Small Collections V

 NAME

SC NO.     

DATE

NAME

SC NO.

DATE

V for Victory bond sleeve and interest computation sheet – issued by French Oil Mill Machinery Co., Piqua – May 1942 & July 1942

7973

1942

V  Mail – Christmas card to Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Todd & Family and a letter to Miss Lois Todd, all of 444 Gordon St., Piqua – these were from PFC Ernest Zacharas, November 14, 1943

7916

1943

Val Decker advertisement

1609

n.d.

Val Decker Packing – America First Medal

1253

1940

Val Decker Packing Co. – a 14” x 11” color photograph of the Val Decker management group in the meeting room at the company offices in Piqua.  The photograph was taken in the mid 1960’s.  Individuals in the photograph are (clockwise from left): William B. Decker; Carl F. Decker; Robert W. Schwable; Louis V. Decker; Donald L. Decker; R. Patrick Decker and Walter O. Decker

7478

c. 1965

Val Decker Packing Co. – survey and diagram

5648

1955 & 1967

Val Decker Packing Co. (sliced bacon processing room photo)

1696

c. 1965

Val Decker Packing Company advertising cardboard megaphone given out at Piqua High School football games, c. 1925

5316

c. 1925

Valentine

891

c.1860

Valentine

916

1854

Valentines (11)

1160

c.1930

Valley Antenna (CATV): correspondence

4364

1980

Valley of Dayton, A. A. Rite - 47 Class - November 20 and 21, 1902 - Class composite of 68 individual photographs of the men who made up the class.  Mr. Pearl R. Dial, Charles B. Baker, Robert H. Mallock, William R. Bowdle and Frank E. Campbell were members of the class from Piqua, Ohio.

4663

1902

Van Kirk / Masonic Lodge Collection - containing items relating to Edwin Van Kirk, the Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templar, and Antioch Shrine Temple. - File contains clippings, photos, Election and Installation of Officers notices; correspondence, Chapter Inspection Report, photograph of 129th Class of 32nd degree (Dayton - Nov. 1944), Membership certificate in Antioch Temple of the Shrine (6 Dec 1946), Certificate of Appointment to Office of High Priest of Royal Arch Masons (4 October 1950.

2387

1941-1950

Van Tilburg, Charles – photograph – c. 1910

5949

c. 1910

VanDeGriff Photographer – 1 photograph

1440

n.d.

VanHise, Elizabeth – photo

839

c.1870

Vaudeville Entertainment given by the Combined Minstrel and Dramatic Company of the First torpedo Flotilla at the Beach Hotel Hall, Chefoo, China - 22 September 1905 - [1] The program put on by the crews of the USS Barry, USS Decatur, USS Bainbridge, USS Chauncey, and USS Dale - ships of the First torpedo Flotilla.  [2] Beach Hotel, Chefoo, China - Flotilla "Intertainment" Menu - 22 September 1905.  [3] Handwritten note from a sailor on the USS Columbia - unsigned - The note is apparently to "Babs".  The note was found with the minstrel show and menu from the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.  NOTE: Chefoo is the current Chinese fishing port of Yantai.  It is on the Yellow Sea, west of Seoul, South Korea; south of Dalian (formerly Port Arthur or Darian), Manchuria, China; southeast of Tianjin (Tientsin), China.

3561

1905

Vaughan letters: A.M. (Arch) Vaughan to his mother, Ann H. Vaughan.  3 of the letters were written while he was in the Civil War, writing to his mother in Sidney and Richwood, Ohio while he was in Alabama and Georgia.

4560

1864-1878

Vehicle identification plate from a Meteor Motor Car Company, Piqua, Ohio, Funeral Coach or Combination Car (combination funeral coach and ambulance) – Model #86-540, Motor #548695564, Serial #54232.  This vehicle was built on a Cadillac Series 8680S Commercial Chassis in 1954.  The price of the Funeral Coach was $7484.00.  The price of the Combination Car was $7971.00.

8130

1954

Versailles-clippings and pictures from Piqua Daily Call 1974-1975

1877

1975

Vertak personal airplane advertising brochure

1222

n.d.

Veteran’s Memorial – plot plan and construction drawings for the Veteran’s Memorial placed at the intersection of Washington Avenue and State Route #66.  The Memorial was designed by Charles M. Ditto, Landscape Architect/Site Planner and was prepared for: Piqua Area Chamber Foundation Veteran’s Memorial Fund.  Date on the drawings is 2 April 1993 (2 sets).

