Description: This 1969 photograph shows a group of women workers at the Leisure Group factory in Medina, Ohio, posing with Flexible Flyer sleds. The Flexible Flyer, a wooden sled with steel runners and steering capability, was patented by Samuel Leeds Allen in 1889, but became much more popular beginning in the 1910s. The Leisure Group purchased Allen's company in the 1960s, and production was moved to Medina, Ohio, for several years before the toy division was purchased and production moved out of state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3267_5916617_001
Subjects: Ohio Women; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Sleds; Outdoor recreation
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: A farm scene in Medina County. Two prominent farms, the Heritage Farm and the Elm Farm, are located in Medina County. The Heritage Farm is a mid 19th century farm in the Ohio Western Reserve area of Ohio. It consists of a house, privy, carriage house, corn crib, granary, equipment shed, barn, milk house and chicken house. Elm farm was purchased by a master plumber, Henry Abell, in 1927. When no plumbing work was available in 1934, he developed the dairy farm, eventually growing it to 500 acres. Now it is the American Ice Cream and Dairy Museum. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06890
Subjects: Medina County (Ohio); Farm life--Ohio; Dairy products industry
Places: Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Whipp's Ledges in Hinckley, Medina County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00377
Subjects: Medina County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Geology--Ohio
Places: Hinckley (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 27-year-old Max Amerman of Medina. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Amerman was the 284th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 284 -- Max Amerman of Medina County, Legally Electrocuted November 15, 1951, for the Murder of Harold Mast.” 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. Max Amerman, of Medina County, was legally electrocuted November 15, 1951, for the Murder of Harold Mast. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08336
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio--History; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Route 303 - Hinckley Township - Medina County. (Photographed by Henry P Boynton - 1940)." The farm probably was located along Route 303 (Center Rd.) in Hinckley Township, Ohio. It is not known if this farm still exists. Hinckley Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States, located in the northeast corner of the county. The 2000 census found 6,753 people in the township. It has a total area of 26.9 square miles. The township became known across Ohio and the United States as the home of the buzzards. On March 15 of every year, buzzards arrive in large flocks at the town, as if on a very exact biological clock. The town began celebrating the arrival of the birds in 1957, and today as many as 50,000 visitors visit the Hinckley Reservation in the town annually on "Buzzard Day" to witness the return of the avian residents. The event is used to mark the beginning of spring for Hinckley and the surrounding towns. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_018_1
Subjects: Medina County (Ohio); Farm life; Haystacks; Crops
Places: Hinckley Township (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a flock of ducks on a farm in Medina County, OHio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F06_026_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Ducks; Livestock
Places: Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image, taken from the town square, shows the front facades of both the old and new Medina County courthouses, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). The new courthouse was built next to the original 1841 county courthouse to accommodate the growing county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_312
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; mansard roofs; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); cornices; Greek Revival; Second Empire
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio);
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Old Medina County Courthouse, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_311
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; mansard roofs; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); cornices; Greek Revival; Second Empire
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facades of both the old and new Medina County courthouses, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). The new courthouse was built next to the original 1841 county courthouse to accommodate the growing county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_313
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; columns (architectural elements)
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows a column with inscription that is part of the Old Medina County Courthouse, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_319
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; mansard roofs; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); cornices; Greek Revival; Second Empire
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Old Medina County Courthouse, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_318
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; mansard roofs; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); cornices; Greek Revival; Second Empire
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio); 99 Public Square
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the old Medina County courthouse and the front facade of the new Medina County courthouse, located at 99 Public Square. The old courthouse was originally built in 1841 and over the years, it has transformed to incorporate multiple architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Second Empire. It is connected by a passageway to a newer building, also called the Medina County Courthouse, which was built in 1969. It serves as a second Common Pleas Court. D.H. Weed was contractor for original building (1840); T. Dudley Allen was architect for renovation (1873). The new courthouse was built next to the original 1841 county courthouse to accommodate the growing county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_315
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; mansard roofs; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); cornices; Greek Revival; Second Empire
Places: Medina (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)