of young men and women Group with Excelsior Auto Cycle Men at Cloverdale Train Station Horse Horse and buggy Two men with horses by barn 1 Two men with horses by barn 2 Young man in long coat Barnyard Small child sitting on steps Two women Family group Group of men Box 2 Envelope Krenzien Jewelers and Opticians, window, 1906 Krenzien Jewelers and Opticians, window, 1906 Krenzien Jewelers and Opticians, side window, 1906 Krenzien Jewelers and Opticians, interior, 1906 People building a church Church under construction Men playing croquet Three girls Three boys Group of four children Dogs in fenced enclosure 1 Dogs in fenced enclosure 2 Rabbits in a cage Rabbits in a cage 2 Man with horse and buggy Man with horse buggy Horse with blanket and man Horse with blanket and dog Man sitting by saddled horse Man sitting by saddled horse 2 Rail sidings by factory Lincoln/Garfield/McKinley martyr portrait Man with colt Man with young horse Man with horse by barn 1 Man with horse by barn 2 Chickens Man with chickens People in small boat Girl with fan Woman with hat Two women seated on a wheelbarrow Four women seated on back porch Family group in front of fenced house Children seated on ground Family group seated in a line Family group in front of a frame house Family group in front of a stone house Back porch with three women Large group of children Family group by a park fountain Man on porch of house Women on a small log bridge Ditch or stream by row of trees Stream or pond 1 Stream or pond 2 Family by house with windmill Women in front of church or mausoleum Street-railroad car Baby in carriage Woman with large bow 1 Woman with large bow 2 Two women seated on lawn Two women standing by pines Family standing on front porch Building or barn (underexposed plate) Park fountain/Boat on water (double exposure) Woman with a fur stole (broken plate fragment) Dirt road with ruts Orchard Stone house, front Stone house, outside fence Stone house, backyard Potted plant by stone house Distant view of farm field 1 Distant view of farm field 2 Schoolhouse (?) Frame house with bare tree in front Farm field behind barn Field with haystacks Stack in farmyard (?) Men in hayfield 1 Men in hayfield 2 Threshing Deering reaper with 3-horse hitch, front view Deering reaper with 3-horse hitch, rear view Cutting firewood 1 Cutting firewood 2 Baling hay (?) 1 Baling hay (?) 2 Men with hay baler Field with rail fence and log shed Farm buildings (?) (overexposed) Farm house and barn Farm house and outbuildings Barnyard Barn and outbuildings from field Barn with horses in front Cows Cows by barn (positive lantern slide) Box 3 Envelope Five men with bicycles Portrait of Uncle James (Jim) Adam Man in overalls standing by horse with blanket Four women Two teams of horses - one hitched to a wagon Spangler School, looking northwest One of John Adam's sons on porch of home George Adam with camera Haymaking Fourteen youth on porch of John Adam's home Gathering on John Adam's porch Another gathering on John Adam's porch John Adam and Dr. Wolfe family groups George Adam sitting under tree in woods George and Nellie (Tuohy) Adam Gareth Hitchcock (child) sitting on top step Bonnie Isabel Adam in wicker baby carriage Bonnie Isabel Adam playing with bootie tie Bonnie Isabel Adam holding doll while asleep Laura & Dorothy Adam, with hired girl, in winter Pennsylvania RR tracks in Van Wert Child in carriage Woman sitting at a table George Adam, one horse and part of buggy George Adam, wearing overcoat John Adam homestead Five women at north side of John Adam's home Jesse Adam standing with horse in front of barn Unknown man, in pensive pose, wearing hat Laura Adam wearing a large hat Men standing in front of Ditto's Store in Wetsel Men standing by W.H. Straley Store, Semersville Elm Grove Methodist Church, Jackson Twp. Aerial view of granary at John Adam's farm George, Nellie, Jack & Alta Adam in Wetsel, Ohio Nellie & Alta Adam, porch Jack Adam home, Wetsel Group picture, George Adam's home (indiv. ident.) View of Ditto's Store in Wetsel Spangler School, view from bridge west of school Bonnie Isabel Adam in wicker carriage George Adam between two horses, at John Adam barn Butchering time at John Adam's farm Unidentified baby in coffin Young man holding a book Young man with hands in his lap Young man formal portrait Man standing beside automobile Two babies, photo blurred School group, unidentified Young woman, holding flowers Four young boys Small stream or creek Three children, one on a chair Two men and two women, blurred Small child, photo blurred Two women, holding two babies