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AV 133
Thomas Riley Postcard Collection
Page 1
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collections
AV 133
Thomas Riley Postcard Collection
1900- 1983
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
AV 133
Title:
Thomas Riley Postcard Collection
Creator:
Thomas Riley
Dates:
Ca. 1900- 1983
Media:
Postcards, photographs, ephemera
Quantity:
1 cubic foot
Location:
Ohio Historical Center
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
A business card found in the collection indicates that Thomas Riley was employed as a records management supervisor at American Electric Power in Lancaster, Ohio.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Collection is comprised of one cubic foot of pages removed from postcard albums created by Thomas Riley. The album pages include postcards, photographs and brochures related to Ohio cities, towns and other attractions circa 1900- 1983. There were specific albums created for Cleveland, coal mining, Columbus, the Ohio- Erie Canal and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. A seven album series covers all of Ohio from “ A to Z.” Additionally, there are postcards of Ohio covered bridges and photographs of a Hocking Canal Lock in Sugargrove, Ohio. Loose postcards found in the collection are filed alphabetically by city.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION
Collection has been arranged in two series:
Series I: Album Pages
Series II: Loose materials
Object Description
| Title | AV 133 Thomas Riley Postcard Collection |
| Subject |
Pro Football Hall of Fame (U.S.) Coal mines and mining -- Ohio. Covered bridges -- Ohio. Cleveland (Ohio) Columbus (Ohio) Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio) Ohio -- Description and travel |
| Place | Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio) |
| Description | This item is a finding aid or inventory to an Ohio Historical Society collection or series. Finding aids are descriptive access tools that provide more complete information about a collection than you will find in the online catalog record. For more information on the collection and to view its contents, contact the Ohio Historical Society. |
| Date of Original | [ca. 1900-1983] |
| Collection | Ohio Historical Society Finding Aids Collection |
| Submitting Institution | Ohio Historical Society |
| Rights | Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
| Type | Text |
| File Name | AV 133 Riley.pdf |
| File Size | 39.685 KB |
| Format | finding aids |
