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Black and white formal stance photograph of Walter Stevens (1877-1960) holding pipe, wearing glasses and dressed in a three piece suit. It is the same as the formal, framed photograph on display in the main room of the WHS. Walter Stevens was an…

Formal portrait, sepia tone, of Nina and Bessie Trow. Taken at Coleman Studios, Westfield, Mass.

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Blackman, formal portrait. Mrs. Blackman was the daughter of Sam Hill (Mrs. Judson G. Blackman). In 1987 Robert Sweeney dismantled the Sam Hill House on the property of John and Kathy Baker, and took the kitchen ell to his…

Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Blackman. Mrs. Blackman was the daughter of Sam Hill. (Mrs. Judson G. Blackman). Picture mounted on Christmas/New Year's greeting card. See Ph101ac

Dorothy Hewitt grew up in Worthington, living as a child in a house on Buffington Hill Road across from the Heacock/Markham/Chamberlin house. She was a co-founder with Florence Chapin of an adult education school in Cambridge, MA

Harry Bates, formal portrait. Photo is sepia tone and on original mount, measuring 6 3/8 x 4 1/4. He with his wife, Hattie, and Grover Hewitt played for square dances at Lyceum Hall for many years. Harry was a stone mason, building many fireplaces…

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Black and white glass slide showing an unidentified Stevensville house. Number L. 28

Unidentified Man, Dog and House. Possibly a school house? Numbered L. 108, Poor quality image, fuzzy

Black and white glass slide showing a house with clapboard siding. Unknown photographer. In the 'Moody Book' Undated but early 20th century

Black and white glass slide showing the front of the Chauncey Pease (Harry Day Pease 'Pease Pod') House. Numbered 911. Unknown photographer. The Pease family made pianos in New York City.

Black and white glass slide showing large multistoried house with gambrel roof. Numbered L 52.

Black and white glass slide: Mt. Parnassus chimney, West Street. Undated. L 54 at the bottom. Mt. Parnassus does not appear on any Worthington maps, but it was apparently located on the road heading into what is now Fox Den from "Parker Four…

Black and white glass slide: Ring/Lucey Home at 12 Ring Road, in Ringville. Cracked. House currently occupied by Sarah Buie and Walter Wright. Also owned by George Dodge. Also laminated sheet from 250th in 2018.

Black and white glass slide: Guy thrasher gathering sap, South Worthington.

Black and white glass slide: Blacksmith Shop, South Worthington. The blacksmith shop is associated with Conwell Academy (now Schrades Sevenars concert hall). This is on Ireland Street at the corner of route 112. It is restored and used today for…

Black and white glass slide: Russell H. Conwell (1843-1925) standing in front of a barn -- late 1880s or 1890s. The slide is marked Queen & Company, 1010 Chester St. [Philadelphia]. The company sold high quality optical scientific instruments.

Black and white glass slide: Eagle's Nest, looking up from bottom of Hill. Eagle's Nest was the Russell H. Conwell home in South Worthington. The slide is heavily damaged/oxidized. It is marked Queen & Company, 1010 Chestnut Street. Queen & Company…

Black and white glass slide showing the John. E. Witherell store on South Worthington Road (road leading to Center on east side of the river, now mostly abandoned). Older woman on porch is probably Isabella Witherell (1840-1825). The younger woman…

Black and white glass slide: South Worthington Church 'where the S. Worth. people spend their Sabbaths.' Queen & Col, 1010 Chestnut Street printed on bottom.