Description: The bookplate of James McBride of Hamilton, Ohio, features a drawing of a contemplative scene. A seated woman is holding a book in her right hand, her chin resting on her left hand. A tree on either side of her frame the scene. A poem at the top of the bookplate reads: "An elegant sufficiency, content,/Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books,/Ease and alternate labour, useful life,/Progressive, virtue, and approving Heaven!" The Motto reads "Pro aris et focis" ("For our altars and hearths"), which was used to express attachment to everything most dear. The name "James McBride," written in script, appears at the bottom edge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05717
Subjects: Bookplates; Books and reading
 

Description: Portrait of an unidentified woman. 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_b01_f21
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: In 1804, the Congregationalist Church authorized Reverend David Bacon to establish the town of Tallmadge, Ohio. Tallmadge was to be the center of the Congregationalist Church and its missionary efforts in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The church building was to be located in the center of town with all roads radiating outward like the sun's rays. A Tallmadge committee of seven men developed plans for building the church in 1819 and appointed one of their members, Lemuel Porter of Conneticut, as the architect and builder. Tallmadge Church raising began in July of 1822. It was dedicated on September 8, 1825. Reflecting Porter's design, the wood, brace-framed church features a Federal/Greek Revival style portico, supported by four large columns, and a dominant one hundred foot high steeple with a weathervane. The main building measured 44-feet wide by 56-feet long. The State of Ohio acquired the church in 1971, which is now managed by the Ohio Historical Society, and is used for weddings and other special events. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_001_1
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Tallmadge Congregational Church, UCC (Tallmadge, Ohio)
Places: Tallmadge (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: 1967 Air show; Neil Armstrong coming back to his hometown in Wapakoneta, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F3_049
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: George Vargo, of Lake County, electrocuted June 10, 1927, for the Murder of Anna Sabo of Richmond, Ohio. He was a white male, sixty years old and his occupation was listed as a railroad laborer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08181
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio
Places: Richmond (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This political cartoon depicts "MRS. YOUNGSTOWN" and an "OLD TIMER" overlooking Youngstown. Mrs. Youngstown says, "SOME OF YOU OLD TIMERS USED TO THINK IT NECESSARY TO HAVE SMOKEI N ORDER TO ENJOY PROSPERITY - TAKE A LOOK AT IT NOW!" The old timer replies, "I DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD DO IT - YOU HAVE MADE YOUNGSTOWN AN IDEAL CITY TO LIVE IN". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B04F58_023
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Cartoon & Satire; Pollution
 

Description: This round food storage jar is made of thrown, glazed ceramic and stoneware. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9247
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Vessels (containers)
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This paper and leather book has a green cover. It is titled "Illustrite Roma". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8446_closed
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Advertisement for a performance of "Professor Morris's Equine and Canine Paradox" to take place at Schultz's Opera House in Zanesville, Ohio, January 12-15. This type of animal act which came to be known as a "dog and pony show" is believed to have been originated by Morris around 1883, although the format began to spread over the following years. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B13F22_003
Subjects: Arts and entertainment; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Circus acts; Traveling shows; Dogs; Horses
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The outside of the Sherman Home in Lancaster, Ohio. This is where John Sherman (1823-1900) was raised. Sherman is best known as a man who would serve in the senate for over ten years. Sherman at first held a few other jobs before getting into the world of politics, working both as an engineer and an attorney. Before he went on to serve in the senate, he served for a number of years as a representative in Congress. During his time in politics he would support at first the Whig Party, which favored more power for the central government as opposed to the states. After the demise of the Whig party, he became an avid supporter of Republican party policies and was so passionate about the cause of preserving the Union he considered abandoning politics at least for a time and fight the Confederacy. In the end, he abandoned this idea and devoted his time to pushing for his favored policies in Congress. He continued to serve in the senate and hold his own during the turbulent time of Reconstruction. Sherman usually came off as a moderate voice in the time of increasing conflict between the Senate and the President over how to bring the United States back together. He was not afraid to criticize both and advocated for a moderate approach. Sherman left the Senate for a period to become a cabinet official, returning to the Senate upon his leaving the cabinet. While he was once again serving in the senate, he formulated and would give his name to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, which made it possible for business monopolies to be dismantled. He would continue to serve in the Senate until a few years before his death, leaving in 1897, and dying three years later in 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06775
Subjects: Sherman, John, 1823-1900; United States. Congress. Senate; United States. Congress. House; American Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads "Judson Harmon home, 29 Main Street, Newtown" The address number 29 can be seen in the photograph, to the left of the door. The home of Dr. John L. Richmond, located at 29 Main Street in Newtown, Ohio. The home is described as being a plain two story gray frame house. Dr. Richmond performed the first professional cesarean section in the United States, in the house in 1827. The home at 31 Main Street was that of Judson Harmon, 45th Governor of Ohio and United States Attorney General under President Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_035_001
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc
Places: Newtown (Ohio); Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Martha Steelman in swimming suit with diving medal, 1922. Steelman was a champion diver, swimmer, and Ohio Vaudeville performer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00010
Subjects: Swimming; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women