Description: This 14 page booklet contains the text of Governor Richard F. Celeste’s State of the State Address, given on January 16, 1990. Celeste (1937-), a Democrat, served as Ohio’s governor between 1983 and 1991. As governor, he increased the state income tax by 90 percent in order to increase funding for welfare, education, and health programs. Compared to other states, Ohio’s allocated funding for such programs was very low. However, he was criticized for several executive appointments; investigations led to criminal charges and brought Celeste close to indictment. Celeste also served terms as director of the Peace Corps and ambassador to India. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3631_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard depicting power line damage with men shoveling snow after a storm that struck Cleveland and northeastern Ohio in November 1913. The heavy snowfall was part of an early winter storm that was called "the Great Lakes Hurricane," "the Ultimate Storm" and "the Big Blow." 18 to 25 inches of snow fell in two days across northeastern Ohio, covering telephone, telegraph and electrical wires. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03882
Subjects: Natural disasters--United States; Blizzards; Winter; Snow
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Northeastern Ohio
 

Description: Blue enameled graniteware canning kettle pictured without lid, made ca. 1940-1950. Inside is a metal rack to hold the canning jars. Canning involves cooking food, sealing it in a sterilized container, and boiling the container to kill any remaining bacteria. It is designed to extend the shelf-life for many types of foods. This kettle could be used to sterilize jars both before and after filling using boiling water. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05415
Subjects: Canning and preserving; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This cotton flag features a white minuteman surrounded by a circle of thirteen stars against a rectangular blue field. A white letter "T" is sewn on to the bottom right corner. There are silver-colored metal grommets reinforce holes along one side of the flag. The minuteman flags were awarded during World War II to factories in which 90% of the employees committed at least 10% of their wages to the purchase of war bonds. This flag flew across the Ohio River from Marietta, Ohio, at the Blaw-Knox Company in New Martinsville, West Virginia. This flag dates from 1943. The dimensions of this flag are 220 cm by 128 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H51984_001
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; War bonds; Textile--cotton
 

Description: Six contestants round the race track curve in the 1974 Motorcycle Races at Glen Este in Clermont County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07901
Subjects: Sports; Racing; Motorcycles
Places: Glen Este (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 195th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02177
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: A double image on a single plate glass negative showing a mother with her children. In both cases the mother is seated while the children are arranged around her. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b04_f271
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Children
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Pictured is an engraving of Squirrel Hunters crossing the Ohio River in Brown County. Squirrel Hunters were civilian men who assisted the federal government in defending Cincinnati, Ohio from Confederate attack in 1862. Their name was derived from the type of weapons they armed themselves with, which were normally used to hunt squirrels. Despite their lack of military training, they helped to defend Ohio from Confederate invasion. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06215
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Squirrel Hunters; Ohio--Militia;
Places: Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 10 page booklet contains the text of Governor Robert Lucas’ message to the 33rd General Assembly of Ohio on June 8, 1835. Lucas (1781-1853), Ohio’s first Democratic governor, held the position from 1832 to 1836. During his second term, Lucas was pivotal in the Toledo War, which resulted from a dispute between Ohio and the Michigan territory regarding a strip of land near the Maumee River significant for economic and transportation reasons. Lucas mobilized the Ohio militia to face off against the Michigan troops at the border, but there was little interaction between them. President Jackson ultimately intervened to settle the dispute in Ohio’s favor. Lucas also served as chairman of the first Democratic national convention and the first governor of the newly established Iowa territory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Ohio Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Piketon (Ohio); Pike County Ohio)
 

Description: Louis Rossi, of Mahoning County, was electrocuted April 29, 1924, for the murder of Nick Ferresi. He was a white male, thirty fife years old and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08151
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio
Places: Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Guidon of the 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Swallowtail flag measures 68 cm high by 101 cm wide. This swallowtail guidon of the national colors was used by the 13th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. The flag was manufactured in the United States between 1861 and 1863. The guidon has 34 gold-painted stars on a blue canton. The stars are arranged in a double-circle pattern with an additional star in each of the canton's four corners. The flag has thirteen alternating red and white stripes. A guidon flag, usually a swallowtail, is a type carried by artillery or cavalry company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01841
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Guidon; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Governor Thomas Kirker delivered an annual message to the General Assembly of Ohio on Dec. 5, 1807. These three pages are excerpted from the 1807/1808 Senate Journal. The Democratic-Republican Kirker served as Ohio’s second governor from Edward Tiffin’s resignation in 1807 until the term ended in 1808. Upon hearing of a threatened Indian uprising in 1807, Kirker called up the militia and sent authorities to frontier towns to investigate the danger. However, they found no hostilities and Kirker called back the Ohio troops. Though he was not reelected, Kirker served many terms in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Ohio Government; Governors
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Liberty Township (Ohio); Adams County (Ohio)