Description: These five fragments of the U.S.S. Shenandoah were collected by souvenir hunters after the rigid airship crashed in Noble County in 1925. The first image shows a girder fragment that measures 11.41 by 3.93 by .78 inches (29 by 10 by 2 cm). The girder was part of the metal "skeleton" of the airships. Fabric was attached to the metal frame so that the balloon held its shape. Girders set apart rigid airships from vehicles like hot air balloons (which have no skeleton on the inside, allowing the balloon change shape frequently). This girder fragment is made out of duraluminium, a special type of aluminum meant to be more durable. The second image is a wooden brace fragment that was likely part of the gondola (passenger section) of the airship. It measures 9" by 3" by 0.2" (24 by 8.5 by 0.5 cm). The third image is a clock, most likely one of the pilot's instruments. It measures 3.14 by 3.14 inches (8 by 8 cm). The fourth image shows a fragment of a flashlight from the Shenandoah that measures 2" by 3" (5.5 by 7 cm). The final image shows a pressed paper "sanispoon," a spoon most likely found in a medical kit. It measures 5" by 1.2" (13.5 by 3.1 cm). The U.S.S. Shenandoah was the first gas-filled rigid airship built in America, and the first airship inflated with helium, an inert gas, instead of hydrogen, which is potentially explosive. On the morning of September 3, 1925, the Shenandoah was caught in a storm over Ava, Ohio. It broke apart and crashed, killing 14 crew members, including its captain, Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne (1888-1925), a native of Greenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1483_1534190_001
Subjects: Transportation; Airships; Shenandoah (Airship); Clocks & watches; Spoons; Aircraft accidents
Places: Ava (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: This clock is made of varnished wood and veneer. Marks: Thirty hour View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H72381
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Clocks & watches
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This watch fob belonged to Anthony Wayne. The fob would have been attached to a pocket watch and hung outside of the wearers' pocket, making the watch easier to remove. It is 5 inches (12.7 cm) long and 1 inch (2.54 cm) wide. Anthony Wayne (1745-1796) was born in Pennsylvania and gained distinction during the American Revolution. He was nicknamed "Mad" Anthony Wayne due to his sense of daring and impatience with restraint. After the war, Americans Indians dealt the military in the Northwest Territory humiliating defeats. Undisciplined militia troops were blamed, and George Washington appointed Wayne commander-in-chief of the newly created Legion of the United States. Under Wayne's command, troops were ruthlessly drilled and disciplined. After building several forts, Wayne's army defeated the Americans Indians at the pivotal Battle of Fallen Timbers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1423_1533304_001
Subjects: Daily Life; Clocks & watches; Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796
Places: Northwest Territory
 

Description: This Victorian shelf clock is made of mahogany. It has an ogee pattern molding framing the glass. Surrounding the clock face is flower and leaf decoration. Below the clock face is a depiction of a house. Mrs. Preston Wolfe of Columbus, Ohio, donated this clock in 1978. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H11359
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Clocks & watches
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two photographs show the Monroe County courthouse in Woodsfield, Ohio. The courthouse was designed by architects Samuel Hannaford and Sons and completed in 1908. The dome includes a four-faced clock made by the Howard Clock Company. The photographs, which measure 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm), were taken on July 7, 1965. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3037_3655062_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Courthouses; Clocks & watches
Places: Woodsfield (Ohio); Monroe County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two photographs of Woodsfield, Ohio show the town decked out with decorations, possibly in commemoration of its 100th anniversary. Monroe County was founded on January 29, 1813. The Monroe County courthouse is visible on the left in the first photograph. The courthouse was completed in 1908 and was constructed of red and yellow brick and cut stone. The four-faced clock that tops the building was considered one of the ten largest in the world when installed. The first photograph measures 4 in x 6 in (10.16 cm x 15.24 cm); the second is 4.5 in x 6.5 in (11.43 cm x 16.51 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om2964_3627862_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Courthouses; Celebrations; Cityscapes; Clocks & watches
Places: Woodsfield (Ohio); Monroe County (Ohio)
 

Description: This shelf clock is made of mahogany and veneer. On the clock face is flower and leaf decoration. Below the clock face, a temple in a garden decorates the clock. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8380
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Clocks & watches
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The floral clock in Washington Park, found in downtown Sandusky, Ohio, was planted with the phrases "AMERICA" "USA" and "1776 1976." The date, September 19, is also planted below the clock, the time of which reads about 4:18 in the afternoon. The image was submitted by photographer Robert Schimpf of Bucyrus, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Sprit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B04F13_02_1
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Clocks and watches; Flowers; Public art;
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: 3" x 4" photograph of a braille clock. In the 1820's Louis Braille, in his home country of France, developed code using raised dots to represent letters and numbers. The touch system code is used by people who are blind to read and write. This braille clock is from a collection of models for the Ohio State School for the Blind. The model clock has braille characters on its face. As a demonstration clock it has no apparatus inside the clock case, but the hands can be moved with a knob located in the back of the box. The model is length 12", width 12", height 6.5". Photographs and descriptions of models were included in the book "Models for the Blind," compiled by workers of the Ohio Writers' Program. The book was meant as a guide, to be used in the building and study of models, and as documentation of the achievements at the Ohio State School for the Blind. The models were a result of research, design and construction by employees of the Works Projects Administration. Models were made of durable materials to withstand regular usage. The average cost of labor for larger models was $45. A special room was built to store the models where teachers could borrow them to be used in classroom instruction. In 1837, the Ohio government established the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind. This institution was the predecessor of the Ohio State School for the Blind. It was the first public school for the blind in the United States. It was the first in the nation to be created and maintained entirely by the State government. The school opened its doors in 1839, and it was located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Any blind children residing in Ohio could attend the institution. Eleven students enrolled at the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind this first year. The school initially had a maximum capacity of sixty students, but upon moving to a new building in 1874, more than three hundred students could attend at one time. Between 1839 and 1901, 2,058 students enrolled at the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind, with 339 attending in 1901 alone. In the early 1900s, the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind became known as the Ohio State School for the Blind, and the Ohio Department of Education assumed control of the school. In 1953, the school moved ten miles north of its original location to its present home. In 2005, 126 students enrolled in the Ohio State School for the Blind. Students as young as three and as old as twenty-one years of age attended the school. Students could receive their entire education (kindergarten through high school) at the institution. In addition, the Ohio State School for the Blind offered vocational training for its students. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_033_001
Subjects: United States. Work Projects Administration; Blind--Education--Ohio; Ohio State School for the Blind; Clocks and watches; Braille
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)