Description: A black-and-white photographic print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral casket on display, surrounded by mourners at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Lincoln's casket was stopped in Cleveland en route to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried. The Civil War ended with the surrender of General Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Five days later, Americans were horrified by the assassination of President Lincoln. Thousands viewed Lincoln's funeral procession as it traveled through Ohio on its way back to Springfield. The 1650-mile route from Washington D.C. to Springfield ran through Ohio from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Cleveland, then south to Columbus, and west to Indianapolis. Along the way, mourners lined the tracks and special services were held. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_015_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Presidents--Death and burial; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Harding Memorial is the burial location of President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding. It is located in Marion, Ohio at the southeast corner of Vernon Heights Boulevard and Delaware Avenue. Construction of the memorial begun in 1926 with funds raised by popular subscriptions and was completed in the early winter of 1927. The memorial was formally dedicated on June 16, 1931, by President Hoover and Governor George White of Ohio. The structure is constructed of white Georgia marble and was designed by Henry Hornbustle, Edward Mellon, and Erie Fisher Wood of Pittsburgh. It is 103’ in diameter and 53’ in height. The open design honors the Hardings’ wishes that they be buried outside. The structure is circular in form with a free-standing Doric colonnade on the exterior. In the approximate center of the monument, on a circular plot open to the sky, are the sarcophagi of the Hardings, covered by two slabs of emerald pearl Labrador granite. On the tome of President Harding is a bronze palm wreath and that of Mrs. Harding, a bronze wreath of roses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F19_001_1
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Death & burial--Ohio--Marion; Monuments--Ohio
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tomb of William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, ca. 1924-1960. Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and the first president to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Harrison personally chose his burial site. His wife, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, along with two of their children and other relatives, are also buried here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06232
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the tomb of William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The State of Ohio took ownership of the site in 1919. The eagle-topped pillars were added at this time. Construction of the 60-foot obelisk visible in the background began in 1924. Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and the first to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Harrison personally chose his burial site. His wife, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, along with two of their children and other relatives, are also buried here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06233
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: North Bend (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the tomb of William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, as it appeared in 1895. The stucco covering the brick and the flagstone roof were added to the tomb in 1879. Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and the first to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Harrison personally chose his burial site. His wife, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, along with two of their children and other relatives, are also buried there. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06234
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a man in a suit and tie standing on the terrace of the Lincoln Tomb, located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The tomb is the burial site of President Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife and three of their sons. Designed by Larkin Goldsmith Mead and completed in 1874, the monument is constructed of granite, and features a crypt, receiving room, obelisk and bronze statuary. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. 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_F2432
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials; Presidents -- Death and burial;
Places: Springfield (Illinois)
 

Description: Photograph showing a woman standing on the steps of the Lincoln Tomb, located in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. The tomb is the burial site of President Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife and three of their sons. Designed by Larkin Goldsmith Mead and completed in 1874, the monument is constructed of granite, and features a crypt, receiving room, obelisk and bronze statuary. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. 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_F2433
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials; Presidents -- Death and burial;
Places: Springfield (Illinois)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Baptist Graveyard of the Pioneer Cemetery. The Pioneer Cemetery occupies one city block in Lebanon, Ohio, and is bounded by West Main Street, South West Street, West Mulberry Street, and South Harrison Street. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_013_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Lebanon (Warren County, Ohio : Civil jurisdiction)--Pictorial works; Church: Burial grounds; Cemeteries; Burial
Places: Lebanon (Ohio : Township); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the tomb in Riverside Park in New York City in which Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant was temporarily buried, ca. 1885 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06098
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidents--Death and burial; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Grave of Elizabeth Barnard Johnston in Johnston Graveyard, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Monument reads "Elizabeth Barnard Johnston A Native of Donegal, Ireland DIED Aug 18, 1834 Aged 89 years A tribute from a Son." Caption on the back of the photograph reads "Scene in the old Johnston grave year, Piqua, Ohio." Elizabeth Barnard Johnston was the mother of John Johnston. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F02_002
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death and burial; Monuments & memorials;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Typed caption on the back of the photograph reads "Scene in the old Johnston grave yard, Piqua, Ohio." Pictured is a monument for the graves of Catherine Johnston Holtzbecker (1822-1843), and Stephen Johnston (1803-1848), daughter and son of John and Rachel Johnston. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F03_003
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death and burial; Monuments & memorials; Families--Ohio
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Typed caption on the back of the photograph reads "Scene in old Johnston grave yard, Piqua, Ohio." The three monuments pictured are for (left to right) Catherine Johnston Holtzbecker and Lieutenant Stephen Johnston, Benjamin Whiteman, Col. John Johnston, and Rosanna Johnston and Harriet Jones Johnston. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F03_002
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death and burial; Monuments & memorials;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);