Description: This photograph depicts a blast furnace engine manufactured by the Ingersoll-Rand Company. The engine provided mechanical power to the blast furnace to allow it to operate. Blast furnaces burn alternating layers of iron ore and coke (as fuel) by forcing in large amounts of air, forming pig iron. This is the first step of the steelmaking process. This photograph belongs to the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Audiovisual Archives, so it likely depicts a Youngstown company plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B02F27_009
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry; Blast furnaces--Equipment and supplies; Ingersoll-Rand Company
 

Description: Two photographs pasted together showing two scenes of a polo match at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon. The caption beneath the photographs read: "Racing down The Field." The caption at the top of the page reads: "Scenes At The Polo Matches-1930." Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_019
Subjects: Athletics and athletes; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows an illustration of the original town plat of Springfield, Ohio. The eight buildings are numbered, but there is no legend of what these buildings are. In the upper right corner, the map reads, "SPRINGFIELD, O., / ORIGINAL TOWN PLAT / Buildings Erected Before 1804" The map shows Buck Creek, Mill Run, North Street, Main Street (now Columbia Street), South Street (now Main Street), West Street (now Fountain Street), Limestone Street, and East Street (now Spring Street). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_036_001
Subjects: Maps; Pictorial maps; Springfield (Ohio)--Maps; Illustrations; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "General view, Nela Park (National Electric Lamp Association of the General Electric Co.) Taylor Rd. south of Euclid Ave., East Cleveland, Ohio." Nela Park was established in 1911 when General Electric bought an abandoned vineyard seven miles from Cleveland in what was then the rural countryside. The facility is named for the Cleveland company (National Electric Lamp Company) that was acquired by GE in 1900 in an effort to standardize the size of light bulb bases. Nela Park was designated a National Historic Place in 1975. Presently, Nela Park is the world headquarters for General Electric's Lighting Division, one of the company's seven divisions. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_024_001
Subjects: Electric industries--Ohio--Cleveland; General Electric Company; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.;
Places: East Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Morgan County courthouse was completed in 1858 by architect William Johnson. Though originally a Greek Revival style facade, repairs over the years have incorporated elements of the Second Empire style such as a bracketed cornice and clock tower. This image shows the building's front facade. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_351
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: McConnelsville (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio); 19 E. Main St.
 

Description: Photograph of Rufus B. Atwood, Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker and an unidentified man. The photograph was given to Bishop Walker by Rufus B. Atwood, President of Kentucky State College in Frankfort, Kentucky. Walker was the 66th Bishop of the the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the 10th President of Wilberforce University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F07_L_1
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; African American men; Wilberforce University; African American Educators
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Francis McGovern, who represented Summit County in the Ohio General Assembly from 1955-1960. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00154
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Erwin Zepp (on the right), director of the Ohio Historical Society, pictured seated with two Society trustees. The trustees are identified as Foley (on the left) and Milligan (center). Hanging behind them is the painting "The Fighting McCook's" from the Society's fine art collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07536
Subjects: Other--Ohio Historical Society; Historical museums--Ohio; Employees; Historical societies
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 139 cm high by 166 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 329th U.S. Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02275
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

Description: This art deco style illustration for “Columbus” was used in The Ohio Guide. It depicts (from right to left) the Ohio State Office Building, American Insurance Union Citadel (now LeVeque Tower) and City Hall. A bridge, mostly like the Broad Street bridge, spans the Scioto River. This illustration is a photographic reproduction of a drawing. It is one of a series produced as possible chapter headings for The Ohio Guide. A signature of the artist “A. Koerbling” can also be seen. A signature of the artist “A. Koerbling” can also be seen. 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_067
Subjects: Books Chapter-headings; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Federal Writers' Project. Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This woman's apron is made of machine-sewn white linen with a check pattern. The apron is decorated with lace at the hem. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9166
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Clothing & dress
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This postcard of North Main St. in Celina, Ohio, was sent in 1912. It measures 3.5" x 5" (8.89 x 12.7 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3129_3832129_001
Subjects: Business and labor; Roads; Cityscapes
Places: Celina (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)