Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor’s father Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker and an unidentified youth. Bishop Walker was the 10th president of Wilberforce University in the 1940s. Walker-Taylor later became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F2_M2
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
 

Description: The Delaware flag was adopted on July 24, 1913. The flag has a colonial blue background with a buff color diamond in the center. In the center is the Delaware coat of arms showing a farmer, soldier, ship cow and corn. On the banner under the decoration, is written "Liberty and Independence" Under the coat of arms is written December 7, 1787 which is the date Delaware ratified the United States constitution, making it the first state in the Union. The dimensions of the flag are 95 by 155 cm and the fabric is cotton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65490_001
Subjects: State Flags; Communication artifact; Ceremonial artifact
Places: Delaware
 

Description: This image of the Y-Bridge in Zanesville, Ohio, shows a view of the bridge's Y-junction looking toward the northeast and the Muskingum River. The Y-Bridge is located at the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers, connecting Zanesville with Natchez and West Zanesville. Here the historic National Road (Cumberland Road) crossed the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum Rivers. The first Y-Bridge was opened to the public in 1814 but collapsed into the river in 1818. A second, stronger bridge (1819-1832) was built on the same site, but it was condemned thirteen years later when twelve-inch-thick ice in the river weakened the superstructure. The third Y bridge (1832-1900) stood until 1900. On January 4, 1902, the fourth Y bridge (1902-1979) was opened for foot passengers. Ten days later, streetcars and wagons began to cross the bridge. In 1979, the fourth Y bridge was judged unsafe. A fifth bridge opened on November 9, 1984. The Y-Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. This image of the Y-Bridge was among the photographs produced by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06388
Subjects: Bridges; Cumberland Road; United States. Work Progress Administration; Transportation--Ohio--History; Zanesville (Ohio); Federal Writers' Project; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Replacement of blast furnace trestle and stockhouse step I location: portion between #5 and #6 blast furnaces looking north, at US Steel Ohio Works Youngstown, Ohio. Photograph showing the replacement of blast furnace and stockhouse between Blast Furnaces No. 5 and No. 6, looking north. large crane working in foreground. US Steel-Ohio Works, Youngstown, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0009_B05F297_001.tif;AC2_YHCIL_MSS0009_B05F297_001
Subjects: Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry and trade--Youngstown (Ohio); Blast furnaces--United States; Blast Furnace--Ohio; United States Steel Corporation
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated June 10, 1937, this photograph shows the Avondale Synagogue in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Avondale Synagogue, also referred to as the Temple Adath Israel, is a neo-classical revival synagogue built in 1926 by Oscar Schwartz, and is currently located at 3556 Reading Road in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. Due to a growing congregation, the synagogue moved from Avondale to Amberley and the building has been home to Southern Baptist Church since 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F08_003_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Schwartz, Oscar, fl. 1916-1931; Architecture; Synagogues; Religion in Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front side reads: "Sept.21,1936 ,6-8x10 prints to Soldiers Home.Neg.furnished." Reverse side reads: "Dayton Ohio" WPA workers stuck in the mud while driving a covered tracked tractor. The workers appear to be preparing for road construction. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_003_001
Subjects: Excavating machinery; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eddie Peppers, of Gallia County, electrocuted March 15, 1928, for the murder of Mrs. Florence Buck, Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a black male, twenty one years old. He strangled his victim with a towel when he was working as a porter at Park Central Hotel in Gallipolis, Ohio. He stated that he was intoxicated. He is buried in Pine Street Colored Cemetery in Gallipolis, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08186
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment; Portrait photography
Places: Gallipolis (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joseph G. Barnes identification photograph from the files of the Republic Steel Corporation, Central Alloy District. The Central Alloy District consisted of two plants: one in Canton, Ohio, and one in Massillon, Ohio. Identification photographs were taken over a period of time and logged into the files as one batch on June 3, 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: YHC_MSS192_B01F071_17
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Republic Steel Corporation -- Employees
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph depicts blast furnace ovens at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Indiana Harbor works. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F24_006
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Indiana Harbor works; Steel industry; Blast furnaces
Places: East Chicago (Indiana)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows the chapel at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, in Summit County. Built in 1836 in the Yale College architectural style, the chapel visually dominates the campus. Western Reserve Academy was originally called "The Yale of the West," as all of its professors and initial presidents were graduates of Yale. 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_B05F02_052_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Chapels; Education; Schools; Western Reserve Academy (Hudson, Ohio)
Places: Hudson (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a painting of one of the flank marker's of the 41st Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. The marker has three horizontal strips of red, white and blue. At the bottom of the pole, the artist's name, Rob Needham, is written. At the bottom of the painting is printed "41st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. A flank marker is a small flag carried at the front and rear of the regiment. To qualify as a flank marker, it must be carried on a long pole. This painting has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02411
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This is a photo of Ely Park in Elyria. The domed building in the background is the Lorain County Courthouse. In the middle of the park is a Civil War memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_045_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)