Historical Bellaire Photos

Photo provided by J. Conners, Hamilton Sq., NJ date unknown Merry-Go-Round, said to have been handmade by Joseph M. Jenkins, a blacksmith and carriage maker from Bellaire, Ohio. It was run by a Steam Jenny. Pictured left to right (all residents of Bellaire): Julietta (Wilcox) Jenkins, Joseph M. Jenkins, an unknown employee, Steve Jenkins, George A. Conners, Earl James Conners (born 1902), Nettie (Jenkins) Conners, Charlie Jenkins.
(photo source unknown) Postcard of a "Bird's Eye View" of Bellaire	(photo source unknown) Bellaire's First City Building, corner of 32nd and Belmont Streets
(photo source unknown) Bellaire Postal Employees, 1916
(Photo caption) - "Thirty-seven years ago the late John T. Flynn, the town's most colorful postmaster, was head of the local institution. Still in the postal service here are several who were then connected. Some of the above group have retired, one has moved to St. Clairsville and others have died. Styles of clothing have changed greatly since that time, it is indicated in the above prized picture of the group. Pictures above from left to right in the first row are Ray Mayhugh, clerk; the late Harry Thompson; Mary Boyd, retired; the late John T. Flynn; Hattie Aldredge, in Cleveland; Curtis McKelvey, now assistant postmaster; Charles E. Keyser, money order clerk. Second row from left to right: Tom Myers, custodian; Walter Jones, mail carrier; Bill Nelson, retired; Harry Johnson, retired; the late Fred Wilson; Charlie Nelson; Earl Hawthorne, St. Clairsville. Third row, from left to right: Paul Duffy; Henry Fitton, retired, Alva Dennis, employee; Charlie Thomas, retired; and Edgar Anderson."
(photo source unknown)	1909 Postcard of Nickelodeon Theater located beside the second City Building on the corner of 32nd and Belmont Streets
Postcard provided by Susy Wetz, granddaughter of Lena Jones View of the Ohio River	Postcard provided by Susy Wetz, granddaughter of Lena Jones Flooding in Bellaire
Message reads: 12/31/1907 Brilliant, Ohio Miss Lena Jones, New Cumberland, W. Va. "Will look for you girls down after New years so don't disappoint us. Hope you are all well. Tell Joe we want her to be able to talk some when she comes down. Lida P.S. Let us know what train you are coming on so we can meet you."	Message reads: 4/13/1913 "Hello, Lena. Received your letter and will ans. same the first of the week. Hallie - Bellaire, OH"
"My Grandmother was Lena R Jones. Her father worked for an oil company, recovering old oil wells. They lived in several towns and cities around the area of NE Ohio and the N panhandle of WV. She worked for a time in one of the pottery factories in Columbiana Co. She lived her married life in Newport, Washington Co. Her father retired to live in Mingo Junction and died there In April 1931. Her older brother Charles/Charlie Richard Jones d 1951 and is buried in Wintersville, Ohio." - quoted from an e-mail received from Susy Wetz, 9/28/2005