Description: Thousands of fugitive slaves crossed into freedom in Canada over this river in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. This photograph, from Alvord and Company, was made from an 1850 image in the C. M. Burton collection. 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: AL03077
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Michigan; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Detroit (Michigan); Wayne County (Michigan)
 

Description: This is an image of a rectangular picture frame. It is made of walnut, finished in oil, and has mortise joints. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H47959
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; frames (furnishings)
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the cornerstone of the Fayette County courthouse. It was built between 1882 and 1885 by architect David Gibbs in an eclectic architectural style, features of which included an arched entrance, pedimented pavilion, and central belfry surmounted by a statue of Justice. Renowned for its Willard murals located outside the entrance to the courtroom, the mural's themes of electricity, telegraphy, and mail represent the early progress of Fayette County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_145
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Washington Court House (Ohio); Fayette County (Ohio); 110 E. Court
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Garden view at Hotel Alms, Cincinnati Ohio" Department store magnate Frederick H. Alms built the Hotel Alms in Walnut Hills in 1891, and expanded it in 1925 to house the radio station WKRC. NWC Victory Parkway and E. McMillan St. Harry Hake founded a Cincinnati architecture firm that persisted from 1897 to 1978, through three generations of Hake architects, designing Crosley Field and the Ohio State University Library. His work is noted for wittily applying historical forms -- usually Beaux-Arts or Arts and Crafts -- to modern structures. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_009_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Ohio--Walnut Hills (Cincinnati); Hake, Harry Sr., 1871-1955
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This basket was woven from wood, possibly willow, and is brown in color. It was used for holding dough while it had its rising period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8209
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Baskets (containers)
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four young children pose for a portrait alongside a fencepost, 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_f255
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Children; Portrait photography--United States--History;
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Photograph of "Farm and Mill" painted by Herschel Levit in 1941. The painting is located in the post office in Louisville, Ohio in Stark County. Photographed by Connie Girard in 1988. The photo is from the Ohio Post Office Artwork Collection, AV 48. The collection represents thirty murals or plaster reliefs installed in twenty-five Ohio post offices between 1937 and 1943. In 1988, Connie Girard photographed the artwork. Photos were published in the article “Not By Bread Alone, Post Office Art of the New Deal.” Timeline. June-July 1989, p. 2-19 by Gerald Markowitz and Marlene Park. In 1932, when Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President he promised Americans a "New Deal" and created public works programs to provide jobs for the millions of unemployed people, including artists. Ten thousand unknown and established artists were commissioned by the government to create murals, paintings, photographs, posters, prints and sculpture. The goal was not only to employ artists, but also to bring fine art into the daily lives of all people. The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) was funded for six months in 1933 – 1934. The PWAP was succeeded by the Treasury Department’s Section of Painting and Sculpture. Organized in 1934 the Section of Painting and Sculpture operated until 1943. Under the auspices of this organization sixty-six new Ohio post offices received artwork. The majority of the post offices were located in small towns. Post offices were chosen as a location for artwork because, particularly in small towns, they were centers of community activity. Most of the painted murals or murals in plaster relief created are realistic images reflecting the history, common activities or major industries of the communities in which the post offices are located. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: av48_b2_f06_01
Subjects: Post office stations and branches--Ohio--Photographs; Public art--Ohio--Photographs; Public Works of Art Project (United States); New Deal art
Places: Louisville (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photo of window sash in place and starting on roof construction. This structure was to be used as the residence for the caretaker. This photo was taken as part of Project No. 110, Dwellings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_apr35_b35_68
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio); Construction
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This three story court house in Belmont County was designed in the Second Empire style by architect Joseph W. Yost and was built between 1885-1888. It is constructed of sandstone and the entrance is flanked by Corinthian columns. The year 1886 appears above the door and a statue of Lady Justice stands atop the central pediment. The building has a domed clock tower and once housed a bell that was removed during reconstruction and now stands in front of the building. This courthouse was designed at the same time as the Miami County Courthouse from 1885-1888 by Yost. Although the two are similar in size, shape, and basic features, the Belmont County Courthouse appears modest in comparison to the Miami courthouse. In 1993 it was chemically power washed to reveal a clean and impressive stone facade. 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_B01F15_001
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; Architecture; Buildings; Ohio government; Belmont County (Ohio)--History
Places: St. Clairesville (Ohio), Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This wool United States flag has 48 stars. It measures 110 x 175 cm and dates to the era of U.S. involvement in World War I, ca. 1917-1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H75747_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Stars and Stripes; World War, 1914-1918; Textile--wool
 

Description: Photograph of a painting of Joseph Vance (1786-1852), who served as the 12th governor of Ohio from 1836 to 1838. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04195
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: Carte de visite of "Lt. Rice," who is probably Major George T. Rice, who served with the 39th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Major. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f20_15
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 39th (1861-1865)
Places: Ohio