Blain Snouffer photograph Save
Description: Blain Snouffer, of Franklin County, was electrocuted December 12, 1917, for the Murder of Augusta Sickles.
On April 10, 1917, Blair Snouffer broke into the house in Worthington, Ohio, where Sickles, his girlfriend, was staying and slit her throat. Afterward he went home, was confronted by the police, and surrendered. Snouffer allegedly killed Sickles after she broke off their relationship. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08099
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Portrait photography
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL08099
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Portrait photography
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Otis Loveland photograph Save
Description: Otis Loveland of Franklin County. Electrocuted November25, 1904, for the Murder of George Geyer.
Loveland was accused pf taking part in the murder of farmer George Geyer, who was robbed and shot in Alton, Ohio. Miles Wallingford and Lewis Harmon were also accused of taking part in the murder. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08072
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL08072
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Lustron house in Columbus, Ohio Save
Description: Exterior view of a Lustron house at 27 Kanawha Street in Columbus, Ohio, as it appeared in October 1991. Lustron homes were prefabricated, single-family homes constructed of porcelain steel. They were manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, between 1947 and 1950. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01181
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL01181
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Prefabricated houses; Housing--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Suffrage parade in Columbus, Ohio Save
Description: A parade of suffragists campaigning for women's right to vote in Columbus, Ohio, July 30, 1914. Ohio ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women on June 16, 1919. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00706
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Suffrage -- Ohio; Social movements; Activism
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL00706
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Suffrage -- Ohio; Social movements; Activism
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
'Giving Is Fighting, Too' poster Save
Description: "Giving is fighting, too," a World War II War Chest of Franklin County poster promoting financial support of the war effort through the purchase of government war bonds and stamps. The poster encourages civilians to give "two days' pay or more" (presumably per paycheck) to the local war chest. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04809
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL04809
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Clown contest in Columbus, Ohio Save
Description: Children dressed to participate in a clown contest sponsored by the Columbus Division of Recreation and Parks and held at City Hall in June 29, 1966. Hundreds of children participated. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06323
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Children; Circus; Clothing & dress; Clowns; Photography--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL06323
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Children; Circus; Clothing & dress; Clowns; Photography--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Clown contest in Columbus, Ohio Save
Description: Children dressed to participate in a clown contest sponsored by the Columbus Division of Recreation and Parks and held at City Hall in June 29, 1966. Hundreds of children participated. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06324
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Children; Circus; Clothing & dress; Clowns; Photography--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL06324
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Children; Circus; Clothing & dress; Clowns; Photography--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Clown contest in Columbus, Ohio Save
Description: Children dressed to participate in a clown contest sponsored by the Columbus Division of Recreation and Parks and held at City Hall in June 29, 1966. Hundreds of children participated. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06325
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Children; Circus; Clothing & dress; Clowns; Photography--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL06325
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Children; Circus; Clothing & dress; Clowns; Photography--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
Butler Styles photograph Save
Description: Photograph of Butler Styles of Franklin County. Electrocuted September 21, 1906 for the Murder of Guard W.H. Moorehead, O.P.
While serving a sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary, Styles attacked and killed guard and Civil War veteran W.H. Moorehead with an iron bar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08077
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Portrait photography
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL08077
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Portrait photography
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Fred Caster photograph Save
Description: Photograph of Fred Caster of Franklin County. Electrocuted February 15, 1907 for the Murder of Officer Davis.
Caster shot and killed Headquarters officer Daniel Davis while attempting to escape from the home of Horace Chapman, who he had been trying to rob. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08078
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL08078
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio)
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
William Wright photograph Save
Description: William Wright, of Franklin County, was electrocuted on September 20, 1918, for the Murder of Detective William O'Rourke. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08102
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Death row; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL08102
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Death row; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Stanley Forbes portrait Save
Description: This is a portrait of Stanley Forbes of Franklin County. Forbes was electrocuted April 13, 1923, for the Murder of Policeman Grannison P. Koehler. He was a white male, age twenty-seven and he was a gunman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08139
Subjects: Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
Image ID: AL08139
Subjects: Capital punishment--Ohio; Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)