Bellaire Archives
Historical Photograph & Archival Collections of Bellaire, Ohio, and Belmont County
In the pursuit of preserving Bellaire’s rich history, the Bellaire Public Library actively collects and makes available to the public manuscripts, personal papers, family histories, photographs, and other ephemera that document our area’s past. The below collections are part of the processed collections the Bellaire Public Library holds. If you have materials you would like to donate to the Library’s historical collections or have questions about any of our collections, please contact our Local History & Archives Specialist.
Bellaire Post Office Collection
The Bellaire Post Office Collection consists of 29 black and white photographs showing construction scenes of the old Bellaire Post Office located at the corner of 32nd and Guernsey Streets in Bellaire, Ohio, photographed by an unknown photographer. The photographs show the manner and progress of construction over time, and include
Bob Hope Kuchinka Collection
The Bob Hope Kuchinka Collection consists of more than 100 black and white photographs showing the visit to Bellaire, Ohio, of the noted entertainer, movie star and comedian Bob Hope on November 27, 1951. The collection contains contact sheets of the photographs taken by the Life Magazine photographer who accompanied
Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr. Railroad Collection
The Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr. Railroad Collection consists of railroad photographs and digital images taken at various locations over a span of more than 30 years commencing in 1990 and continuing to the present. The photographs and digital images were taken by Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr., as a hobby. Most
Deborah S. Cook Flood Collection
The Deborah S. Cook Flood Collection consists of 5 black and white photographs taken in Bellaire, Ohio at Pinch Run during a flood by an unknown photographer. This photo collection includes flood scenes at lower Bellaire area near 16th Streets to Pinch Run where it meets its confluence with the Ohio
Dorothy V. Albasin Collection
The Dorothy V. Albasin Collection consists of 12 black and white photographs taken at a Y & O Coal Mine by an unknown photographer. This photo collection includes photographs of miners and some mining scenes.
Edith Snyder Collection
The Edith Snyder Collection consists of 38 black and white photographs and cabinet photographs and portraits of unidentified children and groups of people by an unknown photographer. This undated collection appears to be circa pre-1900 to 1920.
Emma Freno Collection
The Emma Freno Collection consists of a 1928 Bellaire student graduation notebook containing memories, autographed comments from class members, teachers, etc., photographed from the original notebook.
Frank Curtis Railroad Collection
This collection was donated by Frank Curtis to the Bellaire Public Library and contains numerous black and white photographs of the narrow gauge railroad chartered as The Bellaire and Southwestern Railroad in 1875, later named the Bellaire, Zanesville and Cincinnati Railroad in the 1880’s, and finally as the Ohio River
Hunter Miller Flood Collection
The Hunter Miller Flood Collection consists of black and white photographs taken in Bellaire, Ohio during the 1936 flood by an unknown photographer. This photo collection includes flood scenes at Nelson Field, Imperial Glass, West Bellaire School, each showing flooding in the McMahon Creek area. There are also numerous flooded
Kappler Collection
The Kappler Collection consists of 29 color photographs showing scenes from the fire which destroyed the Barsi Building, fka the Mellott Building, located in the 33rd Block of Belmont Street by an unknown photographer. This fire photo collection is dated December, 2007.
Lois Pyle/J.W. Morrell Collection
The Lois Pyle Collection consists of black and white photographs showing Bellaire, Ohio scenes which were photographed between 1900 and 1918 by her grandfather J. W. Morrell as photographer. The photographs are in varying sizes in printed form, and the collection contains many panoramic photographs of landscapes and river scenes.
Mayor Membrino Castricone Collection
Membrino Castricone was Mayor of Bellaire, Ohio during the 1960’s and 1970’s, and the collection of black and white photographs chronicle events during his administrations over several terms. Many photographs would have been taken by newspaper photographers for the local newspaper the Times-Leader. The photographs include the Mayor with other
Mrs. Jack Robbins Collection
The Mrs. Jack Robbins Collection consists of 68 black and white photographs showing World War II scenes and individual family members in military service photographed by an unknown photographer. Some of the photographs appear to be taken in Europe, while others appear to be taken in the United States at
The Nancy Ann Robinson Frizzi Postcard Collection
Postcards of Bellaire, Ohio street scenes; Bellaire, Ohio buildings and architecture including churches, factories, and public buildings such as schools; Bellaire Park and school campus; Flood scenes; River scenes, bridges, and transportation; Ohio Valley scenes; Railroads, steamships, and airplanes; Bethesda, Ohio and Epworth Park.
