Description: A view of the Netherland Plaza Hotel at night, from the block bounded by Fifth, Race, Sixth and Elm Sts., downtown Cincinnati. Colby shoes, Grayson and Lerner shops visible in foreground. Located 35 W 5th St., downtown Cincinnati, currently the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. The Art Deco complex by Walter W. Ahlschlager and William Delano, comprised the Netherland Plaza Hotel, the Carew Office Tower and the Emery Arcade. The ground level shopping arcade, which served as the main lobby of the complex, spanned the distance of a city block, connecting to the offices on one end and the hotel on the other. Conceived by civic leader John J. Emery, Jr to revive the downtown area as a city center, the complex took the place of an Emery hotel, an Emery shopping arcade, and a popular department store. The structure was constructed and decorated in a little over a year, and completed in 1931 during the Great Depression. Designated National Historic Landmark, 1994-82003578. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_014
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ahlschlager, Walter W.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 324th Field Artillery Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 96 cm high by 120 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 324th U.S. Field Artillery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02274
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

Description: This is an image of a black and brown, iron and wood gouge. This gouge is convex shaped and has a handle. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73391
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools and equipment; Cutting tools
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General James Birdseye McPherson, who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. He fought at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Atlanta. During the Battle of Atlanta, he was killed while trying to escape skirmishers attempting to capture him. He was the highest-ranked Union officer killed during the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_25
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Clyde (Ohio)
 

Description: The original description reads: "Fleischmann's Gardens-This view shows the lily pool at Fleischmann's Gardens, which was the original site of the home of the Fleischmann family, of yeast-manufacturing fame. These botanical gardens, which were donated to the City of Cincinnati by the heirs of the Fleischmann estate, are noted locally for their seasonal display of tulips and dahlias. Location: Forest and Washington Avenues, Avondale." This four-acre park features beautifully landscaped gardens and the largest ginkgo tree in the state. On the site of the home of Charles Fleischmann, founder of the Fleischmann Yeast Company, the park was given to the city in 1925 by his heirs and expanded in 1976. The Washington Avenue entrance is marked by ornamental iron gates topped with an old-fashioned gaslight fixture. A stone path flanked by holly trees leads down steps to an evergreen maze. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F09_011_1
Subjects: Parks--Ohio--Cincinnati
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Catherine S. Zint machine pieced and hand tied this wool comforter between 1890 and 1910. She and her husband operated Zint's Home Restaurant in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, during that time. She pieced both the log cabin blocks and the strip blocks on cotton foundations, some of which was mattress ticking. The backing is made of red/orange cotton. The comforter is tied with cream thread. The edges are finished without binding in a knife-edge (top and bottom fabrics turned under and sewn to each other). It is 164cm x 175cm (65 x 69 inches). This comforter is a good example of using sturdy, heavy wool fabric of the period to make a utilitarian quilt that looks very contemporary. The top and back are showing wear-and-tear from daily use and age. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3459_6643189_001
Subjects: Daily life; Quilts; Textiles
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, Battery A. This silk Stars and Stripes guidon with gold fringe was taken into battle by Battery C of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. Its blue canton once bore 35 stars in a grid of 5 columns and 7 rows but has since been torn away. Its fourth red stripe holds the remnants gold lettering which read: 1st Ohio Artillery Battery, A. The regiment was called upon April 21, 1861 in a letter to Colonel James Barnett from the Governor, William Dennison. Each Battery of the 1st has its own history and operated independently in battle. Their initial appointment was for three months, though most served an additional campaign for three to five years. Battery A was quickly appointed to another 3 year campaign at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati and mustered into service on September 9, 1861. Major engagements in which the battery took part include Mill Springs, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, the Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea. The battery was mustered out at Camp Cleveland on June 15, 1865. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee the efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the Plaza Level of the Ohio Historical Society from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. Photographs of the flags and the paintings are now part of the society's archival collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02313
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio, Civil War, 1861-1865; 1st Regiment, Battery A, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery; Statehouse--Ohio;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Protestors demonstrating against the Ku Klux Klan and Apartheid on the steps of City Hall, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1980-1989. This photograph was taken by a photographer for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. After a period of decline during the Jim Crow years, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) emerged again during the 1910s. This reversal was partly due to the Great Migration, when hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the South to the North, seeking jobs in the North's industrialized cities, including many cities in Ohio. The Ku Klux Klan was especially strong in Ohio during the 1910s and 1920s. In Summit County the Klan claimed to have fifty thousand members, making it the largest local chapter in the United States. By the mid 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan began to decline in popularity, but saw a revival once again during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The Ku Klux Klan continues to exist in the twenty-first century. It is, however, at present quite small in both numbers and influence. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01090
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Social movements; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Demonstrations; Ku Klux Klan (1915- );
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Parade of moving vans, Cleveland, Ohio. Ohio Historical Society." This photograph is a reproduction of a photograph from an unknown period. It depicts a caravan of moving 'vans' , or horse drawn wagons. A sign on the first wagon reads: "General Cartage & Storage Co., Moving, Packing, Storage." Behind the wagons is the George Worthington Company hardware store, located at 820 Saint Clair Avenue. Generating annual revenues in excess of $1 million within a few years of its founding in 1829, the George Worthington Co. constantly required relocation to larger facilities. In 1882, the hardware wholesale turned industrial supply company moved into its last building on 820 St. Clair Avenue. Designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Cuddell and Richardson, The George Worthington Building is noted as a "highly decorative brick structure notable for its unusually wide window bays grouped in two multi-story arched ranks, a brick cornice, recessed spandrels and finials." Having fallen into disrepair in the later half of the 20th century, the George Worthington Building was rehabilitated as modern loft apartments in 1996 on what is today Worthington Square, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as being a Cleveland Landmark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F08_07_01
Subjects: Moving, Household United States; Caravans of covered wagons; Geo. Worthington Company; Worthington, Geo., Company, Cleveland;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This cotton banner features a red Latin Cross, a sword, and a shield. The shield displays a red Swedish St. George's Cross against a black and white ascending diagonal division (Ginstyckad). Generally recognized as the cross of the Swedish Order of Freemasons, it was adopted in 1928 by the King of Sweden (red St George's cross with triangular arms). More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65408_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Textile--cotton; St. George --Sweden; Christianity; Coat of Arms
 

