Hoge’s Restaurant
Photograph supplied by the site owner; photographer and capture date unknown. AI-assisted retouching removed utility lines, straightened the sign and brightened exposure. Reconstructed details may differ from the original.
OUR RIVER CITY, IN PICTURES
Photo sources & credits.
Local images help tell the story. These originals are stored on this website, with credit to their photographers and collections.
Images may be cropped by the page layout; the original source files are preserved. Retouched photographs are identified below. Event and trip photographs show places and context, rather than documenting a particular event unless the caption says so.
Point of Beginning monument
User:Nyttend · Public domain
Carnegie Public Library
Nyttend · Public domain
East Liverpool panorama
CelticWonder at en.wikipedia · Public domain
East Liverpool downtown
Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Gaston’s Mill, Beaver Creek State Park
Nancy Horstman · CC BY-SA 3.0
Knowles, Taylor & Knowles historical illustration
Henry Howe · Public domain
Jennings Randolph Bridge
Drums600 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Crockery City Creamery storefront and product images
Crockery City Creamery · Official business website; project image-use permission supplied by site owner
Regional map
The interactive maps use a locally stored regional overview drawn from Natural Earth public-domain geographic data. Use each destination’s directions link for street routing.
Natural Earth data terms ↗Heritage additions
The Washington and Guyasuta illustration, James Bennett portrait and Pioneer Pottery illustration were supplied by the site owner. Artist, photographer and publication dates are not established. Their Photo Vault panels explain the images and distinguish the historical events from the dates of the artworks.
The 24 postcards and twelve collection sheets are from Laurel Hollow Park’s East Liverpool collection. Scans are stored locally, unchanged. Individual cards and collection sheets can be viewed on the postcard gallery page.
More places, photographed on location
Museum of Ceramics exterior, photographed in 2009.
Nyttend · Public domain. Resized to 1440 pixels maximum and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Original photograph & attribution ↗
Waterfall in Raccoon Creek State Park, photographed in 2006.
Jason Pratt · CC BY 2.0. Resized to 1440 pixels maximum and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Original photograph & attribution ↗ · License ↗
Former bridge abutment in Tomlinson Run State Park, photographed in 2007.
Vernon R. Martin · CC BY 3.0. Resized to 1440 pixels maximum and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Original photograph & attribution ↗ · License ↗
Museum and local business photographs
Upper Ohio Valley Museum interior; capture date unknown. Laurel Hollow Park watermark retained.
Owner-provided image; photographer/date unconfirmed · Project image-use permission supplied by site owner. Resized and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Lou Holtz at a Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony; not a museum event.
Owner-provided image; photographer/date unconfirmed · Project image-use permission supplied by site owner. Resized and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Lou Holtz portrait; capture date unknown.
Owner-provided image; photographer/date unconfirmed · Project image-use permission supplied by site owner. Resized and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Museum exterior, AI-enhanced from an owner-supplied photograph. Fine details and sky reconstructed; capture date unknown.
AI restoration requested by site owner; not an archival original · Project image-use permission supplied by site owner. Resized and converted to WebP; AI enhancement disclosed in caption.
Visitors at the vault door, from The Vault’s official website; capture date unknown.
Business website; photographer unconfirmed · Project image-use permission supplied by site owner. Resized and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Business image source ↗
Pizza pictured on JP’s Pizzeria & Grill’s official website; capture date unknown.
Business website; photographer unconfirmed · Project image-use permission supplied by site owner. Resized and converted to WebP; no scene alterations.
Business image source ↗Heritage timeline image collection
Lotus Ware — floral pitcher
Photograph supplied by site owner · photographer and capture date unknown
A floral pitcher supplied and identified as Lotus Ware by the site owner. This is a modern object photograph; the individual piece’s manufacture date and maker’s mark have not been independently established.
Lotus Ware — pierced, jeweled vase
Photograph supplied by site owner · photographer and capture date unknown
A tall, pierced vase with gold and colored details, supplied and identified as Lotus Ware by the site owner. Manufacture and photograph dates are unconfirmed.
Lotus Ware — pierced, jeweled pitcher
Photograph supplied by site owner · photographer and capture date unknown
A handled, pierced pitcher with gold and colored details, supplied and identified as Lotus Ware by the site owner. Manufacture and photograph dates are unconfirmed.
Mansion Pottery — the building behind the Black Year story
Museum of Ceramics · reproduced in Chipstone, Ceramics in America (2005), figure 6 · photographer unknown
The former Mansion House Hotel building used by Mansion Pottery, with ware visible on a board extending from an upper window. This undated photograph shows the pottery’s setting, not the moment of the 1854 crisis. Chipstone’s research connects Harker and Smith’s operation here with workers being paid in ware during the financial depression.
