Center for Archival Collections

Lucas County, Ohio - City of Toledo

Photograph Files

The Toledo Publicity and Efficiency Commission took hundreds of photographs of the municipal government at work, from 1946 to the early 1960s. A small sampling of these is available here.

Airlines

1. Capital Airlines Counter with Patricia Riley and Ray Zinnewine, 1948 2. United Airlines Counter, April 11, 1949
Airplanes


1. The Blue Angels performing at the Toledo Airport in 1947 2. Chicago and Southern Airlines Plane, 1947 3. TWA Airplanes, 1947 4. TWA Airplanes, 1947 5. United Airlines Plane, 1947 6. Night Landing at Toledo Airport, April 1949 7. Wonder Bread Blimp, 1947 8. Wonder Bread Blimp undercarriage, 1947
Airport


1. Toledo Airport Terminal, 1947 2. Toledo Airport Terminal Interior 3. Toledo Airport Terminal Interior 4. Toledo Airport Terminal Interior 5. Airport Communications Room with Hugh Kruseich and Shirley Wolf, April 11, 1949 6. Airport Control Tower with Sam Myerscough, Controller, April 11, 1949 7. Airport Loading Zone, April 11, 1949
Airport Construction

1. Lake Grange Hall, removed as airport obstruction/hazard, 1947
Airport Dedication, March 1954

1-4. Dedication Day at Toledo Airport, March 1954
Anthony Wayne Trail

1. Anthony Wayne Trail Aerial View, June 7, 1951 2. Anthony Wayne Trail at South, showing an A & P Market, April 8, 1950 3. Anthony Wayne Trail at Western, April 8, 1951
Aquarama -- see NW Ohio Recreation
Arbor Day

1. Arbor Day at Warren School, May 8, 1954 2. Arbor Day Planting at Warren School, May 8, 1954 3. Arbor Day at Waite High School, May 2, 1957 4. Arbor Day Planting at Waite High, May 2, 1957
Archery

1. Boys participating in Archery in City Parks, 1950s
Armed Forces Day -- see NW Ohio Recreation
Board of Commissioners

1-2. Dinner at Airport, 1948 3. Dinner at Airport, Speaker Charles Dowd, L-R, J. B. Simmons, Michael DiSalle, W. White, 1948
Boat Ramps

1-2. Cullen Park Boat Ramp with boaters David and Robbie Van Warner and Yvonne McCreary, 1956
Boy Scouts

1. Boy Scout Carl Yuill taking Toledo City Journals to Scout Jamboree in California, July 18, 1953
Bridges

1-2. Anthony Wayne Bridge Under Construction, June 11, 1949 3. Anthony Wayne Bridge 4. Ash Consaul Bridge Aerial View, 1951 5. Ash Consaul Bridge, 1951

1. Cherry Street Bridge, July 18, 1953 2. Cherry Street Bridge Control Room, n.d. 3. Cherry Street Bridge--Taking Measurements Under Bridge, June 29, 1949 4. Cherry Street Bridge--Barges Conducting Repairs, December 31, 1955 5. Cherry Street Bridge--with Traffic, n.d.




1-10. Craig Memorial Bridge Construction, June 1955 11. Craig Memorial Bridge Dedication, January 12, 1957 12. Craig Memorial Bridge Dedication, with Mrs. William Craig, January 12, 1957

1. South Detroit Avenue Bridge, July 1952 2. South Detroit Avenue Bridge Under Construction, July 1952 3. South Detroit Avenue Bridge, 1957

1-3. Erie Street Bridge, 1948