Description: Photograph of the Beacom Gymnasium at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. The builiding was built in 1919 and was the main center for sports and social gatherings. Here it is being used by a group of students taking an exam. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_O
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators; Students -- Ohio
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Class photograph showing the student body sitting in front of Bundy Hall on the campus of Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F08_P
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators; Students -- Ohio
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of three working men seated on rocks. Caption reads: "Juna Bauer Grantsville." 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: AL06498
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Men; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Photography--History; African American men
Places: Grantsville (West Virginia)
 

Description: Portrait of a seated African American man wearing a suit and tie. The negative appears to be marked "Curtis." This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was taken in the region of southeastern Ohio and 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 (now the Ohio History Connection) received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B26_F2378
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; African American men
Places: Ohio; West Virginia