Description: Gordon C. Greene was a riverman and this image shows one of his boats, named, the Gordon C. Greene. Gordon Greene was born on September 80 1962 in Washington County, Ohio. He became a steamboat captain, forming the Green Line. He died on January 20, 1927 in Hyde Park, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was buried in Washington County in Newport Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06541
Subjects: Steamboats; Rivers--Ohio; Washington County (Ohio)
Places: Newport (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: These five photographs document damage to Washington Court House, Ohio after a tornado struck the city at 8:07 P.M. on September 8, 1885. The tornado destroyed much of the city and killed six people. The tornado left a twelve-mile path of destruction, starting seven miles west of Washington Court House and heading through the city. Damage was estimated at one million dollars. Two of those killed were children fleeing with their family from Jamestown, Ohio, which was the target of an earlier tornado. The photographs measure 8.5" x 12" (21.59 x 30.48 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3118_3737179_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Climate and Weather; Courthouses; Tornadoes; Debris
Places: Washington Court House (Ohio); Fayette County (Ohio)
 

Description: These five photographs were taken at the annual Holiday Parade in Washington Court House, Ohio in 1968. The photographs show Santa Claus and parade floats. The first photograph shows a child with Santa Claus and Flippo, the King of Clowns, played by comic and musician Bob Marvin. Flippo was a well-known television personality in the Columbus, Ohio, area. Between 1952 and 1977 he starred in "Tip Top Bandwagon," "Flippo's Big Show," and "The Early Show" on WBNS-TV, the CBS affiliate station in Columbus. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3290_4538325_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Arts and Entertainment; Holidays; Christmas; Celebrations; Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Clowns
Places: Washington Court House (Ohio); Fayette County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Alfred Pleasonton, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a cavalry commander.. A native of Washington, D.C., Pleasonton fought at Antietam, Chancellorsville, Brandy Station and Gettysburg. He is best known for commanding the troopers at Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle of the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_50
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Ohio; Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: This poster, titled "Plant a Victory Garden: Our Food is Fighting ," encourages Americans to grow victory gardens during World War II. The poster measures 19" x 21" (48.26 x 53.34 cm). During World War II (1941-1945), many people supplemented the food they had available for personal use by planting vegetable gardens, both to support the war effort and due to food shortages and rationing. The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort. Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3330_4692170_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Agriculture; Daily Life; World War II; Victory gardens
Places: Ohio; Washington (District of Columbia)
 

Description: Caricature of James A. Garfield titled "From the Tow-Path to the White House." This piece of political memorabilia features one of Garfield's campaign slogans from the 1880 presidential campaign. Garfield was the twentieth President of the United States, and was born on November 19, 1831, in Orange, Ohio. His father died in 1833, and James spent most of his youth working on a farm to care for his widowed mother. At the age of seventeen, Garfield took a job steering boats on the Ohio and Erie Canal--the origin of the campaign slogan. After winning election to the Ohio Senate as a member of the Republican Party in 1859, Garfield joined the Union army at the outset of the Civil War and attained the rank of major general before resigning in 1863 to serve nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives. He was elected president in 1880, but served only four months before being assassinated. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04239
Subjects: Cartoonists; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Political cartoons; Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Places: Ohio; Washington D.C.
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a daguerreotype of abolitionist John Brown, ca. 1847. The original daguerreotype was made by African-American photographer Augustus Washington. At the time the daguerreotype was made John Brown was 42 years old and living in Massachusetts. John Brown gained national attention when, on October 16, 1859, he led a group of twenty one men on a raid of Harper's Ferry, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia). A federal arsenal was in the town, and Brown hoped to capture the buildings and the weapons stored inside. He then intended to distribute the guns and ammunition to slaves in the region, creating an army of African Americans that would march through the South and force slaveholders to release their slaves. Brown and his men succeeded in capturing the arsenal, but local residents surrounded the buildings, trapping the abolitionists inside. A detachment of U.S. Marines arrived and stormed the arsenal on October 18, capturing seven men, including Brown. He was charged with treason by the state of Virginia, found guilty and sentenced to death. On December 2, 1859, Brown was hanged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00523
Subjects: Abolitionists -- Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) History John Brown's Raid, 1859;
Places: Massachusetts
 

Description: This poster, titled "Your Victory Garden Counts More Than Ever," encourages Americans to grow victory gardens during World War II. The poster measures 19" x 21" (48.26 x 53.34 cm). During World War II (1941-1945), many people supplemented the food they had available for personal use by planting vegetable gardens, both to support the war effort and due to food shortages and rationing. The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort. Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3330_4692176_002
Subjects: Daily Life; Agriculture; Military Ohio; World War II; Victory gardens
Places: Ohio; Washington (District of Columbia)
 

Description: This photograph shows the portrait of Anna Lord Strauss, taken by Glogau Photography in Washington, D.C. Anna Lord Strauss was a noted feminist and women's rights activist who served as the president of the League of Women Voters from 1944-1950. Under her leadership, the League underwent many changes and expanded its membership. Strauss was also known for her influential push in the formation of the United Nations. The League of Women Voters was first formed at the national level in early 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National Woman Suffrage Association. Soon, additional leagues began to form at the state and local level, with the League of Women Voters of Ohio being organized in May 1920 in Columbus. The League was first formed to empower women to use their newfound right to vote, and today its primary purpose remains citizen education. To this goal, it supports voter registration efforts, provides information on candidates and issues, sponsors debates and offers publications on public policy and voter engagement topics. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS354_B10_LWVO_AnnaLordStrauss
Subjects: Social movements; Women -- Suffrage; National League of Women Voters;
Places: Washington (D.C.);
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Absalom Baird, who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. Baird, originally from Washington, Pennsylvania, fought at First Bull Run, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Jonesborough, and the Cumberland Gap. At Jonesborough, Baird personally led a bayonet charge which led to being awarded the Medal of Honor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_24
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Ohio; Washington (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: The Mound Cemetery in Washington County. Bathsheba Rouse Greene and her husband are buried in the Cemetery. Bathsheba, the daughter of John Rouse and Rebecca Barker, is a Mayflower descendant. She was the first school teacher in Ohio and the Northwest Territory Her block house school was in Farmers' Castle, Belpre Ohio. She was married to Richard Greene and taught school both before and after her marriage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06889
Subjects: Farmers' Castle; Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Northwest Territory--History
Places: Belpre (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: A covered bridge in Washington County, traversing the Muskingum River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06888
Subjects: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio); Covered bridges--Ohio; Muskingum River (Ohio)
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)