Description: The true scale of the California Redwood National Forest is felt as a small child walks beneath the trees, in this 1973 Joe Munrow photograph. 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_B33_F2400_JPG220
Subjects: Joe Munroe; National parks & reserves; State parks & reserves; Redwoods--California; Children
Places: Stout Grove (California)
 

Description: This image shows the James Garfield House in Mentor, Ohio. James Abram Garfield was the twentieth President of the United States. Garfield purchased the home in 1876 to accommodate his growing family. The home, named Lawnfield by onlookers, was the site of the first successful front porch campaign in 1880. That same year, Garfield had 11 more rooms added to the building to accommodate his large family. James A. Garfield was President from March 4, 1881, until his death on September 19, 1881. Four years after his assassination, the Memorial Library wing was added by Mrs. Garfield and her family - setting the precedent for presidential libraries. In 1859, Garfield began a political career, winning election to the Ohio Senate as a member of the Republican Party. During the Civil War, Garfield resigned his position as president of Hiram College and joined the Union Army. He began as lieutenant-colonel of the Forty-Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry and fought in the Battles of Shiloh and Chickamauga. He resigned from the army on December 5, 1863, with the rank of major general. Garfield resigned his commission because Ohio voters had elected him to the United States House of Representatives. He served nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives before he was elected President of the United States in 1880. In Congress, Garfield was a supporter of the Radical Republicans. He opposed President Andrew Johnson's lenient policy toward the conquered Southern states and demanded the enfranchisement of African-American men. Garfield served for only four months before he was shot by Charles J. Guiteau. The president lived for two more months, before dying on September 19, 1881. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06509
Subjects: Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881; National parks & reserves; Historic houses
Places: Mentor (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken during the excavation of the Mound City Group of mounds in Ross County, Ohio, 1920. Reverse reads, "Looking north at barn + house." Mound City is a burial mound and earthwork complex located in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio. It is situated on the west bank of the Scioto River opposite the Hopeton Earthworks, a few miles north of Chillicothe. The site was constructed between approximately 100 BC and AD 400 by people of the Hopewell Culture and consists of 22 variously sized mounds surrounded a low, four-sided, earthen embankment that encloses about 13 acres. During World War I Mound City became part of an expansive army training facility called Camp Sherman. In an attempt to preserve as much of the site’s integrity as the army would allow, the mounds were flattened or truncated and camp buildings built over them and not intruded into them. Beginning in the 1920s, the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection) funded restoration of the site and in 1923 the Mound City Group was elevated to the status of National Monument. Since 1992 Mound City has served as the focal point of the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. Restoration lasted several years and was the beginning of the movement toward archaeology as a disciplined profession. One interesting aspect learned during the restoration process was that, for whatever reason, burials at Mound City were of a more egalitarian nature and not just of apparent high status as seen at other locations. The Mound City Group is one of seven Ohio Hopewell Ceremonial Earthwork sites presently under consideration by the United States Department of the Interior for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV17_B03F06e05_15_2196_18
Subjects: Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400) (A.D. 1–400); Mounds--Ohio--Ross County; National parks & reserves; Excavations (Archaeology)--Ohio;
Places: Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man riding a horse in Monument Valley, along the Arizona-Utah border. The bottom caption reads: "WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MONUMENTS IN MONUMENT VALLEY." The photograph belongs to the Zane Grey Photograph Collection. Grey was a popular and widely-read novelist of the American West. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on January 31, 1872, to Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine Zane Grey. As a teenager, Grey was an excellent baseball player. He won a baseball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to become a dentist. Once he left school and began his dental practice in New York, Grey realized that he was not happy. He decided to leave dentistry behind and become a writer. Grey's first novel, "Betty Zane," drew inspiration from the stories he had heard about frontier Ohio when he was growing up. He wrote "Betty Zane" in 1904 but was not able to find a publisher at first. Refusing to give up, Grey traveled west and continued writing. In 1910, he had his first success when Harper's Magazine published "The Heritage of the Desert." Two years later, Harper's published "Riders of the Purple Sage." Grey died unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 23, 1939. By the time of his death, he had written almost ninety books. Most of his books were Westerns, but he also wrote nine books that had a fishing theme. Grey also published many short stories, a biography of George Washington as a young man, and several stories for children. Some of Grey's other popular Western novels included "Spirit of the Border," "Desert Gold," "The Last Trail," "The Call of the Canyon," and "The Thundering Herd." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B02F04_001
Subjects: Authors; Books; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Education; National parks & reserves;
Places: Utah; Arizona
 

