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)
 

Description: Mapmaker John Melish created this map of Ohio around 1812. The map shows the land office districts in Ohio, including the Virginia Military District, and Ohio Company and the Western Reserve lands. The border of the American Indian lands in the northwest part of the state is drawn on the map. It is hand colored and measures 9.45" x 9.45" (24 x 24 cm). Originally from Scotland, Melish was an important figure in early United States cartography, or mapmaking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1529_1169180_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; American Indians; Maps--Midwest--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02388
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Original description reads: "Reminder of old wars. The square in Cleveland from Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument." The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, located in Cleveland's public square, is the city's major Civil War memorial, dedicated on July 4, 1894 after nearly 15 years of planning. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F10_14_01
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Plazas--Ohio--Cleveland; War memorials--Ohio--Cleveland
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Lois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this quilt block twice, one for the White House and one for herself. First Lady Hillary Clinton and her staff chose Lois to make Ohio’s block for the tree skirt of the Blue Room Christmas tree in 1993. Each state and territory provided one block for their state. Lois created an original design and did all the work by hand. She chose a cardinal image and had a local company transfer it onto cloth for appliquéing. The carnation is rouched and red beads mark Ohio communities with a heart for the capital Columbus. The quilt measures 56 cm x 56 cm (22 in x 22 in). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally-known teacher with students worldwide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3698_6643363_005
Subjects: Ohio Women; Quilts; Ohio state symbols
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio); Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: This flag, with a white background and a green pine tree, was used in New England and particularly in Massachusetts before the revolution. It was adopted by the Massachusetts Navy in April of 1776 and flew over the floating batteries in the battle of British-held Boston. On October 20, 1775, it was recommended by Colonel Joseph Reed, Washington's military secretary, that the flag be flown on the American ships so they could recognize one another. The flag is rectangular in shape, measuring 120 by 185 and is made of cotton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65525_001
Subjects: Colonial America; Communication artifact; Signal flags;