Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting a side view of the ruins of Buckeye Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. The original photograph may have been taken ca. 1900. The furnace was built in 1851. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from Frank Morrow of Wellston, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01702
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a mural titled "Pioneers Crossing the Ohio River" by Michael Loew. The mural is located in the Amherst, Ohio post office. It is oil on canvas and measures 4 1/8 feet high by 14 feet long. The mural was created in 1941 with funding from the Treasury Department's Section of Painting and Sculpture, a depression era public works program that provided work for unemployed artists. This photograph was taken by Connie Girard in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04712
Subjects: Lorain County (Ohio); Artists; Ohio History; mural paintings (visual works); Pioneers--Ohio;
Places: Amherst (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern photograph of the Newman House, located at 210 Main Street, on "the Hill" in Andover, Massachusetts. Ralph Emerson harbored fugitive slaves here. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03048
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Andover (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Flippo, the King of Clowns, played by comic and musician, meets a young boy and girl. The children are holding hands, and each child is carrying a glossy black-and-white headshot of the clown. Flippo, played by Bob Marvin, was a well-known television personality in the Columbus, Ohio area. Between 1952 and 1977 he starred in "Tip Top Bandwagon," "Flippo's Big Show," and "The Early Show" on WBNS-TV, the CBS affiliate station in Columbus. "Bob Marvin" was the professional name of Marvin W. Fishman (1927-2006), was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and began his show-business career as a musician. He started at WBNS in 1950, singing and performing in sketches on the "Homemaker's Hobnob" morning show. Two years later he began his tenure as Flippo, King of the Clowns. He remained at WBNS for 27 years and then spent his last years in television at an early cable-television service, Qube. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06271
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Popular culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Customer lounge facing the Scioto River, on the 5th floor of The F. & R. Lazarus Company, 1926 expansion, ca. 1950-1959. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores, and is no longer in existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04461
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Lazarus Department Store; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: James Henry, electrocuted January 9, 1926, for the Murder of Edna Boswell of Hamilton County. Hew was a black male, age thirty seven and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08168
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio
Places: Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inauguration Ball invitation requesting Miss Mary Johnson's presence at the ball for newly-elected president William Henry Harrison, March 4, 1841. The embossed invitation reads "Tippencanoe Inauguration Ball. March 4, 1841. The Managers request the honor of Miss Mary Johnson's Company at Carver's Saloon, on Thursday Evening, 4th of March, 1841." Harrison died of pneumonia one month after the date of the ball, becoming the first president to die while in office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06228
Subjects: Presidents--Inauguration--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
 

Description: Exterior view of Lazarus store front showing employees posed with mannequins. The sign reads "S. Lazarus Sons & Co. The store was located at 6 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores, and is no longer in existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07827
Subjects: The F. & R. Lazarus Company (Columbus, Ohio); Stores & shops; Businesses; Retail trade--Ohio--Columbus
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio);
 

Description: Document written by Colonel Hiram Du Puy granting Private James Dem(m)ing of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry a leave of absence from Camp Dennison, June 1861. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03561
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers--Ohio; 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.); Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Camp Dennison (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a spillway, which is a structure used to control the release of water flow from a dam or another waterwork. The caption underneath the photograph reads: "Spillway North of Tippecanoe City, O.| July, 1916." The attached typed description on the back of the page reads: "PHOTOGRAPH No. 11.| SPILLWAY NORTH OF TIPPECANOE CITY.| This structure was built by The Dayton and Troy Electric Company as no appropriation was available for the department to construct the same. This spillway replaces the old timber spillway washed out by the high water in 1915." This photograph is part of a series taken by the Board of the Ohio Department of Public Works to document the disrepair of the infrastructure of the Ohio and Erie Canal and Miami-Erie Canal systems in 1916, showing the physical condition of each structure. The Ohio Department of Public Works is one of the oldest departments of state government in continuous existence. Among its other duties, this department was charged with maintenance and administration of the Ohio & Erie and Miami-Erie Canals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA936AV_B01_011
Subjects: Waterworks; Bridges; Canals; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Tipp City (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the exterior of the courthouse in Somerset, Ohio. In 1807, John Finck erected the first log cabin in what would become Somerset. Several years later, Jacob Miller arrived, becoming the second settler in this community. The men named the town Middletown, since it was approximately equal distant to Lancaster to the west and Zanesville to the east. Soon residents changed the town's name to Somerset, as most early residents were from Somerset, Pennsylvania. During the remainder of the nineteenth and the first portion of the twentieth centuries, Somerset's population remained stable at approximately 1,200 residents. Many residents earned their livings in the surrounding iron and coalmines. As iron and coal deposits began to decline, residents began to find employment in other industries principally in the nearby cities of Lancaster and Zanesville. In 2000, Somerset's population had reached 1,500 people. Civil War General Philip Sheridan spent much of his youth in Somerset. Although not open to the public, his home remains standing today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06531
Subjects: Courthouses; Buildings; Law & legal affairs
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of an unidentified young man. 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_f10
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia