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| {{Infobox attraction
| | #REDIRECT [[Photographic Gallery (disambiguation)]] |
| | name = Photographic Gallery
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| | othernames = Photo Gallery
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| | type = Exhibition
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| | section = North
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| | built = 1906
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| | opened = 1906
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| | closed = 1907 (Fire)
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| | fires = 1907
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| |numstories = 1
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| A [[Photographic Gallery]] or '''Photo Gallery''' opened at Olentangy Park in [[1906 Season|1906]]. It was "equipped for day and night work."<ref>"Olentangy Park Opens on April 29." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 15, 1906. Page 7.</ref> The attraction only lasted a year, burning down in a fire that started in the motion picture building. The one-story frame was "rendered useless," and the fire department estimated the damage to the gallery at $200 ($3,346 in 2024).<ref>"Boy Leads His Two Sisters Out of a Fire at Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 5, 1907. Page 13.</ref>
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| Prior to the existence of a dedicated building, there was a photography booth as early as 1901 south of the [[Dancing Pavilion (First)|Dancing Pavilion]] and just north of the wooden footbridge extending from the [[Theater]].<ref name="sanborn1901">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, Vol. 1, 1901. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_003/.</ref>
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| == References ==
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| {{Attractions}}
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| {{Park Sections}}
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| [[Category:Attractions]]
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| [[Category:Exhibitions]]
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| [[Category:Added in 1906]]
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| [[Category:Closed in 1907]]
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| [[Category:Destroyed by Fire]]
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| {{#seo:|description=A Photographic Gallery or Photo Gallery opened at Olentangy Park in 1906. The attraction only lasted a year.}}
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| {{#seo:|keywords=Photographic Gallery, Photo Gallery, Olentangy Park, Olentangy Amusement Park, Olentangy Park Columbus, Columbus amusement park, amusement park, Clintonville, defunct amusement park}}
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