Description: Reverse reads: "Montgomery County at Sulpher Grove, Ohio Addition being build to Wayne Twp.School- July 15,1936." This is a photograph of construction being done at Wayne Township School in Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F07_026_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Schools--1930-1940; Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the Painesville, Ohio, residence of Seth Marshall (1815-1883), who gave shelter to fugitive slaves escaping to freedom in Canada along the Underground Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_001_003_001
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Historic houses; Abolition movement
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 112th Field Signal Battalion, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 89 cm high by 122 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 1st Field Batt'l'n Ohio Signal Corps. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02224
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

Description: This cotton Montana State Flag was acquired between 1950 and 1970. Design consists of the state seal on a blue field with gold fringe. Maker's mark indicates it was made by Emerson Manufacturing Company The state seal, designed in 1865, pictures a plow, pickaxe, and shovel, below which is a scroll. The text reads: "Oro y Plata", Spanish for 'gold and silver'. In the background lie the Rocky Mountains, a river, and forests illuminating Montana's contribution of agriculture and stores of natural resources. Montana's (in Spanish, montaña) nicknames are Treasure State, and Big Sky Country. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65497_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Textile--cotton; State Flags --Montana;
Places: Montana; United States
 

Description: This is a photographic reproduction of the Chillicothe tour map. It appears to have been used as a rough draft, as there are several corrections in ink on the front, and editing notes in pencil on the back. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F10_006
Subjects: Canals--Ohio--History; Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio)--Maps
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "W.H. Harrison Memorial at North Bend. Harrison Memorial Park" Engraving on left pillar, topped with an eagle, reads "William Henry Harrison. 1773 - 1841 That this memory of Ohio's First President and gallant soldier William Henry Harrison may be fittingly commemorated, this memorial is erected by a grateful state" Engraving on right, eagle topped, pillar, reads "William Henry Harrison 1773 - 1841. Ninth president of the United States. Hero of Tippecanoe. Major General in the War of 1812. United States Senator from Ohio. Governor of the Territory of Indiana." Center obelisk bears the dates "1773" and "1841" near top, below two stars. This photograph was taken from Cliff Road facing east. The William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial at North Bend, Ohio is a registered historic structure, placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1970. Harrison's tomb and monument on Mt. Nebo in North Bend, on the corner of Cliff Road and Bower Road, west of U.S. 50. The remains of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States rest at this site. An obelisk of Bedford limestone, with marble entranceway, rises 60 feet above the tomb. From the terrace visitors have a spectacular panorama of the Ohio River valley. Harrison, who was born in Virginia in 1773, spent most of his adult life in Ohio and Indiana. He served as secretary to the territorial governor, senator, representative, and president, but he is most famous as a military hero. Harrison commanded the western army during the War of 1812. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States and is buried here along with his wife, Anna Harrison and their family View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_021_001
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments & memorials--1810-1850; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: Exhibition of: Water Colors Prints Ceramics Mural Sketches Federal Art Project - Cleveland View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_041_001
Subjects: Ohio; Art
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: A portrait of a small child standing on a chair and turned to the camera. 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_f86
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Children
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This art deco style illustration for “The Church” was not used in The Ohio Guide. It shows Jesus holding a bible with a cross in the background. This illustration is a photographic reproduction of a drawing. It is one of a series produced as possible chapter headings for The Ohio Guide. From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc. The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. While much of the country has grown and changed since the guides were written, it is surprising how much remains, and sometimes more surprising what has been lost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F16_008
Subjects: Books Chapter-headings; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Federal Writers' Project. Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Sidney Lathe" Sidney Tool Company was founded in 1905 by Alfred C. Getz in Sidney, Ohio. Getz was also acting plant manager for Monarch Machine Tool, also in Sidney, during the same time. Sidney Machine Tool Co. was purchased by Buhr Machine Tool Co. in 1961, which was then purchase by Summerfeld Machine Co in 1963. They stopped manufacturing lathes in 1964. Sommerfeld-Sidney was then purchased by McMadden Machine Co in 1967. In 1974, John and Mary Sherbondy began using the name Sidney Machine Tool Co. and, using purchased drawings began supplying parts for Sidney lathes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F02_012_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio; Lathes; Machine tools
Places: Sidney (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Sailboats on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio." This photograph shows three unidentified men in sailboats on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, Ohio. During the warmer months, many Ohioans can be seen flocking to lakes and rivers for picnicking, sunbathing, sailing and swimming. The Ohio River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River and is about 981 miles long. It begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Point State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It forms the border between Ohio and West Virginia, as well as Ohio and Kentucky, Indiana and Kentucky and Illinois and Kentucky. It joins the Mississippi near Cairo, Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_052_001
Subjects: Ohio River--History; Sailing; Sailboats; Recreation; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: These three 8"x10" (20.32 x 25.10 cm) photographs show the movie premiere of "Light of Day" in 1987. The photos portray two of the main characters, played by Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett, with Ohio Governor Richard Celeste. The premiere took place at the State Theater in Cleveland, Ohio, where parts of the movie were filmed. One of the locations for the movie was on the East Side of Cleveland at Euclid Tavern. Governor Celeste played himself in the movie. "Light of Day" depicts the lives of a brother (Fox) and sister (Jett) who have their own local rock band in Ohio. The original title of the movie was "Born in the U.S.A", but was re-named "Light of Day." "Light of Day" also became a hit single for musician Bruce Springsteen. The Ohio Film Commission was established in 1979 to promote Ohio to the filming industry as a diverse place to film and a home to specialists with a wide range of film-making skills, including actors and set crew. The commission worked to bring to Ohio such films as "Rain Man," "Eight Men Out," "City of Hope," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "The Deer Hunter," among others filmed in Ohio. The commission's functions included scouting locations, arranging support services and helping in-state filmmakers to make and export their work. In 2002, the commission was eliminated as a cost-saving measure. The Division of Travel and Tourism absorbed all functions. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3277_5916623_001
Subjects: Arts and entertainment; Motion pictures; Motion picture industry
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)