Description: Regimental colors of the 2nd Ohio Infantry, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 132 cm high by 172 cm wide. Text on flag reads: Second Ohio Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02225
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

Description: Portrait of an elderly man seated next to an elderly woman, her arm resting on his left shoulder. 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: AL06312
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Couples; Other--Family History; Clothing & dress
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: The Edgemont Inn is a 2-story gray painted brick building on the corner of Gilbert and Foraker Ave. This former Beecher Homestead was the home of Rev. Dr Lyman Beecher (1775-1863). His family included Harriet Beecher Stowe and it is reasonable to assume that she received some of her anti-slavery sentiments in this house where prominent abolitionists came to visit. Among them was Levi Coffin, "President" of The Underground Railroad, whose residence was around the corner on 3131 Wehrman Ave. This structure was completed in 1833 to house the president of Lane Seminary, founded in 1830. Dr. Beecher was the first president of the seminary. Harriet Beecher Stowe's first two children, twins Eliza and Harriet, were born in the house in 1836. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_041
Subjects: Architecture; Hotels; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896; Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863; Underground Railroad
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Greenville, Darke County" and below someone has written "Pittman house?" Greenville, Ohio in is located in Darke County, which is near the center on the western edge of the state. Greenville claims to have over eighty five buildings listed with the National Register of Historic Places and this photograph could be of a fireplace in any number of those buildings. It is also possible that this is a photograph of a fireplace in the Pittman home, as it does share some similarities with the carved wood pieces that decorate much of the Pittman home. More information is needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_b03f03_009_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works., Domestic--United States
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: The U.S. dredge "Ohio" seen removing a large rock below Newell's Run Bar on the Ohio River. The caption under the photograph reads: "U. S. Dredge "Ohio" removing rocks below Newell's Run Bar. On the rock being lifted out of the water "16 ton rock" is written. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07971
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Newell's Run (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #18, located at 3536 State Route 598 in Crawford County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08613
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Crawford County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Code- F34; Class.- Industry; Ident.- Scene in Strobridge Lithographing Plant; Location- Cincinnati; Credit- Courtesy of Howard Jensen; Caption-; This photo must be returned to Ohio Writers' Project 78 E. Chestnut St. Columbus, O." This photograph depicts workers in the interior of the Strobridge lithographing plant in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Strobridge plant was founded by Elijah Middleton and at one time was one of America's most important lithography firms. They mostly produced circus, theater, and movie posters, but by the time of the Great Depression the company turned to movie posters, becoming one of the pioneers in that area of advertising. Strobridge was sold to the H.S. Crocker printing company in 1961 and 10 years later closed its doors. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F09_012_1
Subjects: Strobridge and Co. Lith.; Lithography--20th Century--History; Advertising layout and typography; Advertising--History; United States.Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. The negative is very overexposed, obscuring the text on the chalkboard held by two boys at the front. 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_b03_f208
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History;
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph depicts immigrants at an Americanization class conducted by Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company at one of its plant's Community Halls. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F74_001
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Americanization; Immigration
 

Description: This 29 page booklet contains the text of Governor Wilson Shannon’s message to the 38th General Assembly of Ohio on Dec. 3, 1839. Shannon (1802-1877) served as Ohio’s 14th and 16th governor – from 1838 to 1840, and from 1842 to 1844, when he resigned. The major issue during Shannon’s administrations was that of banking and currency. As a Democrat, Shannon felt that the financial crisis was due to the banks and over-circulation of currency, and thus advocated a program of broad banking reform. In this message, Shannon emphasized his banking program and advised the assembly to focus on completing internal improvements in order to keep the state from falling further into debt. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Ohio Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Warren Township (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: In 1899, plans were announced to replace the Gibson House in Cincinnati with a modern hotel. Finished in 1913, the new Hotel Gibson, later known as the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel, was a Neo-Classical style high rise building designed by architect Gustave W. Drach. Located in the Fountain Square area of downtown Cincinnati, the fifteen story, 1,000 room hotel offered guests an air-conditioned restaurant, a bowling alley, a barber shop, guest rooms and meeting rooms. The building was later torn down to make way for the US Bank Tower/Westin Hotel, built in 1981. Drach was among Cincinnati's most important architects, pioneering the use of steel-reinforced concrete. By 1905, 75,000 square feet of building space drawn by Drach was under construction in Cincinnati. Reverse reads: "The Gibson Hotel of today Cincinnati Ohio" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_011_1
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Drach, Gustave W., 1861-1940.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Lincoln's hearse standing outside the Ohio Statehouse on April 29, 1865. Reverse reads: "Photo copy of print in collection of Lloyd Ostendorf, 225 Lookout-dr, Dayton, O. The hearse, drawn by six white horses, carried Lincoln's body throught the streets of Columbus. Picture was taken after casket had been taken into State House rotunda. The hearse is standing on High-st [High Street], facing north, near State-st [State Street]." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_005_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)