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GREENFIELD AREA MEMORABILIA |
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This page contains a wide variety of post cards,
photos and other items from our community's past. |
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Last updated:
Thursday, May 10, 2007
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In June of 2005, Bob Watts made a presentation to the Greenfield
Historical Society regarding McClain High School's winningest team ever.
Back in the early 1940s McClain's baseball team made it to the state
semi-finals in three successive years; 1940, 1941 and 1942. No other
McClain in any sport has equaled this accomplishment. There are still
several surviving team members including. Bob Davis and Paul Orr. Those
where able, including Don Grate, were Grand Marshals in the 2005 Wheels
of Progress Festival Parade.
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L-R: Bob Davis, Bob Watts, Paul Orr
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McClain Tiger Basebal, 1940, 1941, 1942
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Regarding Greenfield's former Mom and Pop grocery stores I received the
following information and photos about Skeen's Grocery:
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Hi there...
I happened upon your web site while reminiscing about
Greenfield, and was reading the section about mom-pop grocery stores.
I was about to say you are missing Skeen's Grocery.... when there it
was! Now it is a house huh? Amazing.
Well... Ed Skeens was my great grandpa.... he and his son, Roy Skeens
owned and ran the store. Well my grandpa Roy did in the evenings
because he used to work for the Waddell Company. My grandma, Katherine
got involved with the store for a while till she got sick.
I found these old pictures.... of the outside..... and
the a couple of the inside showing grandpa, and then yours truly
getting his retail experience. The store was remodeled sometime in
early 69... the inside pictures are of the remodeled store. I have no
outside of the remodel. I cannot remember when Ed died.....but Grandpa
Roy passed in 1983.
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Roy Skeens, Stephen Glaze and Skeen's Grocery in the
late 1960s.
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I purchased some fishing equipment
at an auction and came across this business card. I'm sure it
will bring a nostalgic smile to some of your faces. Mitchell's
is no longer in business having been purchased in 2004 by
McClain grad, Jason Unger. Mitchell's began as an ice house
in the alley behind 7th and South Streets and sometime in the
1950s expanded into sporting goods. |
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| Greenfield fire station in the
early 1900s. After new building was constructed in the 1960s,
the building was used by the Greenfield Area Life Squad. It has
since been torn down. |
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Eye glasses from the office of Dr.
Albert Borreson. Dr. Borreson served the community for many
years during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. His office was located on
the corner of Jefferson and 6th Streets. |
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| Greenfield Hospital in the 1920s.
City owned and operated municipal hospital housed in a large
brick home on South St. |
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Among the many
products manufactured by The Waddell Company were these pinball
game boards. |
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An advertisement for E.L. McClain's horse pad. |
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| Post cards of the
American Pad and Textile Company. Originally founded by E.L.
McClain to manufacturer blankets and collar pads for horses. The
company went on to manufacturer outdoor clothing, camping
equipment and during WWII life boats and vests for the US
Government. |
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Besides Tapatco's (American Pad & Textile
Company) Greenfield plant the company also had plants in
Chillicothe, Ohio and Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Here is a letter
from their Canadian plant. Click
photo to enlarge. |
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DUNLAP PONY COMPANY |
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Dunlap Pony Company was founded in 1905 with 1,100 acres in and
around Greenfield. The company specialized in the raising of
Shetland ponies and at one time their herd numbered about 600
head. A sales office and several barns once stood at the corners
of Edgewood and Spring Streets. Dunlap ponies were known
throughout the U.S. and Canada and Houghton Mifflin once published
a children's book, A Child's Life on a Pony Farm, based on
the Dunlap farm. The farm was sold off when real estate values
made it more profitable to sell. |
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PONY LAND |
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card (circa 1918) soliciting votes in the "Great Dunlap Pony
Contest". Winner receives a pony, cart and harness from
Greenfield's Pony Land. |
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| Here's a second "contest"
post card from Greenfield's Pony Farm. "Rastus, the Boss
Hostler of the 300 Ponies in Pony Fairyland, Greenfield,
Ohio." Advertising text on back for the businesses
participating in the contest in Portland, Indiana: Cincinnati
Store, Dry Goods; D.M. Hutchins, Furniture; Mark & Furry,
Meats; Hutchens Bros., Groceries; Reber, The Candy Man; Auto Inn,
Automobiles; L.G. Holmes & Son, Feeds; Phil Stachler, Jeweler;
Thomas & Huey, Bakers; Yount & Ewry, Plumbing; W.H.
Hutchens, Groceries; Cline & Wilt, Lumber; The Crystal
Theatre, Pictures; Reinhard & Nichols, Clothing. |
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Here's yet another set of
cards concerning the Dunlap Pony Farm. This time the
sponsoring merchants were located in Weston, WV. |
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BANK STUFF |
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| Letterhead
from The Peoples' National Bank (circa 1914). |
Savings
bank from the Highland County Bank, Greenfield, Ohio. |
Post card
from the People's National Bank. |
Ten dollar
bill issued by the Peoples' National Bank. |
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STREET PARADE DOWN JEFFERSON STREET |
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OF POST CARDS |
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time I had individual, and larger, cards of these scenes.