5644

1993

Veteran’s Memorial Dedication Program

1707

1994

Veteran’s Memorial Home, Piqua – photo

1284

c.1950

Veterans Administration – Information on National Service Life Insurance: for members of the Armed Fordes and Veterans of World War II – information booklet issued January 1947

7483

1947

Veterans Day Parade - photo

3729

1957

Veteran's Memorial Dedication Resolution see drawer 10

2025

1993

Veterans Memorial Home Photograph

1673

1945

Veteran's Memorial Park construction photographs

2043

1994

Veterans Memorial, Piqua, Ohio – plot and landscaping plan for the Veterans Memorial at the intersection of Washington Street and State Route #66.  In color – artist’s rendering by Charles M. Ditto, Landscape Architect, October 1992

5619

1992

Veterans Memorial, Piqua, Ohio – plot and landscaping plan for the Veterans Memorial at the intersection of Washington Street and State Route #66.  In color – artist’s rendering by Charles M. Ditto, Landscape Architect, October 1992

5620

1992

Victor & Columbia Record Catalogs (3)

859

1919

Victorian Christmas 1996 program (2)

5085

1996

Victory Backyard Gardens: Simple Rules for Growing Your Own V egetables, a 96 page book by T. H. Everett and Edgar J. Clissold, copyright 1942 by Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin.  This book written and published during World War II to incourage families to conserve food by growing their own vegetables.

7970

1942

Victory Heights – Copy of a Plat Drawing of Victory Heights Housing Project, City of Piqua, Ohio, as taken from War Housing Project – Piqua, Ohio – OH 33161 Plans – Sheet K-1, City Engineering Department – Piqua, Scale: 1” = 40’, Date – January 13, 1951

7803

1951

Victory Heights – Five Computer Assisted Drawing [CAD] drawings of the plat plan, floor plans of the various housing styles and elevations of the various units.  The plans may not be totally accurate to scale because they were done from a variety of sources including the recollections of individuals who lived in Victory Heights.  The drawings were done by Richard M. Smith of Tempe, Arizona.

7517

2016

Victory Heights photographs: Curtis and Maggie Adkins, twin sons Dale & Gale, and daughter Kathy when they lived in Victory Heights in the late 1940's

4854

1940's

Victory Theater, Dayton, Ohio programs:  [1] "Blossom Time" a Franz Schubert Operetta in three acts, Week commencing Sunday, 21 October 1923.  [2] "Ziegfeld Follies" 1924.  [3] "Rose-Marie" a romance of the Canadian Rockies produced by Arthur Hammerstein, 21-27 February 1926.  [4] "Stepping Stones" with Fred and Dorothy Stone, 11-14 April 1926. [5] Two Victory Theater ticket stubs

5306

1923. 1924, 1926

View of Piqua from the Mault House – black & white 8x10 photograph looking northeast

5789

c. 1895

Virginia Land Office Treasury Warrant to the Principal Surveyor of any county in Virginia – payment of $9.60 for surveying Bernard Brown’s 480 acres dated June 30, 1849.

7587

1849

Voinovich, George V., U.S. Senator - letter to Belva Black (Mrs. Charles) concerning "Defense of Marriage."

4291

2004

Volkswagen of Piqua - license plate holder

2541

c. 1970

Von Bargen Family Documents: (A) Birth and christening certificate of Otto Von Bargen - 1839 - the document is in German, (B) Baptism of Julie Emma Krimmer certificate - 1862 -in German,  (C) Certificate of Baptism of Otto August Von Bargen - 1863 - in German,  (D) Confirmation certificate of Emma  Julia Krimmer - 1875 - in German, (E) Confirmation Certificate of Rosine Pauline Krimmer - 1871 - in German, (F) Confirmation Certificate of Emma Sophie Krimmer - 1871 - in German, (G) Confirmation certificate of Otto Von Bargen - 1873 - in German,  (H) Marriage certificate - Otto Von Bargen to Emma Krimmer - 1882 - in German,                                                                    

2515

1839 to 1882

Von Bargen Family Documents: (I) Discharge certificate given to Corporal Otto Von Bargen for serving  in the Kiefer Guards, Company D, 3rd Regiment of Infantry, Ohio National Guard - 1880 - in English,  (J) Marriage certificate of Otto Von Bargen and Paulina A. Krimmer - 1902 - in German,  (K) Elementary School Life Teaching Certificate, State of Ohio, issued to Eda Von Bargen - 1918 - in English,  (L) International Sunday School Association Teaching Certificate issued to Eda Von Bargen - 1919 - in English, (M) Voter Registration Notification issued by Miami County Board of Elections to Miss Eda F. Von Bargen of 507 S. Downing St., Piqua - 1952 - in English.   These documents were accessioned into Flesh Public Library in 1988 from Mr. Harry Oda.

2515.1

1880 to 1952

Von Kaenal, Monsignor: Retirement honors (letter from President Ford)

4353

1976

Voyager Airplane - photo - Non-stop around the world flight, propellers built by Hartzell Propeller, photo with inset photo of the Rutans.

3874

c.2000

29-Apr-19