Some images of East Liverpool Ohio in 1936

The estate probably belonged to an amateur photographer, or perhaps the family sent the professional photos to an archive or another auction house. These film negatives were tucked among the bits of old cameras ...

I'm pretty sure this is East Liverpool, there are only a couple different locations represented in the negatives. There's Hotel Hays and a Western Union office. Looks like trolley tracks running down the center of a brick or cobble road.

Hotel Terry, looking a bit run down. I can't read the sign on the building behind the Terry -- it looks a bit like Hotel Avivian -- but an older image I found on the internet show McKinley painted along the roofline, towards the back, which we can't see from this angle. The Terry was across the street from Schleiter's (below) and next to railroad tracks.

This is the image that dates the rest: the General Wood was stuck and destroyed by river ice in early 1936. (see also the Cincinnati Library wiki)

A view across the Ohio River. That's the C.C. Thompson Pottery. Are those little buildings or little boats on the water? -- it looks like people live in them.

The Potters Savings and Loan is across the street from the Potters Lumber Company, near the intersection of Washington and E. Fifth St. Pottery was important to the East Liverpool economy in those days.

Looks like it was a special occasion, too, with the flags, carousels and tents.

Schleiter's Cash Bargain Furniture and Stove ... something. Located on 2nd Street, next to the Green Derby Restaurant Meals. "Beer and Ale" the window proclaims, and "Fish Fry Tonite." "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco" -- the building serves as a billboard.

I'm not sure what this is, but the river isn't frozen any more, and since we're close to a pier, it's not the same spot as the General Wood. Perhaps the Mickey, which appears to be a tug, was cleaning up the remains, since that looks like a paddle wheel among the trash.

A view of the town from a bridge, I think. With magnification and imagination, one of the buildings appears to have CROOKS or maybe CROOMS painted on, towards the left side of the photo. It's the only identifier I can find.

And I finish off with the Capitol, a sternwheeler. I have no idea if this was taken on the Ohio River -- the history I can find doesn't suggest this boat was there. But the name is correct for the time frame of the other photos.

Much of my research was done on the the East Liverpool Historical Society site -- wonderfully detailed site with lots of photos. Check it out.

If anyone can offer corrections or expansions on what I've posted, please do!