Description: Two horses during a harness race at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. The first Wyandot County Fair was held in 1851 on the Thompson farm, (now the site of the Fairhaven Community on Marseilles Avenue) in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The fair was held in that location until 1856 when the current fairgrounds site was purchased. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07802
Subjects: Sports; Horse racing; Fairgrounds; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Art and Artists
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 92nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 92nd Regt. O.V.[I.] Chickamauga. [?] Mission Ridge. Rock[y] [?] Jonesboro. Atlanta. S[?] Charleston. Bentonville. Rale[igh]. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02522
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Cabinet photograph of an unidentified Civil War soldier from Chillicothe, ca. 1861-1865. During the American Civil War, Ohio provided the United States government with three types of military units: artillery units, cavalry units, and infantry units. Ohio supplied the federal government with more than 260 regiments of men, not counting several companies that formed the basis of regiments in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Massachusetts. A total of 310,654 Ohioans served in the Northern army for varying lengths of time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC4613_001
Subjects: American Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Photography--Ohio--History--19th century;
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Citizens' Relief Association of Zanesville, Ohio appointed Thomas Lewis to write this account of the disastrous flood of 1913. Proceeds from the sale of the book were used to award valor medals to the "brave men who risked their lives to save others" during the flood. The book includes the story of the Licking River flooding the city of Zanesville and the aftermath. It details fires that erupted in the town, as well as efforts to feed the displaced and clean up after the flood. It is 94 pages long and measures 6.25" x 9" (15.88 x 22.86 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om2894_3085273_001
Subjects: Natural disasters; Geography and Natural Resources; Climate and weather; Floods
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Clark County, Springfield, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1936. Madonna of Trail Monument at Masonic Home." The Madonna of the Trail Monuments were dedicated by state chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution to honor early women settlers who used the old National Road to travel west. There are twelve such monuments, one in each state through which the road traveled. Springfield's Madonna of the Trail Monument was the first to be dedicated on July 4, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_003_1
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio--Springfield
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Present Day Cin.O. Night Scenes." During the twentieth century, Cincinnati has experienced continued growth both culturally and economically. The city's population has remained relatively constant since the 1880s with its population in 2000 at 365,000 people. The diversity of operating corporations in Cincinnati has helped residents to weather economic downturns comparatively easily, as no single business employs more than three percent of the city's workforce. When hard times have hit the community, local residents have persevered. During the Great Depression, many people found employment through various government programs, including the Works Progress Administration and the Public Works Administration. It was also during the Great Depression when the Carew Tower, Cincinnati's tallest building, was built. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_023_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Cityscapes; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Public buildings--Ohio--Cincinnati.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery Co., Dayton, Ohio State 15-57-1406 Swimming Pool at Linden Center Federal #10884 Aug. 1936 Dayton Ohio Envelope -- A-1 Photo no - 4" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F10_024_001
Subjects: Swimming pools; Children
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows farmers at the Pickaway Livestock Cooperative Association in Pickaway County, Ohio. A farmers cooperative represents the business interests of agriculture. They assist the farmers with processing and handling almost every type of commodity, furnishing farm supplies and provide credit and financial services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Farmers' cooperatives
Places: Pickaway County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Erie Lagoon, The Lagoons, Vermilion, Ohio. News Photo." A summer housing community in the Vermilion Lagoons was established in 1928 by Louis A. Wells. The residents were active in boating, sailing, racing, fishing, and other water activities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F01A_010_1
Subjects: Vermilion (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Vermilion (Ashland County, Ohio; Vermilion (Ohio)--History.)
Places: Vermilion (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937. Ida St. Viaduct & Rookwood Pottery The Rookwood Pottery, conceived by Maria Longworth Nichols and named after the Longworth estate, produced its first pottery in 1880. The factory moved to the Mt. Adams location in 1891. After prosperity in the 1920s, the company did not fare well during the Great Depression, and was sold to Walter Schott in 1941. The company moved to Starkville, Mississippi in 1960 and closed in 1967. The Art Deco style Ida Street Viaduct was built for $100,000 in 1931, under the technical supervision of structural engineer J.R. Biedlinger. The reinforced concrete bridge, located on Ida St. between Monastery and Paradrome Streets, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F08_002_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Viaducts--Ohio; Rookwood Pottery Company; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows homes destroyed by the 1937 Ohio River flood, also referred to as the Great Flood. In January and February of 1937, weeks of heavy rainfall caused the Ohio River to flood parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, causing $500 million in property damages, and displacing and killing hundreds. By the end of January, the Ohio River measured 80 feet deep in Cincinnati, one of the areas most affected. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dispatched thousands of relief workers from the Works Progress Administration to rescue flood victims and restore affected cities. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_038_001
Subjects: Floods; Natural disasters; Ohio River; Houses; Works Progress Administration
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 5th Reg't. O.V.I. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02344
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865