Description: This photograph shows a Zane Grey riding a horse in the Tonto region of Arizona. The bottom caption reads: "Z. G. ON DON CARLOS." The photograph belongs to the Zane Grey Photograph Collection. Grey was a popular and widely-read novelist of the American West. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on January 31, 1872, to Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine Zane Grey. As a teenager, Grey was an excellent baseball player. He won a baseball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to become a dentist. Once he left school and began his dental practice in New York, Grey realized that he was not happy. He decided to leave dentistry behind and become a writer. Grey's first novel, "Betty Zane," drew inspiration from the stories he had heard about frontier Ohio when he was growing up. He wrote "Betty Zane" in 1904 but was not able to find a publisher at first. Refusing to give up, Grey traveled west and continued writing. In 1910, he had his first success when Harper's Magazine published "The Heritage of the Desert." Two years later, Harper's published "Riders of the Purple Sage." Grey died unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 23, 1939. By the time of his death, he had written almost ninety books. Most of his books were Westerns, but he also wrote nine books that had a fishing theme. Grey also published many short stories, a biography of George Washington as a young man, and several stories for children. Some of Grey's other popular Western novels included "Spirit of the Border," "Desert Gold," "The Last Trail," "The Call of the Canyon," and "The Thundering Herd." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B02F06_001_001
Subjects: Authors; Books; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Education; National parks & reserves
Places: Arizona
 

Description: This photograph shows a silhouetted Zane Grey and holding a shotgun. Caption on the back reads: "Zane Grey with his 30-06 overlooking Tonto Basin, Arizona during a bear hunt." The photograph belongs to the Zane Grey Photograph Collection. Grey was a popular and widely-read novelist of the American West. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on January 31, 1872, to Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine Zane Grey. As a teenager, Grey was an excellent baseball player. He won a baseball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to become a dentist. Once he left school and began his dental practice in New York, Grey realized that he was not happy. He decided to leave dentistry behind and become a writer. Grey's first novel, "Betty Zane," drew inspiration from the stories he had heard about frontier Ohio when he was growing up. He wrote "Betty Zane" in 1904 but was not able to find a publisher at first. Refusing to give up, Grey traveled west and continued writing. In 1910, he had his first success when Harper's Magazine published "The Heritage of the Desert." Two years later, Harper's published "Riders of the Purple Sage." Grey died unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 23, 1939. By the time of his death, he had written almost ninety books. Most of his books were Westerns, but he also wrote nine books that had a fishing theme. Grey also published many short stories, a biography of George Washington as a young man, and several stories for children. Some of Grey's other popular Western novels included "Spirit of the Border," "Desert Gold," "The Last Trail," "The Call of the Canyon," and "The Thundering Herd." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B02F07_001_001
Subjects: Authors; Books; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Hunting; National parks & reserves
Places: Arizona
 

Description: This photograph shows Zane Grey hunting in the Tonto region of Arizona. The description on the back of the photograph reads: "Zane Grey shooting at bear from Promontory Point, Tonto Rim, overlooking Tonto Basin, Arizona." The photograph belongs to the Zane Grey Photograph Collection. Grey was a popular and widely-read novelist of the American West. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on January 31, 1872, to Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine Zane Grey. As a teenager, Grey was an excellent baseball player. He won a baseball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to become a dentist. Once he left school and began his dental practice in New York, Grey realized that he was not happy. He decided to leave dentistry behind and become a writer. Grey's first novel, "Betty Zane," drew inspiration from the stories he had heard about frontier Ohio when he was growing up. He wrote "Betty Zane" in 1904 but was not able to find a publisher at first. Refusing to give up, Grey traveled west and continued writing. In 1910, he had his first success when Harper's Magazine published "The Heritage of the Desert." Two years later, Harper's published "Riders of the Purple Sage." Grey died unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 23, 1939. By the time of his death, he had written almost ninety books. Most of his books were Westerns, but he also wrote nine books that had a fishing theme. Grey also published many short stories, a biography of George Washington as a young man, and several stories for children. Some of Grey's other popular Western novels included "Spirit of the Border," "Desert Gold," "The Last Trail," "The Call of the Canyon," and "The Thundering Herd." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B02F07_002_001
Subjects: Authors; Books; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Hunting; National parks & reserves
Places: Arizona
 

