Description: With little outside entertainment, rural families had to entertain themselves. In this 1952 photograph, Joe Munroe shows two young girls singing along as their grandmother plays the melodeon, a kind of reed-organ from the 19th century. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27a_F752_JPG117
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farm life; Music; Families; Musical instruments
Places: New York
 

Description: The Hamilton County Courthouse was constructed on the same site as the county’s two previous courthouses. It has seven separate entrances and was built using inflammable materials after an earlier building was destroyed by a fire during the riot of 1884. President William Howard Taft laid the cornerstone for the building in 1915. The structure was designed by James McLaughlin, who also designed the Cincinnati Art Museum. This image shows the main lobby of the building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_188
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); 1000 Main St.
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Press Room, Crowell Publishing Co., Springfield, Ohio." This is a photograph of the Crowell Publishing Company's Press room in Springfield, Ohio. There are workers running the machines and manning the press room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_019_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Industries--Ohio--Springfield; Publishers and publishing--Ohio--History; Crowell Publishing Company; P.F. Collier & Son Company; Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. P.F. Collier & Son Corporation; Crowell-Collier Publishing Company; Crowell-C
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the welcome home celebration for Neil Armstrong after NASA mission Gemini 8; Gymnasium of Wapakoneta High School (formerly Blume High). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F2_053
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Celebrations
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Martha Steelman, ca. 1920-1929. Steelman was a champion diver, swimmer, and Ohio Vaudeville performer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00009
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Athletics and athletes; Arts and entertainment
 

Description: This flag was designed in 1901 for the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. It flew over the expositions Ohio Building and was designed by the buildings architect, John Eisenmann of Cleveland. In 1902, a bill was enacted and by May 9, 1902 the design was signed into law as the state flag of Ohio. The flag is held in the Ohio Historical Society History Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00780
Subjects: Flags; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: Compartment diaphragm jigs made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio on a railroad car waiting to be shipped to the Pruden Coal and Coke Company, Pruden, Tennessee, 1934. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01553
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: A family standing outside of a building for their photograph. The image is hard to see due to damage to the emulsion. 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_b04_f233
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Families
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Carte de visite portrait of Ohio politician Alexander Campbell late in life. Campbell (1779-1857) was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1807-09, 1819, 1832-33); speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives (1808-09); U.S. Senator from Ohio, (1809-13); member of the Ohio state senate (1822-24); and a candidate for Governor of Ohio in 1826. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03939
Subjects: Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Homes offered for sale at Highview Plat, ca. 1919. The company constructed this housing for mill workers and their families following a strike in the early 20th century. Residents had their choice of various housing types and styles, including the bungalow type. Homes had five to six rooms with pine floors and trim, and the modern day amenities of indoor plumbing, electricity, and heat. The prices for homes such as these varied from prices that started at $3,000 and went as high as $5,000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05518
Subjects: Youngstown (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Mills and mill-work--Ohio; Steel industry and trade--Ohio--Youngstown--History; Prefabricated houses
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of A. Victor Donahey being sworn in as a Ohio Governor on a platform in front of the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio, January 8, 1923. Donahey served three terms as governor from 1923 to 1929. He went on to serve a term as U.S. Senator from Ohio, and was invited to be Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential running mate in the 1940 election. He declined, and instead recommended his friend Harry S. Truman for the position. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07793
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Governors
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Richard F. Celeste, who served as Governor of Ohio from January 10, 1983 to January 14, 1991. Born on November 11, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, he graduated from Yale University in 1959, then received a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University, beginning his international career. He joined the Peace Corps and then worked as an executive assistant to the United States Ambassador to India. Celeste later served in the Ohio House of Representatives as a Democrat, became Ohio's lieutenant governor, director of the Peace Corps before being elected Ohio Governor. Celeste was appointed United States Ambassador to India by President Bill Clinton in 1997, where he remained until 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04736
Subjects: Celeste, Richard F., 1937-; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government;