Description: Letter sent to Governor Voinovich, and forwarded to Ohio State Fair Director Billy Inmon, complaining about Stonewall Union's distribution of gay and lesbian informational materials at the Ohio State Fair, sent in March 1992. The sender's information has been redacted. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1150AV_B02_F19_04
Subjects: Gay Ohio History Initiative (GOHI); Columbus (Ohio); Gay activists; Ohio State Fair;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of General Ulysses S. Grant and soldiers crossing a river and establishing a camp while doing reconnaissance near Columbus, Kentucky, as published in "Civil War in Pictures" by Fletcher Pratt. Caption reads: "Grant's reconnaissance toward Columbus." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04600
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Generals--United States; Camps
Places: Columbus (Kentucky)
 

Description: Janet Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, stands for applause in a banquet hall at an event during the homecoming celebration held for Neil in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. The words "Welcome Home Neil," are written on the wall behind her. More than 80, 000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return and Bob Hope served as marshal for the event. Guests included sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_074
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the facade of the Benjamin Russel Hanby Home in Westerville, Ohio. The house was built in 1846 and occupied by the Hanby family from 1853 to 1870. Hanby (1833-1867) was a famous composer from Westerville who attended Otterbein College and became a minister in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. A music composer, he wrote "Darling Nellie Gray," (1856) which depicted some of the evils of slavery. He also wrote "Up on the Housetop" and "Who is He in Yonder Stall?" The Hanby House has been open to the public since 1937. it was added to the National Register of Historical Places on November 10, 1970. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06568
Subjects: Popular culture; Composers; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Music; Arts and entertainment
Places: Westerville (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This home, built by Captain John Barrett in Grafton, Windham County, Vermont, was used during the days of the Underground Railroad. This postcard was published at the Eastern Illustrating Company in Belfast, Maine. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03217
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Grafton (Vermont); Windham County (Vermont)
 

Description: This image depicts the facade of the Corwin estate in Lebanon, Ohio. One of the most effective political orators of his era, Tom Corwin (nicknamed "the Wagon Boy" for his War of 1812 service) resided here from 1839 until his death. A Whig stump speaker known for his wit and eloquence, he was elected governor of Ohio in 1840 and campaigned for William Henry Harrison in his presidential victory that year. Corwin served six terms in Congress and one in the Senate, where he spoke out against the Mexican War in 1847. He also served as secretary of the treasury in the Fillmore administration and as President Lincoln's minister to Mexico. Built and first occupied by Corwin's brother-in-law Phineas Ross in 1818, the Corwin House is representative of Federal-style architecture of this period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06463
Subjects: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio); Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This doll has a China head and limbs with a cloth body made of linen and wool. The doll was machine sewn. The doll has black hair and blue eyes. Her clothing includes a white and red print dress, a large black bow, red wool petticoat, white cotton drawers and petticoat and a bussel underneath the dress. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9200
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Toys
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is an image of Cincinnati Reds outfielder Harry Craft in action, running to catch the ball. His best year was his rookie year, 1938. His playing career ended in 1942 when he left the Reds to join the Navy. Later, he became a manager, working for Kansas City Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Houston Colts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06180
Subjects: Baseball; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Union Terminal, built in 1933 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Presently, the Union Terminal houses the Cincinnati Museum Center. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00352
Subjects: Architecture
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 54-year-old mechanic Bennie Collins. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Collins, convicted of murdering 25-year-old Hattery after an automobile accident, was the 307th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 307 Bennie Collins Lucas County, Legally Electrocuted December 19, 1958. For the Murder of Donald Eugene Hattery.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. Bennie Collins, of Lucas County, was legally electrocuted December 19, 1958, for the Murder of Donald Eugene Hattery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08359
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Chickamauga. Brown's Ferry. Orchard [?]. Missionary Ridg[e]. Rocky Face Ridge. 124th Regt O.V.I. Resacca. Pickett Mills. Kenesaw Mountain. Atlant[a]. Franklin. Nashville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02111
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Carte de visite portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1865. He served as president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. He was re-elected for a second term, but it was cut short when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865. The portrait is illustrated with scenes and images along the edges. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04603
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics