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This is a photo of the I.C. Budd house and grocery on the north side of Galena Square. The office of Dr. Wilson is on the right with its own door.

This photograph shows the north side of Galena Square being burned in order to build a new bank.

If you would like to contribute information about this picture, please contact the library at 740-965-3901 or [email protected].

This is a photograph of a farm tractor used in Galena.

If you can provide more information about the tractor, please contact the library at 740-965-3901 or [email protected].

This is a color photograph of the following residents of Galena: L-R - Eldon Chambers, Casey DeBolt, Mabel Strider, Hugh Strider, Helen Campbell, Bob Hoke, Mary Chambers,
Byron Hoke, Barbara Farris, Dick Hoke, Dolly Whiteman, Clara Hancock, Louise…

This is a color photograph of Dr. L. M. Ihle, Galena's longtime community doctor.

If you would like to contribute more information about Dr. Ihle, please contact the library at 740-965-3901 or [email protected].

This color photograph shows a group of 16 women gathered at the entrance of a building. Some of the women have been identified: R-Alga Grove, Amanda Hoppes, Doris Bricker, Maude Shauf, Martha Bennett, , Mary Lyons, , Reta Johnson,…

This photograph may be showing the Yankee Street Bridge from a different direction than is usually seen in photos of the bridge.

If you know which bridge this is, please contact the library at 740-965-3901 or [email protected].

This photograph is of coal arriving in Galena. It is captioned "When coal cars came in everyone was there to get some. (64 sleds)

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This photograph is from an unidentified newspaper article. The caption reads "THIS ANCIENT COVERED BRIDGE on Sunbury Rd just south of Galena will have to go. It is located near the upper end of what will be the reservoir for Hoover Dam."

This is a photograph of the Yankee Street Bridge in Galena. Part of the sign reads "WARNING This bridge UNSAFE..." The bridge was torn down when Hoover Dam was built in the 1950s.