Description: An unidentified woman standing in front of a brick wall for her portrait. This and similar images seem to have the name "Buck Hamilton" etched on the negative. 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_b04_f267
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History;
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This is a birds-eye photograph of the University Hospitals of Cleveland and the surrounding area. University Hospitals, also known as Case Medical Center, is a not-for-profit organization in Cleveland, Ohio. Case Medical Center is the primary affiliate hospital of Case Western Reserve University; the relationship was established between the two in 1896. Text under the photo reads, "Airplane view of University Circle showing Western Reserve University and Case School of Applied Science buildings." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F05_001_1
Subjects: University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio); University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Case Western Reserve University
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This flag was hung in the plate glass panel of the front door of the Van Fleet family home in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally the flag had one blue star when their son, Elmer Hoover Van Fleet enlisted. When Elmer was killed in action, a gold star was sewn over the blue. When another son, Harry, enlisted, another blue star was added. The banner is rectangular, measuring 44.8 by 75 cm. The In Service Flag (Blue Star Banner) was patented by an Ohioan, Colonel Robert L. Queisser of East Cleveland, Ohio, on 6 November 1917. Intended for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces, blue star banners are also displayed in shop windows to honor the members of that organization serving. Most flags were homemade by mothers, though they later became mass-produced. Upon death in service the blue star was replaced by a gold one, wounded soldiers were replaced with silver. One of the most famous flags was that of the five Sullivan brothers who all perished on the U.S.S. Juneau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H83228_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918; Blue Star Banner;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Brooks, of Perry County, was electrocuted April 28, 1924, for the murder of Henry Burns. He was a black male, fifty two years old and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08150
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Portrait photography
Places: Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of members of the Young Americans basketball team, 1908. They were a member of the Central Basketball League. Their final season (1910-1911) they were called "The Homestead Steeltowners." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06316
Subjects: Sports; Photography--History; Basketball; Sports teams
Places: Pennsylvania
 

Description: This photograph depicts loose debris such as nails and small pieces of metal in the dirt outside a door. It belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Audiovisual Archives, so the subject may be located at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F03_011
Subjects: Steel industry; Steel industry and trade--Accidents; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
 

Description: Llewelyn Lewis of Martins Ferry, Ohio, details his travels as district representative for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers in this pocket diary. Lewis records visits to cities in Ohio and West Virginia, strikes, and lodges that he organized. A selection of the diary from September 30, 1903 to October 6, 1903 is included here. The diary is approximately fifty pages and measures 3" x 4" (7.62 x 10.16 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1332_1154034_001
Subjects: Business and labor; Laborers; Steel industry; Labor unions
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio); Martins Ferry (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio); New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: “Negative of Stringer Mansion. Jefferson County.” The Stringer House, located at 224 Warren Avenue in Rayland, Ohio, was built by wealthy abolitionist John Brown Bayless in 1836. Bayless was an abolitionist from Maryland who moved to the area with his wife and several black servants who were granted freedom but did not leave his household. The home is said to have been part of the Underground Railroad--escaping slaves traveling to Mount Pleasant used a tunnel that spanned from the house to the nearby river. Jefferson D. Stringer bought the house in 1860. Rutherford B. Hayes was believed to be among the guests of the mansion before becoming governor. The mansion was destroyed by a fire in 1982. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_004_01
Subjects: Stringer, J. D.; Architecture; Stone architecture, Domestic--Ohio; Underground Railroad
Places: Rayland (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "John Simpson Junior High School, Mansfield, O. Richland Co." This is a photograph of John Simpson Junior High School in Mansfield, Ohio. This school closed in 2007 as a result of budgetary restrictions. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_016_001
Subjects: Junior high schools--United States; Mansfield (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; School buildings--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: A group of men and an old automobile in front of Kinley's Department Store in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The printing on the hood reads: "The Lincoln Highway, New York to San Francisco, 3333 miles." The license plate indicates it was issued in New York State in 1916 and the car was registered for commercial use. The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental automobile road in the United States, spanning coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco. It was dedicated on October 31, 1913, and became known as "The Main Street Across America." Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07801
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Automobiles; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Department stores
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photo of piled timber slashing was taken as part of Project No. 11, General Cleanup. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_nov34_b11_01
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Timber
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio State Office Building construction site, with the Scioto River in the background. The architect was Harry Hake and the general contractor was Struck construction company, both of Cincinnati, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05471
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)