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A photographic print of Ella Boole, President of the WCTU from 1925 to 1933. She attended the College of Wooster during the height of the temperance movement and was surely inspired by the efforts of the WCTU in the city.

Photograph of Albert Dix, owner of the Wooster Republican and later the Wooster Daily Record, looking up from a copy of the paper. Appeared in the Wooster Daily Record September 8, 1953 in a spread featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the newspaper.

Members of the Grand Army of the Republic veteran's organization pledge allegiance to the flag in 1912. They stand beside Wooster's Civil War memorial in Public Square.

The main academic building on campus burned down early in the morning in mid December 1901. Students and faculty could only watch in horror as the fire destroyed the building.

The photograph shows just how little remained of the campus’ main academic building after a fire ravaged the structure in 1901.

This photograph shows Thomas Eckert, who worked as Wooster's postmaster and telegraph operator in the 1850s.

A picture of the Wooster Artificial Ice and Brewing Company. The company produced beer in Wooster from 1881 up until Prohibition.

Artwork depicting the original Old Main academic building on the University of Wooster's campus.

Photograph showing pioneer fireplace in Ashtabula county

Photograph from Picturesque Wayne showing a pioneer home.

Photograph of recreation of pioneer kitchen at Hale Farm

Photograph of a recreation of a pioneer kitchen at Hale Farm

Scan from microfilm of a news article commemorating the cornerstone of the Jewish Temple. Headline reads: "Knesseth Israel Cornerstone Placed Sunday."

Daily Record Photo featuring the moment the Jewish community started building their temple.

Photo of a plaque by the door of the Knesseth Israel Temple commemorate the cornerstone of the building in 1950.

Plaque outside of the Salem Lutheran Church stating that the congregation was founded in 1828 by Reverend Weygandt.

Although newspapers allowed Wooster’s citizens to remain informed about legal, local, national, and agricultural news, they also provided much needed entertainment through the inclusion of poems or excerpts from literature.

A portrait of A.B. Graham taken in 1911. Many different groups geared toward rural children got their start around the same time as his, but Graham’s Boy and Girls Club is often credited as the beginning of 4-H.

This portrait of Annie B. Irish was probably done soon after she accepted the position of Professor of German Literature and Language at the University of Wooster.

Charles E. Thorne became the first director of what eventually became OARDC from 1887-1921.

Portrait of Charles W. Follis, the first African American professional football player

A portrait of David Stanley, Major General for the Union Army and Medal of Honor recipient.

General Anthony Wayne had an extensive military career and was involved in the Treaty of Greenville. He has had many towns, villages, bridges, and counties named after him.

General David Wooster was a military figure in the Revolutionary War, and although he does not share any direct ties with the initial surveyors, they selected him as the town’s namesake.

John Larwill came with his brothers to Wooster in 1807. Contemporary historian Ben Douglas reported that Larwill became Wooster's Justice of the Peace in 1820 and married sixty-two couples during his tenure.

Portrait of Louis H. Severance, trustee of the University of Wooster, circa 1910

Portrait of Mrs. Sweeney, Superintendent of the Surgical Dressings Department of the Red Cross in Red Cross uniform, circa 1918 

A portrait of Richard L. Morrison Sr., founder of Second Baptist Church, circa 1890.

This portrait of William Given was painted by Wooster artist, Michael Nachtrieb. Given had organized the recruitment of volunteers in Wayne County and even served as Colonel of the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Weakened by his wartime…