Description: This is a photograph of an unknown cemetery somewhere in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_015_001
Subjects: Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Ohio; Sepulchral monuments; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Elmwood Cemetery is located on the east side of Mount Pleasant Avenue, three blocks from Main Street. It is in Lancaster, Berne Township, Richland County, Ohio. Established in 1838, Elmwood Cemetery is one of the oldest and most historical cemeteries in Lancaster. It is the burial place of several famous people: Henry Giesy, a Civil War General, Joseph and Dorothy Hunter, the first white settlers in Lancaster, Charles Sherman, father of William T Sherman, Darius Tallmadge, the "Stagecoach King", Frances Stanberry, Scott James, a Civil War soldier and Lancaster's first black officer, and Zane, the first postman in the United States. This well maintained cemetery contains many interesting old gravestones, many with detailed carvings. It is thought by some to be haunted. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_011
Subjects: Cemeteries.
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This drawing depicts a view of Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Established in 1848, the Spring Grove Cemetery is the second largest in the United States, and it is designated as a National Historic Landmark. This drawing captures the essence of the cemetery's design: a beautifully landscaped and peaceful final resting place. The setting includes a pond, trees and plants, several obelisks, and statuary. In 1844, member of the Cincinnati Horticultural Society established a cemetery association with goal of creating a garden-like burial place. The association obtained its charter in 1845, and the first internment occurred in September of that year. Renowned landscape architect Adolph Strauch (1822-1883) designed the cemetery to harmonize with nature. Although his concept was considered radical at the time, it became a model for cemeteries in other cities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07030
Subjects: Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum (Cincinnati, Ohio); Cemeteries--Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio); Funeral rites & ceremonies; Landscape design; Cincinnati Horticultural Society; National Historic Landmarks Program (U.S.)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: On June 4, 1898, a memorial service was held at the Confederate Cemetery, formerly Camp Chase. Camp Chase was a military prison located 4 miles away from Columbus for captured Confederate soldiers. This cemetery was the burial ground for confederate soldiers who died in prison. The Confederate Glee Club of Louisville, Kentucky is pictured here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04C_016_1
Subjects: Cemeteries; Camp Chase (Ohio); Veterans; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Cemeteries--Confederate.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a postcard featuring a photograph of the Confederate burial grounds on Johnsons Island, a military prison in Sandusky Bay where Confederate prisoners of war were held during the American Civil War. The prison was in operation from April 1862 to September 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06146
Subjects: Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Ohio; Confederate States of America; Soldiers; Civil War 1861-1865; Civil War--Prisoners and prisons
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of an older man and two young women next to a tombstone at a cemetery. The tombstone appears to read "Samilda-Wife of W.M. Stump-Born Mar. 18, 1854-Died May 11, 1900-Aged 46 y. 1 m. 23 d.-Awaiting the resurection." 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: AL03628
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Families--Ohio; Cemeteries; Portrait photography--United States--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This is a photograph of a large group of mourners in a cemetery. In the foreground is a casket, and behind the group a hearse can be seen. Because of the many men who are wearing aprons, it seems likely that this may be a Masonic funeral. 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: AL03849
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Cemeteries; Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States; Death--United States
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Photograph of a closed casket with wreaths at a cemetery. Behind the casket, a parked hearse can be seen. Because of the men seen wearing aprons on the left side of the photograph, it may be the funeral of a Freemason. 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: AL03850
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Funeral rites and ceremonies; Fraternal orders; Death--United States; Cemeteries
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Superintendent home and office Union Cemetery, Steubenville, Jefferson County." Union Cemetery, located at 1720 West Market Street, during the 1930s comprised 121 acres of land, much of it still covered with timber. Among those buried here are three of the 'Fighting McCooks' of Civil War fame: General Anson McCook, Colonel George McCook and Captain Francis McCook, grandfather of Woodrow Wilson; and the Edwin M. Stanton family. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_014_001
Subjects: Cemeteries; Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869; McCook family
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Old Cemetery & Church. Lebanon O. Warren Co.” This is a photo of the Ichabod Corwin Family Plot located in 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_032_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Cemeteries--Ohio--Warren County
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is most likely of the Johnson's Island Civil War Confederate Prison Cemetery, though more information is needed to be certain. Johnson's Island is a 300-acre island in Sandusky Bay, located on the coast of Lake Erie, 3 miles from the city of Sandusky, Ohio. It was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War. Johnson's Island was the only Union prison exclusively for Southern officers but it also held regular soldiers. During its three years of operation, more than 15,000 men were incarcerated there. The original wooden headstones were replaced with marble in 1890 by a group of Georgian businessmen. In 1990 Johnson’s Island was designated a National Historic Landmark. A causeway was built to connect it with the mainland. Only the Confederate cemetery is open to the public. Ground-penetrating radar studies have proved that several graves lie outside its fence. Heidelberg College conducts yearly archeology digs at the prison site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_015_1
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio--Ottawa County; Johnson's Island Confederate Cemetery (Ottawa County, Ohio)
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph shows a boy sitting in a nook in the stone gate around a cemetery where an American MedCAP station was setup. This cemetery is in the lowlands of central Vietnam, with westward mountains in the background. This photograph is part of the Charles Tweel Collection (AV 324) at the Ohio History Connection. Charles Tweel grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended The Ohio State University. After graduation in 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a non-combatant, first training as a medic at Fort Sam Huston, followed by nine months of additional training at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He finished his training as a Specialist 3 and 91C, MOS, and went on to serve in Bamberg, Germany, with combat engineers for one year. In January 1971, Tweel served in Vietnam with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Air Mobile), 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, based out of Camp Evans near Phu Bai, north of Hue, until December of that year. Tweel spent most of his service on various firebases as the medic in charge, and occasionally shared firebases with South Vietnamese soldiers. He also visited MedCAP stations (Medical Civic Action Programs) where he treated civilians. Tweel received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement, and was promoted to Specialist 5 in 1971. After discharge from the Army, he went to medical school and was in private practice as a family practitioner from 1979-2016, and now works part-time in inner city medical clinics in Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, South Carolina. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV324_B01F09_014
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Cemeteries; Medical care
Places: Vietnam