Description: This photograph depicts a three workers constructing a blooming mill engine. Blooming mills form ingots into blooms, which have a large round or square cross section. This photograph is from the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Audiovisual Archives, so it was likely taken at a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F36_003
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Blooming mills
 

Description: This photograph show the vineyards of a winery in Ohio, probably around the Sandusky or Put-In-Bay area. Because the lake tempers the climate, the islands and shore-line areas have the longest growing season in Ohio. Apples, peaches, and grapes are leading crops, and wine making has been an important industry in the Sandusky area and the Lake Erie Islands since the 1860s. Wine has been produced in Ohio since 1823 when Nicholas Longworth planted the first Alexander and Isabella grapes in the Ohio River Valley. In 1825, Longworth planted the first Catawba grapes in Ohio. Others soon planted Catawba in new vineyards throughout the state and by 1860, Catawba was the most important grape variety in Ohio. At this time, Ohio produced more wine than any other state in the country, and Cincinnati was the most important city in the national wine trade. As in many other states, Prohibition in the United States destroyed the Ohio wine industry, which has struggled to recover View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F08_027_001
Subjects: Wine and wine making--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Original description reads: "Lucas Co., Columbian House, Waterville, O. Now known as the 'Haunted Curiosity Shop'." The Columbian House, originally a stagecoach inn, was built in 1828 by John Pray. In 1837, the building was expanded, featuring a ballroom on the third floor and the town’s jail on the second. For years it played a central role in Waterville, and was even the site of the first post office. It is recognized as one of the finest examples of Federal style architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F02_020_001
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio--Waterville
Places: Waterville (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a drinking fountain. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B05F88_002
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Drinking fountains
 

Description: Photograph of Hamilton Watkins, who served in Company H of the 92nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). Company H was recruited from Meigs and Washington Counties, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b01_40
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 92nd (1862-1865) Company H
Places: Meigs County (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a pictorial map of the agricultural products in the State of Ohio, created by the Ohio Writers' Program of the Work Progress Administration in 1936. The drawings represent which agricultural products were raised or manufactured in each respective region of Ohio. 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_B15F02_045
Subjects: Maps; Books; Chapter headings; Agriculture--Ohio; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph appears to show a workman calibrating a scale, with many scales lining the shelf behind him. This is probably the Toledo Scale company. Toledo Scale Company Factory was located at 3216 Monroe Street in Toledo, Ohio. It was originally founded as Toledo Computing Scale and Cash Register Company in 1901 by Henry Theobald and immediately began production of Allen DeVilbiss Jr’s computing scale invention, which was dubbed the Toledo Fan Scale. In 1906, the first Toledo Cylinder Scale was introduced, allowing for more computations and greater capacity. 1912 saw the introduction of the Toledo double pendulum industrial portable scale. Toledo Precision Devices, Inc, a subsidiary, began in 1929 in order to concentration on producing specialty items for a wide variety of force measuring applications. In 1931 Toledo Printweight scales were announced, where were a significant step forward over previous models. By the 1930s and 40s it was the world’s largest manufacturer of automatic scales and precision force-measuring instruments. In 1938, another subsidiary was added, this time in Defiance, Ohio. By 1939, new facilities were completed in Toledo 80 acres, allowing all the operations to be in the same location, with additions added between 1941 and 1943. In 1968, Toledo Scale was bought by Reliance Electric Company and eventually moved operations to Columbus, Ohio. Mettler bough Toledo Scale from Reliance Electric in 1989 and was renamed Mettler Toledo. The company continues to grow, using new technology and innovations to serve many different industries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F03_032_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Toledo; Scales; Scales (Weighing instruments)--United States--History; Toledo Scale (Firm); Theobald, H. S. (Henry Studdy), Sir, 1847-1934; Devilbiss family
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is an image of a ladle. It is gray and manufactured from tin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H47986
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; cooking tools and equipment
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: 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: AV71_b02_f118
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Children; School photography
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: A black and white photograph captures the aerial view over the Lincoln Memorial in wintertime. The memorial is located in Washington, D.C. at the west end of the National Mall. Finished in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was built in memory of President Abraham Lincoln. The memorial was designed by architect Henry Bacon. The exterior, inspired by ancient Greece architecture, features 36 columns (only 12 are visible in the photograph). Other famous attractions shown in the photograph includes the Washington Monument, U.S. Capital Building, Reflecting Pool, and Tidal Basin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F05_024_01
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Washington, D.C.
 

Description: Marietta College, originally called Muskingum Academy, was founded in 1797. It is one of 37 Revolutionary Colleges which are colleges founded before the 18th century. It became Marietta College in 1835. The college is located in Marietta, Ohio, along the Ohio River, at the confluence of the Muskingum River. Marietta, the first city established in the Northwest Territory, was founded in 1788. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F06_001_001
Subjects: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Marietta College; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Springfield, Ohio. This building is located at 1616 East High Street in Springfield, Ohio and was built sometime between 1920-1927. The First Church of Christ, Scientist as an organization was founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879 in Boston, Massachusetts. The main church is currently located in Boston and is called "The First Church of Christ, Scientist" or "The Mother Church". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_026_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Ohio--Religion; Churches--Ohio; Springfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)