Hopefully I can locate them in my photo files. First Methodist
Church in 1916, American Pad and Textile Company in early 1900s,
Greenfield Municipal Hospital in 1923 and Edward Lee McClain High
School in 1918. |
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| Post cards from Bainbridge, Ohio
promoting the "good fishing" to be had. The top card
seems to be of largemouth bass and the bottom, to me, appear to be
trout. I wasn't aware that we once had a trout population in this
area. Anyone know? |
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Bainbridge's Seip Mound Park in
the 1940s. Part of the Skyline Drive Loops. |
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AMERICAN PAD & TEXTILE CO. |
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I found this ad on the Internet. |
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General's Life Preserver
General D.E. Aultman's Life Preserver. This life preserver
appears to be a navy issued type. It is blaze orange with
"GEN. D.E. AULTMAN" stenciled across the lower back. The
tag in side reads "FIBROUS GLASS LIFE PRESERVER",
Manufactured at American Pad & Textile Co., Greenfield Ohio,
Date: October 1955. Preserver is VG-EXC. condition. Price $20.00 +
$6.00 S&H. |
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The landmarks of our area are rapidly
disappearing. Harry Barrett's general store certainly served as an
institution in the Rainsboro area. Long since closed, the building
is used for storage today. |
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Wood box mill by Waddell
Woodenware Works, Greenfield, Ohio. Designed to hold a full
pound of beans in the top 'airtight' hopper. Original label
indicates that this mill was made during a time of transition.
Reads "Formerly Numbered --- "Very similar to the Sun
model 1080, I believe Waddell designation was A-8. This grinder
retains its original finish which has been lightly cleaned, but
not scrubbed or stripped. Click photos to
enlarge. |
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| The J.A. Harps Manufacturing
Company at the corner of Lyndon Ave. and Fifth St. Company
manufactured the "Never-Fail" oil can. |
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The long defunct Lyric Theatre which
was "Always Good" will soon be Greenfield's last
remaining theatre building. For years the site has served as a
retail store front. However, anyone who was around in the 1950s
has lots of memories associated with this collection of bricks! |
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| This is a "trading token"
given out by Bob's Smoke Shop. At one time there were
several such places where local men met to play cards. The one
that comes to mind for me was Buck & Reds Smoke Shop. |
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The United Methodist Church of
Greenfield. Located on the corners of South Street and Fourth
Street. |
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A Greenfield institution during the
1940s, 50s and 60s was Penny's Confectionary. The
"malt shop" of our dreams. Generations of teens sipped
cokes, gorged on potato chips and burgers, tripped the light
fantastic and much more inside the walls of Penny's. |
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Some time during the 1950s the
American Pad & Textile Company was engaged in the mfg. of
these Jayne Mansfield water bottles. I recently learned
that both George Foltz and Earl Dean Miller have examples of these
items that were manufactured for a Cincinnati company in the late
1950s. |
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| Left - For many years during
the 1970s & 80s the Smith Tannery was utilized as an
antique store and to many locals is better know as
"The Century House." |
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alley off of Mirabeau St. is "Fern Hall." At one
time this small building served as Greenfield's roller
skating rink. |
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Many of you may remember when
Greenfield was served by a local bus system out of Washington
Court House. Here's a photo of the WCH station and the schedule
listing a bus to Greenfield. |
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 Back
in the fifties a number of us got together and formed the Axlemasters
Hot Rod Club. Some of the charter members I recall were Andy
Hafler, Dick Easter, Buck Rooks, Vernon Stanley, Charlie McGaw,
Frank Stanley, Chuck Kerr, Lowell Cohmer, Bobby
"Fish" Gill, Tom Blackstone, myself and Charlie Moore.
There were a number of others but my memory fails me. Several
years ago the club was resurrected as the Axlemasters II
and has been active in putting on an annual street rod show and
other community events. The original Axlemasters had bumper
plaques and club jackets made up and, I believe, they were both
designed by Tom Blackstone. Several years ago I came across my
bumper plaque and Charlie Moore recently sent me what was left of
his club jacket. He had cut the
back out and mounted it onto a piece of cardboard. I plan to have
them matted and framed. When Tom Blackstone passed away, a former
Axlemaster member donated his plaque to be buried along with Tom.
Anyway, if any of this sounds familiar here are photos of the two
remaining artifacts I have of that era. Hope they provoke some
memories for you and if you can contribute the
names of other members let me know. Click
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| ADDENDUM: Andy
Hafler emailed me and added a few names to the above list of
members. He also reminded me of the time the club loaded Buck
Rook's roadster onto a farm wagon, put Rita Walker in the front
seat, entered it in the July 4th parade and won $5.00. Right
behind us was Leonard Johnson's garbage truck with a large
American flag flyin' proudly from the tailgate! |
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Historical plaque that adorns the front door of the
Smith Tannery building. Click
photo to enlarge. |
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This Conestoga wagon is on display at
the Greenfield Historical Society's B&O Depot building. Click
photo to enlarge. |
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| Here's our area of Ohio as it appeared in a 1950
"Ohio Highway Map" which was distributed by the Ohio
Department of Highways. It's interesting to note all the changes or
"what's not there." Click photos
to enlarge. |
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GREENFIELD'S SPRING GROVE DAIRY
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| The Spring
Grove Dairy as it appeared in 1942. |
The dairy
was located at the north end of Fifth Street along the New
Martinsburg road. |
Spring
Grove served the diary needs of Greenfield for many years. |
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GREENFIELD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1909
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This poem was written on New Year's Eve
in 1909. I both celebrates the coming of the new year and the growth
of the parish during the old year. The author was the Reverend T.F.
Carey. Click photo to enlarge. |
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