Description: National colors of the 4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Mexican War 1846. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01804
Subjects: Mexican War, 1846-1848; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Rubber belt conveyor made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, in use at the W. H. Osborn Company in Honey Falls, New York, 1919. The corn husking machines were powered by an overhead transmission shaft, pulleys and belts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01400
Subjects: Women -- Employment; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Honey Falls (New York)
 

Description: This image shows the rear and side facades of the Lucas County Courthouse, located at 800 Adams St. This sandstone building has a rusticated base, Roman arches and Corinthian columns. The egg-and-dart trim which recurs throughout the building, on the furniture and architectural elements, is an example of continuity and strict attention to detail. The frogs carved into the stone and in the tile mosaic of the south entranceway are reminders of the courthouse’s site of construction on the former Miami-Erie Canal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_287
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; pediments;
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of employees standing in front of a Bryco gas station, located at the corner of Long and Garfield Streets in Columbus, Ohio, 1933. This was one of 14 Bryco stations in Columbus, which were all owned by local African American businessman C. W. Bryant. Charles William Bryant Jr. was born in Dayton in 1882, and from his start as a farmhand with a 3rd grade education would go on to become a prominent African American businessman, self-taught engineer, and owner of one of Columbus’ largest construction firms. The C. W. Bryant Rigging & Moving Co. was involved in major projects throughout Columbus, including the construction of a temporary Broad Street bridge following the 1913 flood, the removal of lighting arcs from High Street, and dismantling Hanford Village in 1962 for the construction of I-71. Bryant faced racial discrimination in his personal and professional life, including the refusal of local steelworkers’ unions to admit Bryant’s black employees, which forced Bryant Co. out of steel construction in the 1950s. He nonetheless expanded into other areas, including ownership of Bryco gas stations, a coal and oil company, the Litchford and Macon hotels, and the Ohio Malt Beverage Co.-the first African American distributor in Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04470
Subjects: African Americans; Bryant, Charles William, Jr. (1882-1964); Business and labor; Gas stations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated March 1941, this photograph shows a man collecting maple sap on a farm in Geagua County, Ohio, near Chardon. Maple sugar is made from the sap of sugar or black maple trees. Harvesting is done in later winter when the sap stored in the roots begins to rise in early spring. The sap is boiled to the desired consistency. The United States is a leading producer of maple syrup, second only to Canada. 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_B06F05_002_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Harvesting; Maple syrup; Rural life
Places: Chardon (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This picture shows C Furnace at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0031_B12F125_022
Subjects: Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Blast furnaces--Design and construction; Steel industry and trade--Youngstown (Ohio); Blast furnaces--United States; Blast Furnace--Ohio; William B. Pollock Company
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Olentangy Park was located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This photograph, taken circa 1925, shows children playing on monkey bars, slides, and rocking horses in the park's playground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03244
Subjects: Children; Popular culture; Playgrounds; Parks--Ohio--Franklin County
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view photograph of the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company headquarters on First Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1946. Jeffery Manufacturing started in 1877 as Lechner Mining Machine Co. It built equipment to make coal mining easier. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02850
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Coal mines and mining
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph taken by Joe Munroe of ""Hearst Castle"" in California. The home was built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst in 1919, on the Hearst's expansive ranch. It was designed by Julia Morgan and is a favorite of many celebrity guests. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B33_F2400_JPG243
Subjects: Joe Munroe; National Register of Historic Places; Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951--Homes & haunts--California--San Simeon; Mansions
Places: San Simeon (California)
 

Description: This photo depicts people waiting in a banquet hall during the homecoming celebration held for Neil Armstrong downtown Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return and Bob Hope served as marshal for the event. Guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_040
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Print illustrating William Henry Harrison on his death bed, April 4, 1841. He is pictured with his niece, nephew, physician and members of his cabinet. Harrison was elected President of the United States in 1840 and became the first president to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Beneath the print's title are Harrison's last words: "I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." These were spoken to his doctor, but were more likely directed at John Tyler, his vice president and next in succession. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06241
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
 

Description: This photograph shows a lady packing cans of salad dressing into boxes. There are two different labels, Tip Top and Alco. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F07_015_1
Subjects: Canneries; Industry; Food