MS-16A
LANGE PHOTOGRAPHY ADDITIONAL COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION
The Lange Photography Additional Collection was accessioned into the Flesh Public Library Archives in September 1987.
Raymond T. Lange operated a photography business in Piqua, Ohio.
The collection fills one Hollinger box and 28 file folders. The collection covers the years from 1947-1956. There are no restrictions on the use of this collection and the Literary Copyright has been deeded to the public.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The Lange Photograph Additional Collection is divided into four series: Negatives; Photograph Orders and Prices; Publications and Miscellaneous.
SERIES I: NEGATIVES: covers aerial views of churches, factories, the radio station, airport, parks, downtown and residential areas.
SERIES II: PHOTOGRAPH ORDERS AND PRICES: covers his business for 1950 to 1956.
SERIES III: PUBLICATIONS: covers souvenir books from football games, Elk’s, St. Paul Church, a meat packing company, power plant and The Sesquicentennial Celebration.
SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS: covers convention books, assorted notes and photographers’ supply catalogs.
CONTAINER LIST
BOX 1
SERIES I: NEGATIVES (Numbers after the descriptions are the number of negatives or photos in the file.) (Negatives are not dated.)
File
1 Aerial – St. Boniface Church and south Piqua (1)
2 Aerial – St. Mary Church and north Piqua residential (1)
3 Aerial – Atlas Underwear Co. (1).
4 intentionally left blank
5 intentionally left blank
6 Aerial – WPTW Radio Station (4).
7 Aerial – Piqua Airport (6)
8 Aerial – Piqua 36 Drive-In Theater (2).
9 Aerial – Mote Park (3)
10 Aerial – Roosevelt (Wertz) Stadium (2)
11 Aerial – Downtown and Lorimer (E. Ash St.) Bridge (2).
12 Aerial – Downtown district from the north east (1).
13 Aerial – Victory Heights and southwest corner of McKinley Ave.
and South St. (2)
14 Aerial – High Street Hill (1)
15 Don Gentile – large negatives – copy shots (6)
16 Meteor Motor Car Co. – large negatives – hearse interiors
17 Piqua Municipal Power Plant – large negatives – exterior and
control panels (5)
SERIES II: PHOTOGRAPH ORDERS AND PRICES
File
18 List of Orders......................................................................................... 1950
19 List of Orders ........................................................... May 1951-March 1952
20 List of Orders.............................................................. June 1952-April 1956
21 List of Orders ............................................... January 1953-December 1954
22 Stereo Prices........................................................................ 12 January 1953
BOX 1
SERIES III: PUBLICATIONS
File
23 Souvenir publications – U.S.S. Missouri; Cincinnati Gardens; Tulane vs.
Notre Dame Football; Washington vs. Notre Dame Football
24 Elk’s Fiftieth Anniversary Souvenir Book – mock-up copy
25 Souvenir publications p Lima Elk’s; St. Paul’s Church; 1946
Sesquicentennial; Braun Brothers Packing Co.; Piqua Power Plant.
SERIES IV: MISCELLANEOUS
File
26 Photographer’s Association of America Convention Books 1947 and 1949
27 Miscellaneous – Steve & Phil – Assorted envelopes, cards, notes;
Sesquicentennial Parade, horses and riders’ – WHIO Radio
broadcast with Joseph Thoma, William Corry, Clark Gabriel, and 2
others not identified – Sesquicentennial publicity photo, girl in
bathing suit at the stadium – Sesquicentennial publicity, twelve
girls in bathing suits at The Hollow Swimming Pool [Billie Ritter
Campbell, ? , ? , Bobbie Snow, Alice Ketzel Schnorr, Eleanor
Johnson Roberts, Wanda Hemmert, Pat Recker Hartzell, ? , ? , ? ,
Eleanor Bryan]
28 Catalogs – Photographers’ Supplies – Attwood Brass Works Marine
Hardware Catalog – Operating Instructions for the Marchant
Figuremaster calculator