Description: This carte de visite photograph shows Admiral John Adolph Dahlgren (1809-1870). Dahlgren is seen from the shoulders up, wearing a formal frock coat or jacket with shoulder boards on top. This photograph is from from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. Admiral Dahlgren is known as the "Father of American naval ordnance" because of the gun and cannon designs he contributed to Union effort during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04320
Subjects: United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military officers
 

Description: This carte de visite photograph is of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote, from the William T. Sherman Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1880. Admiral Hull is shown in a formal dress jacket or frock coat with epaulettes. The William T. Sherman album contains photographs of a large number of Civil War officers that possibly served with General Sherman or were known by him. Andrew Hull Foote was born on September 12, 1806, in New Haven, Connecticut. After six months at West Point, he accepted the position of midshipman in the United States Navy. He was promoted to the rank of rear admiral for his service for the Union during the Civil War, but died suddenly in New York, New York, on June 26, 1863, as he was on his way to take command of the South Atlantic Blocking Squadron. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04327
Subjects: United States. Navy--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Soldiers; Military officers
 

Description: Inscription Rock on the shoreline of Kelleys Island, Erie County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. This photograph is part of a collection compiled by Henry Howe while researching the 1889 edition of his book "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00504
Subjects: Historic sites--Ohio--Kelleys Island--Pictorial works; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Kelleys Island (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1860-1869. Construction of the first Columbus capitol building began in 1814, and the first session of the Ohio General Assembly held in Columbus began in December 1816. Four Ohio citizens donated the ten-acre piece of land in downtown Columbus, now known as Capitol Square, where the present Ohio Statehouse is located. The cornerstone for the new Statehouse was laid on July 4, 1839, with construction completed in 1861. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00225
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "District #5, 902 Municipal Bldg. Akron, November 19, 1937. Public square, Alliance, Ohio, showing First National Bank Building and World War Memorial." This photograph depicts downtown from the public square in Alliance, Ohio. There is a statue on the right side of the frame and several people standing on the sidewalk. Some of the storefronts include Vale's Drug Store, C.C. Crawford Co., and the Suburban Power Co. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_006_001
Subjects: Central business districts; Storefronts--United States--Pictorial works; Alliance (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Alliance (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Lima Allen C Faurot Park" This is a photograph of a bridge and shelter house in Faurot Park in Lima, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F04_029_001
Subjects: Parks--Ohio; Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Bridges Ohio; Recreation; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Harry Craft. Red center fielder at Cincinnati, Ohio." This is a photo of Harry Craft, a Cincinnati Reds center fielder, running for a fly ball at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. Craft was a center fielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937-1942. In 1938 he caught an important fly ball that led to Johnny Vander Meer consecutively pitching 2 no-hit games. After joining the navy in 1942, Craft turned to managing and over the course of his career worked as a coach or manager for the Kansas City Athletics, the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Colt .45s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_002_001
Subjects: Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); Center fielders (Baseball); Baseball players; Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Art museum at Dayton, Ohio." This is a photograph of a fountain and arched niches alongside the staircase on the exterior of the Dayton Art Institute in Dayton, Ohio. Founded in a downtown mansion in 1919 as the Dayton Museum of Fine Arts, the museum moved to a newly designed Edward B. Green building in 1930. The DAI was modeled after the Casino in the gardens of the Villa Farnese at Caprarola, and the front hillside stairway after the Italian Renaissance garden stairs at the Villa d'Este, near Rome, and Italy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_043_001
Subjects: Dayton Art Institute; Arts--Ohio; Art museums--United States--History--20th century; Dayton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: St. John Catholic Church is located at 777 South Main Street in Lima, Ohio. The church began in 1899 when the Bishop gave permission for a parish in South Lima. Land was purchased for $6,200 and a school building was erected on the property in 1901 with Mass being held on the third floor of the building. By 1912, property adjoining the school had been purchased and a the basement for the new church was built. The parishioners worshiped there, in the basement, for 12 years before the church was completed in 1924. This red brick church has two symmetrical towers and a portico supported by 6 Corinthian columns. Above the portico stands a statue, presumably of St. John. Renovations on the church were completed in 1971 and 1990. A new school was built in 1958 (and closed in 1973), and the original demolished in 1959. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_006
Subjects: Catholic Church--Ohio; Churches; Religion in Ohio; Catholic Church; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Men on porch, Toledo, Ohio." This is a photograph of two unidentified men sitting on what is likely the porch of a boarding house in Toledo, Ohio. One man is reading the newspaper while another is looking at the photographer. A sign on the porch reads, "Furnished rooms for light housekeeping." The newspaper pictured appears to be the Union Leader, a paper published in Toledo between 1934 and 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F11_006_001
Subjects: Porches; Housing; Buildings; Toledo (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: St. Rose is located in Lima, Ohio, on the corner of North West Street and McKibben Street. The parish was established in 1856, and the church (Lima's first Catholic church) built in 1858. It would undergo additional construction over the next several decades, and boasts the oldest and largest steeple in Lima. St. Rose Catholic School, built next door, was established in 1865 by the Sisters of Charity, and has been a primary school for six generations. A new first grade building was erected in 1952 and the original 3-story red brick building (shown in the distance) was demolished in 1955 to provide additional parking. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F12_007
Subjects: Catholic Church--Ohio; Churches; Religion in Ohio; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the mural painted by William Krusoe for Lincoln Junior High School in Cleveland, Ohio. The mural was titled "Spirit of Education" and was painted in 1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_005_001
Subjects: Education; Lincoln High School (Cleveland, Ohio); Mural painting and decoration--United States.; Murals--1930-1950; Cleveland (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)