Description: Family farms required everyone to do their share and work as a unit. As such, farming families were often very close and lived and played together. This 1948 photograph by Joe Munroe depicts the David Brown family, who at this point were fifth generation farmers on a 500-acre plot in Illinois. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F05_002
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farm life; Family farms; Family life
Places: Illinois
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait of Daniel McCook, Sr. from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1850-1863. He was killed at the Battle of Buffington Island on the Ohio River in July 1863. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting McCooks" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00538
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History; McCook family; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Portrait photography
Places: Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a family portrait of the McCook sons and daughter. The back of the photograph reads: "Thought this would be interesting - showing the John McCook sons in civilian dress. Left to right - Roderick Sheldon McC. John J. McC. Anson G. McC. Hand in pocket Mary Gertrude McC. (oldest sibling of 5 bros) Henry Christopher McC. (seated) Seated- Eward Woody McC. Notes by Wm. McCook Knox." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F15_001_001
Subjects: McCook family; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Families; Portrait photography;
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph of an unidentified family on their front porch taken by Ben Shahn for the Farm Security Administration, ca. 1935-1943. The family, which includes a man, a woman, three daughters and a son, possibly lived in Ohio. The FSA was a program as part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal that aimed at raising rural farmworkers out of poverty. One of its most notable offshoots was its photography program, which ran from 1935-1944 and documented the lives and struggles of American farm families. Other famous photographers involved with the FSA program include Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans and Jack Delano. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07270
Subjects: Families; Other--Family History; Portrait photography--United States--History; Farms; Farmers
 

Description: Portrait of Major General Alexander McDowell McCook from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1865. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's", a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00533
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History
Places: Louisville (Kentucky); Jefferson County (Kentucky)
 

Description: Portrait of Brigadier General Daniel McCook Jr. from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1861-1864. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. Daniel died in the summer of 1864 of wounds received at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00534
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History; Portrait photography
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Brigadier General Robert Latimer McCook, from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1860-1862. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. Robert died in August 1862 of wounds received near New Market, Alabama. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00535
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of George Wythe McCook from Carroll County, Ohio, ca. 1880-1890. During the Civil War he organized Ohio regiments and commanded troops in the field during the summer of 1864. He was a member of the McCook Family known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00536
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Major Anson G. McCook from Steubenville, Ohio, 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 6, 1861. He was a member of the McCook Family, known as the "Fighting McCook's" a name referring to the number of family members who served in the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00537
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Other--Family History
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Postcard showing a photograph of the McCook house. The Fighting McCooks, a family of Union Army volunteers during the American Civil War, resided in the county. During the American Civil War, fifteen members of the McCook family from Ohio fought for the Union, earning them the nickname "The Fighting McCooks." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and John's five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series6560AV_B05F011_006_001
Subjects: Postcards; Tourism; McCook family; Historic houses; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Families;
Places: Carrollton (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a home of the McCook family, 1886. The back of the photograph reads: "McCook cottage at Ft Wm Henry Lake George June 3--1886." Although scholars disagree on the exact number of McCooks who fought in the Civil War, it appears that Daniel McCook and eight of his nine sons took up arms for the North, as did his brother, John McCook, and his five sons. Individually, the two families were known as the Tribe of Dan and the Tribe of John. Together, they came to be referred to as the "Fighting McCooks." Daniel McCook, the patriarch of the Tribe of Dan, lived in Carrolton, Ohio, before the Civil War. He received a commission as major and lost his life in the Battle of Buffington Island in 1863. George McCook, Dan's son, was a brigadier-general and served as an Ohio Attorney -General before the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of Dan included Latimer, Robert, Alexander, Daniel Jr., Edwin Stanton, Charles Morris, and John James. The Tribe of John included the family patriarch, John McCook. A doctor in Steubenville before the war, he served as a volunteer surgeon during the Civil War. Other members of the Tribe of John included Edward, Anson, Henry, John James, and Roderick. All members of the Tribe of John survived the Civil War. Fourteen of the McCooks became officers. Four of them died in service to their country. The Fighting McCooks' dedication to the Union war effort made them well known in the North. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P27_B01F19_001_001
Subjects: McCook family; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Families; Portrait photography;
Places: Lake George (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of the Barnhardt family reunion, 1914. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03675
Subjects: Portrait photography; Families; Other--Family History