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Movie Posters from Schine's State Theater
In the late 1920s, the State Theatre in Sandusky was known as “Schine’s State Theatre.” It was then a part of the Schine circuit of independent theaters, which a major chain of theaters until it broke...
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Union Ticket for Ohio from October 1863 Election
During the Civil War, many Ohioans became members of the Union Party, which was made up of Republicans and Democrats who were in support of the Union cause. On October 13, 1863, John Brough was elected...
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Group Photographs on the Steps of Sandusky High School
Sandusky photographer Ernst Niebergall took many images of people and places in and around Erie County during most of the first half of the twentieth century. He was a native of Germany, and during...
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Lewis M. Lea, Jeweler and Optician
Lewis M. Lea was born in Sandusky in 1843 to James D. and Caroline (Mackey) Lea. James D. Lea was successfully engaged in the lumber yard business in Sandusky for many years. When Lewis M. Lea was...
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Postcards from the Echo Cafe
The Echo Cafe was established about 1901 by Julius Brengartner. It was located at 725 Market Street in its early years. After street numbers changed in Sandusky in 1915, the address became 201 West...
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Beilstein Steam Laundry
From the late 1890s until about 1909, the Beilstein Steam Laundry did business at 630 Market Street. The proprietors in 1898 were Henry J. Beilstein and John Pfanner, but in 1900, they were Henry J....
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Happy Halloween!
Here is a group photo of the Business Women's Club Halloween Party at Reinke's Boat House on Meigs Street. The exact date is unknown, but it was probably around 1920-1925.Many of the young women are...
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The Boy Scouts Have Been Active in Sandusky for Many Years
The Boy Scouts of America have been active in Sandusky since shortly after the organization was founded in 1910. Pictured above is a group of Boy Scouts in Washington Park in Sandusky about 1916, with...
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Sebastian Schweinfurth Family
The Sebastian Schweinfurth family is pictured above in the late 1800s, in front of the Schweinfurth residence at the corner of McKelvey Street and Sycamore Line in Sandusky, Ohio. Sebastian had been...
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Gustave A. Hauser
Gustave Adolph Hauser was born in Sandusky, Ohio in 1874 to John and Margaret (Schmidt) Hauser, who were both natives of Germany. He was known fondly as Ottoto his family and friends. He is pictured...
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Margaret Ebert, Art Teacher
Miss Margaret Ebert was the daughter of Carl and Caroline Ebert. She graduated from Sandusky High School in 1910. In the graduation picture below, Margaret is number 17.A closer view shows Margaret in...
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Stereograph Cards by A.C. Platt
Stereographsare a pair of nearly identical images that give a three dimensional effect when viewed through a device called a stereoscope. Several stereographic cards are found in the collections of the...
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Jacob Mertz, Pioneer Hardware Merchant
Jacob Mertz was born in Wurttemberg, Germany in the 1830s. He came to the United States in the 1850s, and after living for at time in Norwalk, Ohio, he settled in Sandusky. A biographical sketch about...
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Zion Lutheran Church Choir
Members of the Zion Lutheran Church Choir are pictured above in front of the organ pipes. The photograph, by Mound Studio in Sandusky, was taken between 1945 and 1955. Lovely stained glass windows are...
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John J. Marquart - An Interview with an Early Sanduskian in 1947
In the Twin Anniversary Edition of the Sandusky Register Star News, dated November 24, 1947, Harry Stack featured highlights of an interview he had conducted with John J. Marquart, who at that time had...
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Sandusky Gets Ready for Thanksgiving in 1906
Many area businesses placed advertisements in the Sandusky Daily Register in November of 1906, as Sanduskyprepared to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Dilgart & Bittner boasted “A Bounteous...
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Sandusky’s Railroad Depot
Now used by Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, the railroad station at North Depot and Carr Streets in Sandusky, was originally built for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern...
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St. John’s Chapel of Grace Episcopal Church
Pictured above is a Sunday School group at St. John’s Chapel, an outreach site of Grace Episcopal Church. The photograph was taken between 1900 and 1910. All the children are dressed in their Sunday...
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WLEC Radio Began Broadcasting in 1947
Now a part of BAS Broadcasting Ohio, WLEC Radio began broadcasting on December 7, 1947. At that time WLEC was operated by the Lake Erie Broadcasting Company, an affiliate of the Mutual Broadcasting...
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Barber Shops in Sandusky
According to the July 1888 issue of the Firelands Pioneer, the first barber shop in Sandusky was operated by Grant Ritchie, an African American who was also active in the Underground Railroad in the...
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