Map shows major railroad company lines and connections; state boundaries, cities and towns along each train routes, steamship lines for coastal ports, and notable physical features. Alphabetical listing of railroad companies shown in margin text. Scale not given.

Patent for a combined Lister plow and planter that both breaks the ground and plants seed. Appears to be a type of early tractor.

A set of illustrated cards and a blank order form from the Crown Card Company.

Men's white celluloid fold down detachable collar. "Wheeler / 17" "Trade Mark / Nabonide / The Parsons & Parsons Co. / Cleveland, Ohio"

Men's white celluloid detachable button-on, fold down collar. "1236 / Stockton / 15" "Trade Mark / National / The Parsons and Parsons Co. / Cleveland, Ohio / U.S.A"

Report promoting and explaining the role of forest planting in farm management. Planning preparations and model prairie farm are proposed. A farm in Ohio is used as an example of successful forest planting techniques in managing a farm. In addition, types of trees and planting methods are recommended.

Weekly African-American newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly African-American newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly African-American newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly African-American newspaper from Cleveland, Ohio that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Postcard of Hot Well and Health Resort in Marlin, Texas, showing the front of the buildings and the street where a horse and buggy are parked. The text "Hot Well and Health Resort of Marlin, Texas" is printed under the image depicting three structures, a square three-story building, a Victorian-style house, and a pavilion. Correspondence on the back is addressed to "Dr. R. Gittelsohn" mentioning that the author has written, but not received a response while staying in Marlin.

Photograph of J.D. Chapman with a mustache wearing a three-piece suit and tie, posing in front of a neutral background.

Patent for certain new and useful improvment

Photograph of Mabel H. Tompkins showing one of Roda Royal's High School Horses with the Hagenbeck Circus, Cincinnati, OH, c. 1906.

Map shows street names, parks, cemeteries, canals, neighborhoods, and railroads for Cincinnati, Ohio and towns in northern Kentucky; bridges over the Ohio River. Scale not given.

Map shows railroads, canals, counties, county seats, cities, and towns; street layout on insets. Insets: [Map of Cleveland and vicinity] and [Map of Cincinnati and vicinity]. Scale [ca. 1:1,700,000].

Weekly African-American newspaper from Xenia and Wilberforce, Ohio that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Postcard of a fire station in the shoe and leather district in Cincinnati, Ohio. The fire department is outside the building with six horse-drawn vehicles in front of four garage doors. The doors are labeled (from left to right), "Engine Co - No. 44", "Engine Co - "No. 4", "Water Tower No. 2", and "Ladder Co - No. 7." A handwritten message on the back of the photograph says, "[...] I am sending you this to let you know that I am alive, but want to get back to [...]. Give all the boys my regards. [...]". The postcard is signed by S. W. Berkley.

Photograph of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman sitting in a chair next to a cloth covered table. She wears a black dress with a lace collar and kerchief, belt, and bonnet. In the background are several framed photographs on a wallpapered wall, and to the left of Eliza E. Stacey Chapman is another half-visible chair. A handwritten note on the back reads, "Mrs. Eliza E. Stacey Chapman. Born Dec. 15, 1818. Merry Xmas, Carrie, and Happy New Year, Dec. 25, 1909 - great grandmother. b. Dec. 15, 1818, d. 1917. Ashtabula, Ohio."

Postcard addressed to C. L. Woodward "Chief Fire Dept., Austin [sic], Texas" with a photograph of the motor vehicles used by the Akron Fire Department in Akron, Ohio. The caption on the photo reads: "The Webb Motor Fire Apparatus used in the Akron Fire Department." All of the vehicles have ladders loaded in the back, along with alarm bells mounted on the front part of the cars; these are parked outside of the fire station in the city with the firemen of the department posing around the vehicles.

Postcard from L. A. to Mr. Will L. Henkle, thanking him for sending something, and discussing Texas's pretty landscape. The front of the postcard features a photograph of Holy Angels Academy in Boerne, Texas, a two-story building with wrap-around porches on both stories. There is a small tower extending from the center of the roof of the building, with a cross-shaped spire at the top. There are a few short steps leading up to the first-story porch and the front door to the academy. There are several trees surrounding the building, obscuring much of the second-story.

Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.

Postcard of fire fighters testing a fire engine near a city canal, spraying its hose over the water. A tube is running from the water to a machine on the right, with smoke coming out of the machine's top.

Postcard of a two-story, red brick fire station. The building has three double doors at its front, windows along its second story, and a belfry on its right. A woman is standing in front of the building, holding an umbrella. A hatted man is standing near the tower on the right. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "I am going to Detroit in about two weeks, and will remember you. Thanks for your appreciation for what I have sent."