Edward Bronson photographs

This digital collection features select items from the Edward Bronson photographs (MS-0454), a collection of 798 photographs taken by Bronson, an amateur photographer from Defiance, Ohio. Bronson's photographs provide a comprehensive view of the life of Defiance, Ohio through the first half of the twentieth century.

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This digital collection contains only a selection of items from the Edward Bronson photographs. The full collection is available for research at the Center for Archival Collections. View the full collection finding aid.

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Red Cross workers assisting Chicago-area soldiers en route home from the war, June 1, 1919

Red Cross workers assisting Chicago-area soldiers at a stop in Defiance, Ohio, en route home from service in World War I, June 1, 1919.

Color guard marching past courthouse in Fourth Liberty Loan parade, Defiance, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1918

Color guard marching past courthouse in Fourth Liberty Loan parade, Defiance, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1918.

Crowd at train station for departure of soldiers , Defiance, Ohio, 1918

Crowd at train station for departure of soldiers , Defiance, Ohio, 1918.

Defiance County Fourth Liberty Loan bond salesmen, Sept. 30, 1918

Defiance County Fourth Liberty Loan bond salesmen, Sept. 30, 1918.

"Company G, Just Back from France in Toledo, April 15, 1919"

Troops from Company G, 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in Toledo, Ohio, having just returned home from serving in France during World War I. Company G was comprised of soldiers from Defiance, Ohio.

Crowd with patriotic banner, Defiance, 1919

A patriotic celebration in Defiance, Ohio. The banner being carried by men at the far left reads "My Country - May She Always Be Right, But Right Or Wrong My Country."

Red Cross parade in Defiance, Ohio, May 18, 1918

Red Cross parade in Defiance, Ohio, May 18, 1918.

Formation of soldiers in street by Defiance Public Library, 1919

Troops in formation in front of the Defiance Public Library in Defiance, Ohio, after returning home from serving in Europe during World War I.

Soldiers parading past Monument Park, Defiance, Ohio, 1919

Soldiers parading past Monument Park, Defiance, Ohio, after returning home from serving in Europe during World War I.

Soldiers lined-up in formation with band, Defiance, Ohio, 1919

Soldiers lined up in formation with a military band in Defiance, Ohio, after returning home from serving in Europe during World War I.

Red Cross parade rally in Defiance, Ohio, with speakers on podium, May 18, 1918

Red Cross Parade rally in Defiance, Ohio, with speakers on podium, May 18, 1918.

"The Premature Peace Celebration Nov. 7 1918"

Celebration in Defiance, Ohio, in anticipation of the end of World War I, November 7, 1918. The armistice officially ending the fighting between the Central and Allied Powers would be signed on November 11, 1918.