Description: This photograph shows Zane Grey during a hunting trip, with a large bear he shot in the Hells Gate area of Tonto Basin, Arizona, ca. 1919. Grey was a popular and widely-read novelist of the American West. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on January 31, 1872, to Lewis Grey and Alice Josephine Zane Grey. As a teenager, Grey was an excellent baseball player. He won a baseball scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied to become a dentist. Once he left school and began his dental practice in New York, Grey realized that he was not happy. He decided to leave dentistry behind and become a writer. Grey's first novel, "Betty Zane," drew inspiration from the stories he had heard about frontier Ohio when he was growing up. He wrote "Betty Zane" in 1904 but was not able to find a publisher at first. Refusing to give up, Grey traveled west and continued writing. In 1910, he had his first success when Harper's Magazine published "The Heritage of the Desert." Two years later, Harper's published "Riders of the Purple Sage." Grey died unexpectedly of a heart attack on October 23, 1939. By the time of his death, he had written almost ninety books. Most of his books were Westerns, but he also wrote nine books that had a fishing theme. Grey also published many short stories, a biography of George Washington as a young man, and several stories for children. Some of Grey's other popular Western novels included "Spirit of the Border," "Desert Gold," "The Last Trail," "The Call of the Canyon," and "The Thundering Herd." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P49_B02F07_003_001
Subjects: Authors; Books; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Hunting; National parks & reserves;
Places: Arizona
 

Description: Marblehead Lighthouse, built in 1821, Marblehead, Ottawa County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. Marblehead Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Marblehead Peninsula in Marblehead, Ohio. It has operated since 1822 and is the oldest lighthouse in continuous operation on the US side of the Great Lakes. In 1858, initially used whale oil lamps were replaced by a single kerosene lantern, which in turn was replaced by electric light in 1923. A lifesaving station was built a short distance from the lighthouse in 1876. Marblehead Lighthouse was one of five lighthouses included in the "Lighthouses of the Great Lakes" postage stamp series designed by Howard Koslow in 1995. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00392
Subjects: Marblehead Light (Ohio); Lighthouses; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Women--Employment; Ships; Marblehead (Ohio); National Register of Historic Places; National parks & reserves
Places: Marblehead (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is an illustration of the forested areas in Ohio in 1936. It was created by the Ohio Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_034
Subjects: Books; National parks & reserves; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project; Maps
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This color image shows an exterior view of Marblehead Lighthouse, located at the tip of Marblehead Peninsula on Lake Erie's Ohio coastline. The lighthouse stands in the center of the image, framed by a blue sky and lush green trees. The commanding view from the top of the lighthouse showcases several Lake Erie islands, a glacial alavar below, and a view of the Cleveland shoreline on clear days. Built in 1821, the lighthouse is constructed of limestone covered with white stucco. In its early days the lighthouse guided ships into Sandusky Bay using 13 whale-oil lamps and 16-inch reflectors. Technological improvements have included a single kerosene lamp and Fresnel lens (1858); a mechanism to rotate the lantern; electric light (1923); automation (1958); and a 300 mm beacon that flashes a green light (ca. 1969). For many years it was the only lighthouse in the Sandusky Bay area. Benajah Wolcott (1762-1832) was the first keeper of the Marblehead Lighthouse (originally called the Sandusky Bay Light). After his death, the U.S. government appointed his widow, Rachel Miller Wolcott, to the post, making her the first female lighthouse keeper on the Great Lakes. The second female lighthouse keeper was Johanne McGee, who held the position after the death of her husband, keeper George McGee. She served from 1896 to 1903. A total of fifteen civilian keepers have tended the light. The United States Coast Guard has been responsible for the maintenance of the beacon since 1946. Beginning in 1972, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has maintained the property surrounding the lighthouse. The area became a state park in 1998. The keeper’s house was built in 1880 and is now a museum staffed by historical society volunteers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06630
Subjects: Marblehead Light (Ohio); Lighthouses; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Women--Employment; Ships; Marblehead (Ohio); National Register of Historic Places; National parks & reserves
Places: Marblehead (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eight graders listen to a guide on a visit to Mound City, November 3, 1976. The image was submitted by photographer Joyce A. Foster of Portsmouth, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. Mound City is a burial mound and earthwork complex located on the west bank of the Scioto River opposite the Hopeton Earthworks, a few miles north of Chillicothe. The site was constructed between approximately 100 BC and AD 400 by people of the Hopewell Culture and consists of 22 variously sized mounds surrounded a low, four-sided, earthen embankment that encloses about 13 acres. Since 1992 Mound City has served as the focal point of the Hopewell Culture National Historic Park. 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_B02F63_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Students; Mound City Group National Monument (Ohio); Mounds (Burials); Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1-400); National parks & reserves;
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)