Description: S-Bridge West of Cambridge, Ohio, on the Old National Road. The purpose of the National Road was to allow travelers to traverse the Appalachian Mountains. The building of the bridge was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1806. Private companies would be approved and hired for the job in 1811, but due to the war of 1812 construction was delayed for some time. Construction of the road was started in 1815 in Maryland, and by 1817 the road would extend into what is today West Virginia, but was at the time part of Virginia. The road would later be extended into the state of Missouri. During the 1820s and 1830s, the road was built throughout Ohio and maintenance of the road was left to the states, which Ohio would pay for by collecting tolls. Today the path of the National Road is taken up by U.S. Route 40. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06687
Subjects: National Road; Bridges; Appalachia; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Cambridge (Ohio); Guernsey County (Ohio)
 

Description: This art deco style illustration for “Springfield” was not used in The Ohio Guide. It depicts (from right to left) an industrial truck, the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company Plant, the Clark County Courthouse and St. Raphael Church. This illustration is a photographic reproduction of a drawing. It is one of a series produced as possible chapter headings for The Ohio Guide. A signature of the artist “A. Koerbling” can also be seen. From 1935 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), through its Federal Writers' Project created The American Guide Series, which included forty-eight state guides, as well as supplemental guides for large cities, etc. The state guides are divided into three sections. In the first section are general essays about the state on things such as agriculture, culture, history, industry, religion, etc. The second section contains an overview of the various cities and towns around the state, as well as enumerating various points of interest. The last section is dedicated to various tours around the state. The tourist is taken from city to city, with turn by turn directions, and descriptions of what can be seen along the way. While much of the country has grown and changed since the guides were written, it is surprising how much remains, and sometimes more surprising what has been lost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F16_065
Subjects: Books Chapter-headings; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio; Federal Writers' Project. Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an A-3J Vigilante during its first test flight at North American Aviation in Columbus, Ohio, September 1958. The Columbus Aircraft Division of Rockwell International began operations in November of 1950, when North American Aviation, the then-parent company of Rockwell International, bought out the facilities and operations of the Curtiss-Wright Plant located near Port Columbus Airport on the city’s east side. The Rockwell plant was operational on December 4, 1950. Initially, the division handled contracts left over from the Curtiss-Wright operation and manufactured spare parts for a variety of “non-current” aircraft, such as the F-51 Mustang and the B-25 Mitchell bomber. Eventually, the division expanded into an operation capable of designing, building, and testing its own aircraft and weapons systems, including the F-86 Sabre, the primary jet fighter of the United Nations' forces during the Korean War. The division also participated in various defense research proj View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV32_B01_F03_01
Subjects: Aviation; Aircraft; Military Ohio; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; North American Aviation, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tom and his wife in their parlor with their family. Glass plate negatives of various Trumbull County and northeastern Ohio scenes, places, people and events taken by John E. Pickering and Edward D. Pickering from the 1880s to the 1910s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08459
Subjects: Popular culture; Families; Daily life
 

Description: National colors of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Knoxville. Cumberland Gap. Resaca. Utoy Creek. Atlant[a]. 104th Reg[t]. Columbia. Frankl[in]. The flag has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02084
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The photograph shows at least nine small sailboats with triangular sails. The water is relatively calm and the sky appears to be cloudy. A label on the back describes the photograph as the "Sandusky Sailing Club" The club had its first formal meeting on August 4, 1932. The club was founded when an increase in dock fees at Sandusky's Battery Park Marina brought several sailors together to protest. There were 44 charter members and their dues were set at 25 cents per year. The club is still in existence today and hosts several different kinds of events including regattas, sailing festivals, and special island races. They also offer facilities for sailboats and learning to sail programs for children. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_008_001
Subjects: Sandusky Sailing Club; Sailing; Sailboats; Erie, Lake
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Manuscript handwritten on unlined paper by Paul Laurence Dunbar of a poem entitled "A Musical." Originally published in "Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadow" in 1905. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS114_B10_F01_025
Subjects: Poetry; Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Love--Poetry; African American Ohioans; Authors
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a guidon of the 27th United States Colored Troops. It is a swallowtail flag with a rectangular field of blue. The stars are in ovals, 10 in the inner oval and 20 in the outer oval, with one in each corner. This flag has not been cataloged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02181
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865African Americans--Ohio; Ceremonial artifact; Communication artifact; Military flags
 

Description: The map illustrates the first tract of Ohio land to be sold by the Continental Congress. The Ohio Company of Associates, composed of former Revolutionary War officers and soldiers, acquired the land. The company established the first permanent settlement at Marietta in April 1788. Among the Ohio Company's first directors were Rufus Putnam, Manasseh Cutler, and Winthrop Sargent. The map is 13" x 19" (33.02 x 48.26 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1413_1160662_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Maps; Ohio Company (1786-1795)
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: 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_b02_f120
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Couples
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Road under construction in Waverly Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F03_009_001
Subjects: Waverly (Roads--Ohio
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing employees of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation at work, 1941. The Curtiss-Wright Corporation began in 1929 when Curtiss Aeroplane, Wright Aeronautical and other aircraft companies were combined to form one corporation. The Columbus factory was established in 1940 when Curtiss-Wright began expanding their operations to fulfill quotas for military equipment set by the U.S. Government in the National Defense Program. The Columbus Aircraft Division of Rockwell International began operations in November of 1950, when North American Aviation, the then-parent company of Rockwell International, bought out the facilities and operations of the Curtiss-Wright Plant located near Port Columbus Airport on the city’s east side. The Rockwell plant was operational on December 4, 1950. Initially, the division handled contracts left over from the Curtiss-Wright operation and manufactured View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV32_B01_F14_02
Subjects: Aviation; Aircraft; Military Ohio; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; North American Aviation, Inc. (Columbus, Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)