Description: Photograph of a painting titled "Exodus to the Cities" by Karl Anderson. The painting is located in the Bedford, Ohio post office. It is oil on canvas and measures 6 1/8' by 5'. The mural was created in 1937 with funding from the Section of Painting and Sculpture, a depression era public works program administered by the Treasury Department that provided work for unemployed artists. They awarded commissions through competitions and paid artists for their work, for a total of more than 1300 murals and 300 sculptures. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04714
Subjects: Artists; Paintings; mural paintings (visual works); Public buildings--Ohio; Great Depression; New Deal, 1933-1939
Places: Bedford (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a black-and-white image of a colorful mural titled "Drift toward Industrialism,” painted in 1937 by artist Karl Anderson (1874-1956). The mural, also known as “Exodus to the Cities,” is located in the former post office building in Bedford, Ohio. The building now houses the offices of Doty & Miller Architects, 600 Broadway Avenue. As seen in the photograph, the mural surrounds an office door. The mural portrays the widespread migration of workers, families, and young people from small towns and rural areas to large industrial cities during the late 19th century. In the lower left corner, a bearded farmer stands behind a horse-drawn plow and raises his right arm in farewell to the stream of people headed toward a cityscape visible in the background. A young girl clutches her mother’s arm and looks back at the place she is leaving and to which she’ll probably never return. An older mother embraces her daughter while an elderly man dressed in a Civil War uniform sits morosely on the sidelines. Karl Anderson was born Carl James Anderson in Morning Sun, Ohio. His parents, Irwin M. and Emma Anderson, and their family of seven children lived in various communities in the state but eventually settled in Clyde (Sandusky County). Karl’s younger brother Sherwood, the noted American author, based his famous short-story collection "Winesburg, Ohio" on his memories of life in Clyde. Karl Anderson became a noted painter, illustrator, and engraver. The mural was funded by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Section of Painting and Sculpture, one of the department’s three visual arts programs instituted during the Great Depression. Established in 1934, the Section of Painting and Sculpture commissioned artists to create paintings and sculpture that would decorate new federal buildings. The commissions were awarded competitively. Unlike other cultural programs of the New Deal, the Section’s primary goal was to procure art for public buildings, not to provide work relief. The post office in West Haven, Connecticut, features the second of two murals that Karl Anderson created for the program. Anderson died in 1956 in Westport, Connecticut, where he had lived since 1912. Nicknamed “the Dean of Westport Painters,” he was part of the thriving arts community there. In 1988 photographer Connie Girard took color and black-and-white images of this mural for an article in "Timeline" magazine (June/July 1989). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04496
Subjects: Anderson, Karl, 1874-1956; Mural paintings (visual works); Post office buildings--Ohio; United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Painting and Sculpture; Great Depression and the New Deal; Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Places: Bedford (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "H.F. Bedford Cincinnati Ohio 1936." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_029_001
Subjects: Ships; Ohio River
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Ident. 22-to Michigan-National Picture 1/8/41 Book Location - Ohio River Credit - Ohio Writers' Project Caption - River Steamer Making a Landing This photo must be returned to OHIO WRITERS' PROJECT 8 E. Chestnut St., Columbus, O." The name of the boat in this photo is the H. H. Bedford. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_033_001
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio River
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Archibald Willard (1836-1918) is one of Ohio's best-known painters and was born in Bedford, Ohio, in 1836. In 1855, he and his family moved to Wellington, Ohio, where Willard became an apprentice to E.S. Tripp and gained experience and training as an artist. During the American Civil War, Willard enlisted in the 86th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He began to draw pictures of what he saw during the war and, in partnership with James F. Ryder, began to sell reproductions of his work. In 1875, Willard moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he set up a studio. It was in Cleveland where Willard painted his most famous work, which he called "Yankee Doodle." Eventually it became know as "The Spirit of 76." He died in 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04086
Subjects: Artists--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Hugh Mosher, who served as the model for the fife player in the painting "The Spirit of '76" by Archibald M. Willard, 1876. Willard was from Bedford, Ohio. He created his first version of the painting for the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876. He then created several copies, one of which is part of the Ohio Historical Society fine art collection. Hugh Mosher was born in 1819 in Perry, Ohio. He served as a fifer major in the 143rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was a celebrated fifer in northern Ohio. Mosher died in Brighton, Ohio, in 1892. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03263
