Description: This is a scenic picture of an unknown farm somewhere in Warren County, Ohio, along Route 48, possibly near Lebanon. The photo shows several farm buildings, including a few barns, the house, and some sort of animal stable, in the middle of empty fields that seem to have already been harvested. There is an old bridge to the left that leads to the farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_026_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio); Lebanon (Ohio); Farm buildings; Rural life; Landscape photography
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental Colors of 44th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 178.5 cm high by 200 cm wide. Text on flag reads: Surrender of Cumberland Gap Sept. 9th 1863; Siege of Knoxville Nov. 18th to Dec. 5th 1863; 44th Reg't Ohio Vol. Inf'ty; Lewisburg, Va; 23rd May 1862.; Dutton's Hill, March 30th 1863. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01962
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers. Rectangular flag measures 179 cm high by 157 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 3rd Regiment Ohi[o] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02213
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Spanish-American War, 1898
 

Description: This is a portrait of a young man and woman wearing flowers in their lapels and seated in front of a frame building. This photograph represents formal clothing and hairstyles of the late 1800s and early 1900s. A marking on the negative reads: "Mr. Henry Blair." 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: AL06255
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Weddings; Photography--History; Hair; Flowers
Places: Ayers (West Virginia)
 

Description: National colors of the 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02062
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Midget City constructed outdoors in Milan, Ohio, was an attraction in the 1940's visited annually by thousands of people. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F01A_014_1
Subjects: Expositions and fairs; Geography and Natural Resources; Rocks; Gardens
Places: Milan (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Elisha Huntington of Fulton County, Ohio, wrote these three letters to his son William R. Huntington in California. In the first letter, written on March 26, 1854, Huntington encourages his son to stay in California until the end of the summer and assures him that he can find help to work on the family farm. Concerned about his son's safety in California, he warns him not to be out at night. In a second letter, dated July 9, 1854, Huntington tells his son of a railroad excursion to Adrian, Michigan. He describes a cholera epidemic in Toledo and discusses the development of a railroad in Fulton County. In the final letter of December 18, 1854, Huntington complains about the lack of money in circulation in the area and the general distrust of paper money. In all three letters, he tells his son of the prices of agricultural commodities and local events. The letters are four pages each and measure 7.5" x 9.75" (19.05 x 24.77 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1408_1146483_001
Subjects: Agriculture; Science and Technology; Transportation; Railroads; Illness and disease;
Places: Delta (Ohio); Fulton County (Ohio); California
 

Description: Caption reads; "Wills Creek Valley, located at the extreme southern end of Coshocton County and where SR-76 enters Muskingum County. The photo was taken at approximately the middle of the steep hill and roadway rising out of the creek valley and entering Coshocton County. In the distance and about two miles from the old log cabin is the Wills Creek Dam, one of the units of the Muskingum Conservancy District, completed in 1937. The waters are those of the Wills Creek at normal backwater stage". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F05_001_1
Subjects: Wills--Ohio--Coshocton County; Coshocton County (Ohio)--History.
Places: Coshocton (Ohio); Coshocton County (Ohio)
 

Description: A postcard of the new post office in Portsmouth underwater. The photo is from the "Portsmouth, Ohio, flood of 1937", SC 381. This collection contains 37 photographic black and white prints, 21 x 26cm or smaller; and 4 postcards in black in white, 9 x 14 cm. Photographs document the flood damage in Portsmouth, including sandbagging, floodwall construction, and WPA rescue efforts. In 1937, southern Ohio faced one of the worst floods in its history, known today as the "Great Flood of 1937." The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February. In Cincinnati, the flood was particularly difficult for the city, where flood levels reached its crest of 79.99 feet on Tuesday, January 26, 1937. Communities along the Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois also faced serious problems. Many people lost their homes as a result of the flood. The Ohio River Flood of 1937 caused more than twenty million dollars in damages. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: sc381_902
Subjects: Floods--Ohio River; Portsmouth (Ohio)--Flood, 1937
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: Built due to the River and Harbor Act of 1935, this roller dam is located 9 miles south of Gallipolis, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F06_005_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Rivers
Places: Eureka (Ohio); Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated September 1927, this photograph shows the Carneal House in Covington, Kentucky, with a caption that reads "Cinci. [Cincinnati] O, Sept. 1937 #130 405 E. Second St., Covington, KY." Thomas D. Carneal, founder of Covington, built the house in 1815 in an architectural style which reflects Italian architect Andrea Palladio. Standing on Second Street near the Licking and Ohio Rivers, the Carneal House is a site on Covington's Riverside Historic District. 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_B01F06_013_001
Subjects: Domestic architecture; Historic homes; Works Progress Administration
Places: Covington (Kentucky); Kenton County (Kentucky)
 

Description: Caption reads: "St. Thomas Church - Fort Thomas Ky." Saint Thomas' Church is a Roman Catholic denomination situated in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, in the Northeastern corner of Campbell County. The Fort Thomas area was the site of an Indian battle in 1749 of the Cherokee tribe against the Shawnees and the Miamis. During the Civil War, the Fort Thomas area was part of the Cincinnati Defense Perimeter, a 12 mile stretch of twenty five installations protecting the Cincinnati area from attack. In 1887, General Sherman selected an 111 acre site to replace the Newport Post, a low lying area which was prone to flooding. He claimed the new "Highlands" area to be the "West Point of the West," and named the fort after Civil War General George Henry Thomas, a top Union General during the war. Originally the Fort Thomas area was named the District of the Highlands, with the name officially changing to Fort Thomas in 1914 after a vote by property owners. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_023_001
Subjects: Catholic Church--Kentucky
Places: Fort Thomas (Kentucky); Campbell County (Kentucky)