Source & attribution ↗
Carnegie Library, circa 1900
Carnegie Public Library local-history gallery · photographer unknown
An early view cataloged by Carnegie Public Library as circa 1900, showing the building before its formal opening in 1902.
Source & attribution ↗
Women decorating pottery — museum mural
Museum of Ceramics · mural artwork and photograph dates/artists not identified on source page
The Museum of Ceramics’ Broadway mural depicts women applying ceramic transfers. The museum uses this image to introduce the 1910 pottery workers’ strike. It is artwork depicting pottery work, not a photograph of strikers or a picket line.
Source & attribution ↗
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd — portrait
FBI historical case archive · portrait photographer/date unrecorded
A portrait of Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd published by the FBI. Floyd was killed near East Liverpool in October 1934; this portrait’s capture date is not provided.
Source & attribution ↗
FBI identification notice — Charles Arthur Floyd
FBI historical case archive · Identification Order No. 1194
The FBI’s Identification Order No. 1194 for Floyd records the federal pursuit. Its accusations represent law-enforcement statements at the time; they do not resolve every disputed detail of the Kansas City case.
Source & attribution ↗
Museum of Ceramics — former post office
Nyttend · public domain · photographed in 2009
The Museum of Ceramics occupies East Liverpool’s former post office. This 2009 exterior photograph illustrates the preservation story; it does not show the museum opening in 1980.
Source & attribution ↗Rock Springs Park archive additions
Four historical images from the East Liverpool Historical Society are hosted locally under the site owner’s archive permissions. Original creators are unidentified. Capture dates appear only when supported by the source.
View the images and individual credits →Homepage skyline artwork
Owner-supplied AI-created illustration combining a modern cityscape with vintage pottery works. Corner lettering removed with an AI image edit. This is interpretive artwork, not an archival photograph.
Outdoor stops, Thompson House & Halloween
thompson-park-owner.webp · Creator not supplied
historic-thompson-house-owner.webp · Creator not supplied
greenway-park-district.webp · Columbiana County Park District; photographer not identified
hellbender-park-district.webp · Columbiana County Park District; photographer not identified
scenic-vista-park-district.webp · Columbiana County Park District; photographer not identified
days-inn-lisbon-wyndham.webp · Wyndham Hotels & Resorts; photographer not identified
haunted-ghost-walk.jpg · Upper Ohio Valley Museum and Learning Center
Thompson Park and Thompson House images were supplied by the site owner. County park photographs are credited to the Columbiana County Park District; the hotel exterior is credited to Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The ghost walk flyer was supplied for the organizer’s event.
Photos from the people behind the places.
Casa de Emanuel brand image · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Steelnative Coffee brand image · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Hot Dog Shoppe East Liverpool exterior · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Spirit Exhaust sign and shop · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Sanford Plumbing operator storefront graphic · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Calcutta Structures brand image · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Sayre Electric brand image · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Christmas in the Woods artisan demonstrations · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Shaker Woods Festival grounds · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Joy of Christmas light display in Columbiana · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Hookstown Fair brand image · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Thoroughbred racing at Mountaineer · Operator source. Photographer and capture date unconfirmed; rights remain with the source.
Business photographs and brand marks
Business images are stored on this website. Brand marks identify the business and are not photographs of its local storefront.
- Milligan Hardware · Published image source
- Herche Bloor Pharmacy · Published image source
- Tri State Ford Service · Published image source
- Dunham’s Sports · Published image source
- Clearview Federal Credit Union – East Liverpool · Published image source
- Tim Hortons – Calcutta · Published image source
- Buckeye Mechanical Contracting · Published image source
- Huntington Bank – Calcutta · Published image source
- Dawson Funeral Home · Published image source
- Bruster’s Real Ice Cream – Calcutta · Published image source
- Advance Auto Parts – Calcutta · Published image source
- Giant Eagle – Calcutta · Published image source
- Coaches Burger Bar · Published image source
- Kohler Dental · Published image source
Photos shared for the visitor guide
The Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center exterior and Broadway Wharf photographs were supplied by the site owner. Photographer and capture date were not provided. The Rogers Community Auction image is the venue’s brand mark.
The Beaver Creek State Park entrance-sign photograph was also supplied by the owner. AI-assisted retouching removed a Bigfoot costume and novelty crossing sign and reconstructed the small areas they obscured. The park’s name and setting remain the subjects of the photograph.