Description: Banner reads "Welcome Home Neil". Homecoming celebration held for Armstrong in 1969. More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F4_086
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Nov. 16, 1937. Copy Mrs. Kilgrove, 'The Pines'." This photograph depicts a very tall pine tree in the center, and in the bottom left corner, a small portion of a porch can be seen. This is most likely "The Pines", located at 3030 Erie Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, which takes it's name from the abundant pine tree on the 11 acre property, some of which were thought to be 150 years old or more (around the 1930's or 40's). The three story brick home, with slate Mansard roof and dormer windows was built in 1927 for Scotsman John Hey. A veranda spans the entire front and some of the side of the building. The home was occupied for a time by the 51st Governor of Ohio, Myers Y. Cooper. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_012_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Section of a panorama painted by Albert Ruger in the 1880's depicting an event known as the "Great Locomotive Chase" or "Andrews' Raid." In 1862, Secret Service Agent James J. Andrews led volunteer Union soldiers, mostly Ohioans, on a mission to steal a Confederate locomotive and drive from the south to the north, destroying the rail lines along the way. The mission failed shortly after it was begun and several of the captured men were hung while others were later exchanged and some escaped. This scene depicts William J. Knight uncoupling passenger cars at Big Shanty. William J. Knight was a private in the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, who participated in the raid. Knight escaped and in 1878 he began touring and giving lectures describing the raid. Ruger's panorama accompanied him for more than eighteen years. The panorama is now part of the museum collections of the Ohio Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02941
Subjects: Chattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862; Ohio--History, Military--19th century; Ruger, A.; Andrews, James J., 1829-1862; Chattanooga Railroad Expedition (1862)
 

Description: The letter from Sarah Willis to her daughter, Abigail (Willis) Matthews in 1801 provides a detailed list of current events in Barre, Massachusetts. Her daughter had moved to the Northwest Territory and the only way to get occasional letters delivered was to direct them to Pittsburgh, the closest post to the Northwest Territory to the west. In her letter, Willis discusses topics like recent visitors to Barre, family news, recent deaths and a future meetinghouse-raising. Abigail Matthews was the first wife of Dr. Increase Matthews (spelling later changed to Mathews), who served as the first physician in Muskingum County and was a nephew of General Rufus Putnam. The couple had two daughters. Melissa is discussed in this letter, and their second daughter, also named Abigail, would be born in June of the following year. Abigail (the mother) appears to have died from complications during this birth on June 11, 1802. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B03F06_002_1
Subjects: Families--Ohio; Family history; Zanesville (Ohio); Correspondence
Places: Barre (Massachusetts)
 

Description: A black and white photograph features the exterior image of the Lincoln Memorial at night. 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 (over half are visible in photograph). Above the columns, among the carved embellishments are the carved names of the 36 Union states and the dates when they joined the Union. On the top frieze, inscribed in the marble are the names of the 48 states presented at the time of the dedication of the memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F05_033
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Washington, D.C.
 

Description: Mary and Abby Sturges seated by windowsill, ca. 1890-1899. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00097
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
 

Description: This photograph is of a map of downtown Cincinnati, centered on Broadway Street. The farthest street visible to the north is East 7th Street, to the east is Eggleston Avenue, to the south is the Ohio River and to the west is Race Street. Many of the street names in this area have changed over the years, or were demolished to make way for the expansion of Interstate 71. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F03_33_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Maps--Facsimiles
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard depicting fallen power lines, damaged after a storm that struck Cleveland and northeastern Ohio in November 1913. The heavy snowfall was part of an early winter storm that was called the "Great Lakes Hurricane," "the Ultimate Storm" and "the Big Blow." 18 to 25 inches of snow fell in two days across northeastern Ohio, covering telephone, telegraph and electrical wires. In the photograph, the visible street sign reads "Stevenson Rd NE" and appears to be in Cleveland, most likely at the intersection of that street with St. Clair Avenue. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03881
Subjects: Natural disasters--United States; Blizzards; Winter; Snow
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Northeastern Ohio
 

Description: Riverboat that says "Hall and Best" at Kerr's Island, Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1860-1880. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00199
Subjects: Washington County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 197th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: 197th Reg't Ohio Vol. Inf. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02172
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: This appears to be a photo of four children looking at books in a grade school library. On the right, there is a librarian checking out books. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_031_001
Subjects: Libraries; Dewey decimal classification; Grade schools; Librarians--Ohio; Books; Children; Children's libraries; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Blue enameled graniteware canning kettle pictured without lid, made ca. 1940-1950. Inside is a metal rack to hold the canning jars. Canning involves cooking food, sealing it in a sterilized container, and boiling the container to kill any remaining bacteria. It is designed to extend the shelf-life for many types of foods. This kettle could be used to sterilize jars both before and after filling using boiling water. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05414
Subjects: Canning and preserving; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Ohio