Subjects: Willard, Archibald M., 1836-1918. Spirit of '76; Ohio--History, Military; Mosher, Hugh
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of a conductor and employee posed with interurban railroad car #500. Interurban railroads were electrically-powered trains that connected communities together across Ohio, providing a quick and cheap alternative to regular railroads, canals, or horses in the late 19th and early 20th century. The first interurban line in the United States connected Newark and Granville, Ohio, while the most profitable and heavily-utilized line in Ohio was the ABC (Akron, Bedford, and Cleveland) Line. By World War I, 2,798 miles of interurban track existed within Ohio, which exceeded the next closest state by approximately 1,000 miles. The advent of the automobile quickly led to a decrease in interurban popularity among travelers, and by the early 1930s, most interurban lines in Ohio had ceased operation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS2610
Subjects: Railroads--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History; Travel; Cities and towns--Ohio;
 

Description: This is a photograph of Henry Bedford, an ex-slave who lived at 709 South Center Street in Springfield, Ohio. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_015_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.; African Americans--Photographs; African American women--Ohio--Photographs; African American Ohioans; Slavery; Freedmen
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "W.H. Harrison Memorial at North Bend. Harrison Memorial Park" Engraving on left pillar, topped with an eagle, reads "William Henry Harrison. 1773 - 1841 That this memory of Ohio's First President and gallant soldier William Henry Harrison may be fittingly commemorated, this memorial is erected by a grateful state" Engraving on right, eagle topped, pillar, reads "William Henry Harrison 1773 - 1841. Ninth president of the United States. Hero of Tippecanoe. Major General in the War of 1812. United States Senator from Ohio. Governor of the Territory of Indiana." Center obelisk bears the dates "1773" and "1841" near top, below two stars. This photograph was taken from Cliff Road facing east. The William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial at North Bend, Ohio is a registered historic structure, placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1970. Harrison's tomb and monument on Mt. Nebo in North Bend, on the corner of Cliff Road and Bower Road, west of U.S. 50. The remains of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States rest at this site. An obelisk of Bedford limestone, with marble entranceway, rises 60 feet above the tomb. From the terrace visitors have a spectacular panorama of the Ohio River valley. Harrison, who was born in Virginia in 1773, spent most of his adult life in Ohio and Indiana. He served as secretary to the territorial governor, senator, representative, and president, but he is most famous as a military hero. Harrison commanded the western army during the War of 1812. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States and is buried here along with his wife, Anna Harrison and their family View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_021_001
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments & memorials--1810-1850; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: “President Harrison’s Tomb. North Bend, Hamilton Co. O.” Harrison's tomb and monument on Mt. Nebo in North Bend contains the remains of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States. An obelisk of Bedford limestone, with marble entranceway, rises 60 feet above the tomb. From the terrace visitors have a spectacular panorama of the Ohio River valley. Harrison, who was born in Virginia in 1773, spent most of his adult life in Ohio and Indiana. He served as secretary to the territorial governor, senator, representative, and president, but he is most famous as a military hero. Harrison commanded the western army during the War of 1812. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F10_012_1
Subjects: Presidents--Tombs--United States; Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841)
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Greene County Courthouse. The building was completed in 1902 by architects Samuel Hannaford and Sons. It was constructed of Bedford stone with unique architectural features such as an asymmetrical square clock tower, round-arched openings and corbelled cornice. It is an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_169
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; clock towers; cornices; arches; Richardsonian Romanesque
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio); 45 N. Detroit St.
 

Description: Carte de visite of General James H. Wilson, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. After spending much of the war serving as an engineer, he became a cavalry commander, and fought with great distinction under Sheridan in the Shenendoah Valley, led a large and mostly successful cavalry raid attacking Confederate supply lines near Petersburg, defeated noted Confederate cavalry commander Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Battle of Franklin, and captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis who was fleeing through Georgia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_10
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; Wilson, James H., 1837-1925
Places: Shawneetown (Illinois)