Description: National colors of the 4th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. Text on flag reads: Silver C[?] Britton's [?] Port Gibson. Raymond. Jackson. Champion. Presented by the Ladies of Brown Co. to the 4th O.V.C. Co. Big Black Br[idge]. Vicksburg. Resacca. Dallas. Kenesaw. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01849
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Inscription reads: "William Medill, born New Castle County Del. AD. 1802. Removed to Ohio and commenced practice of law in Lancaster, 1830. During a long and honorable life, he was widely known as a distinguished citizen and able statesman, having held the important public trusts of Member of the Legislature, Speaker of the House, Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, and President of that body, Lieut. Gov. Speaker of the Senate and Governor of the State, Four years in Congress, Assistant Post Mas. General, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Comptroller of U.S. Treasury, all of which were administered with signal success. In private life he was kind, courteous and honorable while the purity of his public character was illustrated by preeminent ability, strict integrity, and devotion to the public good." William Medill's monument, in the shape of an obelisk, is located in Elmwood Cemetery in Lancaster. Medill was a dedicated public servant and held the following posts during his illustrious career: Member of the Ohio Legislature from 1835 - 1838; Democrat for Ohio's 9th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1839 -1843; Assistant Post Master General of Ohio in 1845; Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1845 - 1850, under President James K. Polk; Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1850; President of the Ohio State Constitutional Convention in 1850; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1852, under Governor Reuben Wood; Acting Governor of Ohio, serving a six months beginning on July 13, 1853 when Wood resigned to become the U.S. Consulate to Chile; Governor of Ohio (22nd) from 1853 - 1856; First Comptroller of the United States Treasury in 1857 - 1861; and other posts as mentioned in the inscription above. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_054
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Obelisks; Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; United States. Postmaster General; United States. First Comptroller of the Treasury; Medill, William, 1802-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)