Description: Portrait of Mrs. Ida Saxton McKinley, ca. 1896. Wife of William McKinley, she was First Lady from 1897-1901. This is a modern photographic print made from the original glass plate negative in the Courtney Studio Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01080
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Canton (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an aerial photograph of the aftermath of the Xenia, Ohio, tornado, 1974. It is what is known as a Super Outbreak of tornadoes. It remains one of the most destructive weather episodes on record in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03679
Subjects: Xenia (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Natural disasters--United States; Aerial photographs; Tornado damage
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 2nd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Heavy Artillery. Rectangular flag measures 180 cm high by 192 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 2nd Regiment Heavy Artill[e]ry Ohio Volunt[eer] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01809
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of a group of soldiers in Lebanon, Ohio, who served in the 54th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, ca. 1861-1865. Pictured in the group are John C. Hart and James Turner. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05107
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Civil War 1861-1865
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an elevated view of Olentangy Park on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken ca. 1910 - 1920. Seen in this photograph is a pond for boat rides with a roller coaster visible in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03248
Subjects: Amusement parks; Popular culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 147th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 139 cm high by 176 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02238
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

Description: Photograph of David S. Stanley, a Civil War Army Major General, ca. 1861-1865. Stanley, a Wayne County, Ohio, native, is wearing a shell jacket or frock coat with shoulder boards. David Stanley began his military career in 1852, when he graduated from West Point. Prior to the Civil War, Stanley served in the US Army, primarily in the western states. He continued to serve through the Civil War, and eventually retired from military service in 1892. General Stanley received the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1893 for his service at the Battle of Franklin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04296
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military officers; Portrait photography
Places: Wayne County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cover of a Valentine card believed to be to Eleanor Jones from her father, Howard Jones, of Circleville, Ohio, February 14, 1901. The card is illustrated with hearts, flowers, bows, arrows and an owl on a branch. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04705
Subjects: Other -- Family History; Children; Folk art;
Places: Circleville (Ohio); Pickaway County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a formal bust portrait of Joseph Rockwell Swan, 36th Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio (1855-1859). When this portrait was taken, Swan was in his late forties or early fifties. His gray hair is thinning, and his mutton-chop sideburns are white. Joseph R. Swan (1802-1884) was born in Westernville, New York, and began to study law in Aurora, New York. He moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1824 and completed his legal studies under the guidance of his uncle, Judge Gustavus Swan, a justice of the state supreme court. Swan was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1824. In 1830 the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas appointed him prosecuting attorney. Three years later he was elected to the same post under newly enacted legislation that provided for the election of prosecuting attorneys by general vote. In 1834 the Ohio General Assembly elected him president judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. He served a seven-year term and was re-elected in 1841. Swan left the common pleas court in 1848 to enter private practice with John W. Andrews. He was a delegate to the Ohio state constitutional convention from Franklin County, 1850-51. In 1854 the newly formed Republican Party nominated him to a position on the Supreme Court of Ohio. He won the election and began serving on the court in February 1855. He served as chief justice from February 9, 1859, to his resignation on October 18, 1859. The court case that led to his resignation was "Ex Parte Bushnell" (1859), which challenged the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Despite his personal opposition to slavery, Swan wrote the majority opinion, which upheld the constitutionality of the 1850 law. Soon after this decision, Swan sought re-election to another term on the Supreme Court, but delegates to the Republican Convention denied him the nomination because of their opposition to the Bushnell ruling. Swan submitted his resignation to Governor Salmon P. Chase on October 18, 1859. During the remainder of his career, Swan worked as a solicitor for two railroad companies. He retired in 1879 and died in Columbus, Ohio, in 1884. Swan's greatest legacy to the law was as an author of legal reference books and of legislation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05989
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Supreme Court justices; Ohio. Supreme Court; Swan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rockwell), 1802-1884
 

Description: Stereoview photograph of pedestrians on the plaza outside the Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, ca. 1898. The Basilica, also known as Saint Mark's Basilica, was consecrated in 1094 and completed over the next several centuries. It is one of the most well-known of Venice's churches. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03907
Subjects: Venice (Italy); Other--Non Ohio; Tourists
Places: Venice (Italy)
 

Description: The facade of the Hanna Neil Mission in Columbus, Ohio. The mission was founded by Hannah (Mrs. William) Neil in 1858. Quoted from the historic marker outside the site, "the Mission helped children and families with difficulties as they journeyed westward on the Old National Trail. The second oldest Columbus charity, the Mission, now known as the Hannah Neil Center for Children, provides specialized counseling services to young people. It is located in south Columbus as a program of The Starr Commonwealth Schools." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07039
Subjects: Women--Charities; Historic houses; Ohio Women
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: James J. Thomas (second from left), mayor of Columbus, Ohio, and a group of unidentified dignitaries pose at the cornerstone ceremony at the new City Hall, on October 10, 1926. The building, located at 90 Broad Street in downtown Columbus, was dedicated April 18, 1928. Allied Architects Association, a Columbus company, designed the structure. An addition to the building was dedicated on June 8, 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05628
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Allied Architects Association (Columbus, Ohio); Thomas, James John, 1868-1947
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)