Description: Broadside advertising a reading given by poet and author Paul Laurence Dunbar at the Lyceum Theater in New York City, ca. 1890-1906. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872 to Joshua and Matilda Dunbar, both former slaves, and was encouraged by his mother in poetry and his schooling from an early age. He attended Dayton Central High School and was the sole African American student at that time. Following his high school graduation, Dunbar worked as an elevator operator while writing poetry in his free time. He built a reputation as a successful literary voice and writer of dialect poetry, and was the first African American poet to receive critical acclaim for his work. Dunbar authored twelve collections of poetry, five novels, one play, and a large number of newspaper articles before his death from tuberculosis on February 9, 1906. He is buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05264
Subjects: Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; American poetry--Ohio; Literary Ohio; African American Ohioans; Poets; Authors
Places: New York City (New York)
 

Description: Steam powered boats in locks on the Muskingum River at Marietta, Ohio. The Putnam Street Bridge over the Muskingum River is visible in the background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00204
Subjects: Washington County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "A youth operates a bench lathe at the N.Y.A. workshop in Uhrichsville, Ohio." A lathe is a machine tool which rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Woodworking lathes are the oldest variety. All other varieties are descended from these simple lathes. An adjustable horizontal metal rail - the tool rest - between the material and the operator accommodates the positioning of shaping tools, which are usually hand-held. With wood, it is common practice to press and slide sandpaper against the still-spinning object after shaping to smooth the surface made with the metal shaping tools. The National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, developed to train youth for a vocation. Both the youth and their families received payment for the work and job training. NRA was in operation from 1935 to 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_031_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA;
Places: Uhrichsville (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: "Careless Talk Got There First," a 1944 poster showing a wounded soldier during a marine landing. It was produced by the U.S. Government Printing Office, designed to promote a sense of common purpose during World War II and to discourage unguarded sharing of strategic information. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04742
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio
 

Description: Stereograph showing an organized protest held by women against the legal sale of alcohol. Title listed on the back reads "Pickets in the rain." Three women identified on the back are Mrs. Calkins, Mrs. John Cooper and Mary Mitabell. The stereograph is part of a collection consisting of twenty-six stereographs from a series published by Fred S. Crowell titled "The Whiskey Crusade in Ohio." The images document the activities of women who participated in the Temperance Crusade of 1873 - 1874 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The Temperance Movement was an organized effort during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to limit or outlaw the consumption and production of alcoholic beverages in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5354_008_01
Subjects: Temperance; Women--Societies and clubs--Ohio; Women social reformers - Ohio; Prohibition
Places: Mount Vernon (Ohio); Knox County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration, published in "The American Soldier in the Civil War" by Frank Leslie, of the construction of the headquarters of the Union army under General Ulysses S. Grant outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1863. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04598
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Vicksburg (Mississippi)
 

Description: Three aerial views illustrate the growth of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company plant in Columbus, Ohio, 1905. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00946
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 177th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02135
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Dist. #6. Springfield Clark Co. Chamber Commerce bldg. (Sullivan arch?)" This is a photograph of the Clark County Chamber of Commerce building, also known as the Lagonda Club, in downtown Springfield, Ohio. The Lagonda Club building was completed in 1895 and was designed by architect Frank Mills Andrews. It is an early example of Beaux-Arts architecture and is three-stories tall with a large basement. After it was no longer in use by the Lagonda Club, it became the Chamber of Commerce headquarters. The building still stands and is rented out to retail businesses. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F06_003_001
Subjects: Beaux-Arts Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Clubhouses; Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; National Register of Historic Places; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows William Howard Taft (1857-1930) receiving his ballot for the presidential primary in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 1908. Taft was elected president later that year and served one term in office. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Attorney General Alphonso Taft. In this photograph Taft is surrounded by a group of men, one of whom is handing him a white piece of paper. A notation written in white ink appears on the photo: "Wm. H. Taft receiving his ballot. Photo F. Boellinger." Another notatation, written on the bottom white border, reads: "Copyright applied for. Nov-08." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06178
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930; Voting; Presidential elections
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the American Insurance Union Citadel from the Olentangy River, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1930-1950. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01769
Subjects: Olentangy River (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: This flag has a white background with red letters spelling Peace appliqued on it. it has a blue halyard edge on the rectangular shaped flag. The dimensions are 135 cm by 235 cm. The flag is made of wool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65547_001
Subjects: Communication artifacts; Ceremonial artifact; Textile--wool