Description: Plat of Ohio's capital city, titled "A plat of the town of Columbus, laid off by order of the Assembly, for the seat of Government of the state of Ohio, 1817." Text at the bottom reads "Returned to the Assembly sitting in Chillicothe in the 12th month A.D. 1812 by Joel Wright Commissioner." This is a photostatic copy of the 1825 map which is a facsimilie of Wright's original 1812 map. This early plat of Columbus shows the Scioto River joined by the "Whetstone Branch," now the Olentangy River. West of the river is Franklinton, and "Prairies containing about 150 acres." Notable locations east of the river include the Public Square (location of the Ohio Statehouse) and the Ohio Penitentiary. The city was first laid out in 1812 and incorporated in 1816. Columbus was not the original capital, but the state legislature chose to move the state government there after its location for a short time at both Chillicothe and Zanesville. Columbus was chosen as the site for the new capital because of its central location within the state and access by way of major transportation routes (primarily rivers) at that time. Prior to the state legislature's decision in 1812, Columbus did not exist. The city was designed from the first as the state's capital, preparing itself for its role in Ohio's political, economic, and social life. In the years between first groundbreaking and the actual movement of the capital in 1816, Columbus grew significantly. The town was surveyed, and various city lots were put up for sale. By 1813, a penitentiary had been built, and by the following year the first church, school, and newspaper had been established. Construction on the statehouse began in 1814 as well. Columbus grew quickly in its first few years, having a population of seven hundred people by 1815. It officially became the county seat in 1824, and by 1834, the population of Columbus was four thousand people, officially elevating it to "city" status. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAP_VFM_0109_2
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Capitols; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: "Norway Spruce," a plate from "The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees Carefully Drawn and Colored from Nature for the Use of Nurserymen," by Frank Morse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04830
Subjects: Gardening; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Tree planting--United States; Trees
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: The United States Industrial Reformatory in Chillicothe, Ohio opened to inmates in January, 1926 after being authorized in 1923. Until 1929 when Congress approved $3,000,000 in funding for permanent buildings, inmates were housed in the repurposed buildings of Camp Sherman, a World War I military training camp. The Camp Sherman quarters included the brick superintendent’s house and a wooden chapel, as well as temporary buildings made up of six dormitories, dining room, kitchen, and auditorium. Prisoner activities consisted of four hours of school daily, viewing movies three times a week, and access to a library and 50 bed hospital. Construction of the new reformatory facilities began in 1928 and was completed in 1936. The new reformatory facilities were to include a receiving building, one inside cell house, two outside cell houses and eight dormitories, as well as a hospital building, mess hall, warehouse, six shops, and a school building and auditorium. In the mid-1930’s a foundry and brick plant opened at the reformatory as part of the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). Items manufactured at the reformatory were sold to the Federal Government. The reformatory is now known as the Chillicothe Correctional Institution. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F11_015_1
Subjects: Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--History; Chillicothe Correctional Institution (Chillicothe, Ohio); Reformatories--Ohio; Hospital buildings; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross 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_b01_f76
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Portrait of Ida Saxton, of Canton, Ohio, before she married William McKinley in 1870. Ida became First Lady in 1897 when William was elected president. Ida was born on June 8, 1847 in Canton and she died on May 26, 1907. She was the 25th First Lady. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08399
Subjects: Presidents' spouses--United States; Women--Ohio; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Muskingum County Courthouse combines elements of both Italianate and the Second Empire architectural styles. It is made of limestone and has a mansard roof, hood moldings and a tower that rises to 156 feet. The clock tower is topped with a dome and a weathervane. This image shows the building's front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_364
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; hood moldings; mansard roofs; pavilions (building divisions); Italianate (North American architecture styles); Second Empire
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio); 401 Main St.
 

Description: This powder horn, which measures 12" by 3" (31 by 7 cm), belonged to Jacob Schotts, who was born in Augusta County, Virginia in 1797 and came to Ohio in 1808. The powder horn was made from the horn of a cow. The powder measure attached to the pouch was made from an antler of deer killed in the hills of Ross County, Ohio. Powder horns were used to store gunpowder in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries because they made it easier to pour the powder into the barrel of the gun without losing large amounts of it. The pouch was used to carry other items needed for hunting, such as bullets and food. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1425_1500335_001
Subjects: Plants and Animals; Powder flasks; Gunpowder
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ms. [?] Murray, Ruth Holmes and Irene Bennett, students at the Mount Carmel School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio, 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00148
Subjects: Nurses; Women--Employment; Vocational education; Medical care
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph, Italian immigrant Florindo Dipinto operates his tool-grinding cart on the sidewalk in Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1950-1960. Dipinto immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1913 at age 17. He originally settled in Chicago where he learned the tool-grinding trade from his uncle, Vincenzo Fabrizio. After one year of working with his uncle, he was able to purchase his own tool-grinding cart. Before settling in Cleveland, he worked in a coal mine in Colorado; served briefly in the United States Army during World War I; operated his grinding cart in Youngstown, Ohio, and returned to Italy where he served in the Army and met his wife Maria. Between 1927 and 1961, Dipinto operated his grinding cart in Cleveland, sharpening tools for a variety of customers. He retired in 1961 and passed away in 1981. The grinding cart is part of the Ohio Historical Society museum collections. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07057
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Ethnic Communities; Immigrants--Ohio; Tools
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Janie Robinson crowns Diana Kenderian in the 1974-75 MWA Pageant; Diana smiles and holds her flowers while others look on and a man on her left holds her trophy View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS934_B02_F34_003
Subjects: Pageants--Ohio; Pageants--United States; Women with disabilities--Attitudes
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a pin worn by Sara Breyfogle. The bottom layer is black fabric over a layer of white and in the center is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F06_018
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
 

Description: The Jackson County Courthouse was the third courthouse built on the site after the first and second were both destroyed by fire. It was built from 1951-1953 reusing the outside walls of the 1868 building and is an eclectic mix of architectural styles, including Greek Revival. This image shows the building's front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_239
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: Jackson (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio); 275 Portsmouth St.