Description: Photograph of a World War I-era mail truck traveling between Columbus and Marysville, ca. 1917. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06315
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Trucks
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio); Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is of a ceramic cup and saucer with red blossoms pattern. On the cup, the gold lettering reads "Remember Me, G". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8312
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Cups
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This US Flag has 48 stars on the blue canton and thirteen red and white stripes. It was flown from 1912 until 1959. The stars represent the states in the union and the stripes are for the original thirteen colonies. The flag is made of cotton and measures 90 by 155 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65280_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Stars and Stripes; Ceremonial artifact
 

Description: This is a portrait of a young man, wearing a cap and cradling a double-barreled shotgun, with a dog standing at his feet. A marking on the negative reads: "Jessie James." 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: AL06298
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Dogs; Other--Family History; Shooters of firearms; Firearms; Clothing & dress; Photography--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: National colors of the 6th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 139 cm high by 170 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02221
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918
 

Description: Painting of regimental colors of the 46th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02437
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: This black iron taper auger was used to drill tapered (conical) holes in wood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73317
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a woman seated sideways on a chair. She has flowers pinned to her dress and wears long gloves. 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_f116
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This image shows the inside of the Ohio Caverns near West Liberty, Ohio. The caverns were formed thousands of years ago when an underground river cut through ancient limestone and created rooms and passageways that later filled with a vast quantity of crystal stalactites. The most famous formation in the Ohio Caverns is the Crystal King, one of the biggest and most perfectly-formed stalactites ever known. The caverns are the largest in the state, with over two miles of surveyed passageways ranging in depth from thirty feet to the deepest point of one hundred and three feet. The exact age of the caverns is unknown. The Columbus Grey Limestone in which the caverns are carved is some 400 million years old, and the oldest crystal is estimated to be 250,000 years old. The Ohio Caverns serve as a major tourist attraction in Logan County, along with the Zane Caverns and the Lake State Park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06497
Subjects: Caves; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Crystals; Tourism; Geology--Ohio
Places: West Liberty (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio)
 

Description: This United States flag represents Colonial America, showing thirteen stars and thirteen strips for the original colonies. The colors are red, white and blue, the dimensions are 80 by 125 and the fabric is wool. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65419_001
Subjects: Stars and Stripes; National Flag--United States; Colonial America
 

Description: The banners are red with gold lettering and are the battle banners of the 47th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. They were organized at Camp Dennison on August 13, 1861. They joined General Sherman on his March to the Sea on November 15th, 1864 and were mustered out at Little Rock, Arkansas on August 11, 1865. The text of banners reads: Chattanooga & Mission Ri[d]ge; Charleston, VA; Wilstach Regiment; Tuscumbia, ALA.; Siege of Jackson; Vicksburg, MISS. May 19th & 22nd 1863; Carnifex Ferry; Siege of Vicksburg; 47th Regt. O.V.V.I. These banners have not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01972
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags; Stars & Stripes; Textile--cotton; Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; 47th OVVI; Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Places: Germany (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 48-year-old Buffert Ray Doney. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Doney was convicted of murdering his daughter, Mrs. Almeda Whitmer following a family dispute. The caption at the bottom reads: "No. 233, Buffert Ray Doney of Stark County, Legally Electrocuted July 22nd, 1942, for the Murder of Almeda Whitmer." In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08287
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)