Description: This photograph is an exterior view of Cutler Hall on the College Green at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, ca. 1950-1969. The hall was named for Manasseh Cutler, one of the University's co-founders. Ohio University, founded in 1804, was the first university established in the Northwest Territory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05158
Subjects: Ohio University--History; College buildings; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This time-lapse photo depicts a night scene on Court Street in Athens, Ohio, near the campus of Ohio University, ca. 1950-1959. Restaurants, stores, theaters and other businesses catering to OU students can be seen. The banner hanging across the street reads, "Vote for Bill "Tiny" Blackman for Senior Class President." The streaks of light in the image are car headlights, which appear linear in shape because the car moved through the frame during the exposure time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05159
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Ohio University--History; Photography--History
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: A building at the site of a coal mine in Athens County. Coal mining was once a major part of the economy in Athens County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06847
Subjects: Coal mines and mining--Ohio; Athens County (Ohio)
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: A monument to the Coonskin Library in Amesville. The library was founded in 1803 and books were bought with proceeds from animal skins, hence the name "Coonskin Library." The inscription on the monument reads: "This tablet commemorates the Coonskin Library housed in the home of Ephraim Culter - two miles north - in 1804. Placed by the Nabby Lee Ames chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Athens Ohio 1929" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06874
Subjects: Libraries--Ohio--History; Athens County (Ohio); Books and reading
Places: Amesville (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This US flag with 13 Stars and 13 stripes in red, white and blue was carried by the Athens Ohio boys in the Mexican War. It is rectangular in shape with the dimensions of 145 by 26 cm. It was hand sewn. It was made by the ladies of Athens, Ohio for the Athens boys who went to the Mexican War. It was carried through the whole Mexican War by John Peters. Submerged in two Ohio River floods which washed out the color of the red stripes. This item is part of a collection transferred from the Ohio Statehouse Relic Room to the Ohio Historical Society in 1916. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65543_001
Subjects: Stars and Stripes; American Colonies; Colonial America
 

Description: This image shows a sundial at Ohio Uniuversity in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded as a public research university in 1804. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06482
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the facade of a building and trees at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded in 1804 as a public research university. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06483
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial view of the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded as a public research university in 1804. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06485
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image depicts one of the greens on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Ohio University was founded as a public research university in 1804. It is located on 1,850 acres in Athens, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06487
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Shown in this photograph is the First Christian Church in Athens, Ohio, although the caption reads: "Athens views, First Church of Christ." The Athens First Christian Church is located at 24 West State Street, close to the Ohio University campus. Athens is the county seat of Athens County, Ohio. It was established in 1798 by settlers sent to the area by the Ohio Company of Associates, land grant holders of the region. Athens became the county seat in 1805. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F14_007_001
Subjects: Religion in Ohio; Churches; Athens (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the McGuffey Elms at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. The elms were planted by William Holmes McGuffey, the 4th President of Ohio University. They were planted during his tenure as President, between 1839 and 1842. Seven of the trees were removed in 1954, a victim of the Dutch elm disease. The parts that could be salvaged were made into plaques, gavels and other mementos. Some of the logs were made into benches which sat in the portico of the University Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06486
Subjects: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio); Ohio University
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “Farm Life. Athens Co., Ohio. Ducks at Athens State Hospital. Photo copied by Federal Writers’ Project, Dayton, Ohio. July 6, 1938. Please give following credit line – Courtesy of the Ohio Farmer, Cleveland, Ohio. Prints sent to Cincinnati 7-12-38.” Originally, the hospital's grounds consisted of a park-like setting, with ponds, gardens, and fountains. Doctors hoped that the beautiful surroundings would assist patients in recovering their mental health. Patients worked in the gardens, the greenhouse, the orchards, or the dairy, helped to tend livestock, or found employment in the asylum's carriage shop. The asylum also boasted a physical plant that heated the various buildings with steam heat. Many of the patients were never released from the hospital. Most of these people were buried in the asylum's cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_041_1
Subjects: State Hospitals--History--Ohio; Ducks; Athens Hospital for the Insane (Athens, Ohio)
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)