Description: Pink ribbons were worn by trustees of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio Historical Society) at the dedicatory exercises for the Hayes Memorial Library and Museum. The site was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1916 in the Spiegel Grove State Park, Fremont, Ohio. At 8:00 am the building was "thrown open...for the exclusive use of the school children and teachers of the Public Schools and of St. Ann's and St. Joseph's Parochial Schools, on the way to the cemeteries to decorate the graves of Soldiers." Governor Frank B. Willis made a presentation, as did George Kinney, mayor of Fremont, and United States Senator Warren G. Harding. The front cover includes an image of the Hayes Memorial Library and Museum and the back depicts Spiegel Grove. The program measures 5" by 7" (12.7 by 17.8 cm). The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center contains the residence of Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States, a library and museum, and the tomb of the president and his wife Lucy Webb Hayes. The library and museum building houses the personal papers and mementos of the Hayes family, the Civil War, and the White House. The tomb is encased in a monument of Vermont granite from the president's father's farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3208_3831327_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; Literary Ohio; Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893; Presidents; Building dedications; Monuments & memorials; Libraries; Galleries & museums; Ribbons; Ohio Historical Society
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a Barrett Junior High School class, 1929. This Columbus public school was located on the South side of the city. Originally serving as South High-school it later became Barret Junior High. As of 2009 the building was being renovated. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06308
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Education; School photography; School children United States; Schools--Ohio; Photography--Ohio; Building dedications; Children's clothing
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs document events in Canton, Ohio that marked the 50th anniversary of the death of President William McKinley. The anniversary was marked by the rededication of the McKinley Memorial and a parade. The parade followed the route taken by the McKinley funeral procession in 1901. Various industries were invited to participate in the parade. Among the floats was "Remember the Maine," sponsored by the Timken Roller Bearing Company. The final image shows the end of the parade at the memorial. The photographs measure between 2.5" x 6" (6.35 x 15.24 cm) and 5" x 8" (12.7 x 20.32 cm). William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the Civil War and, after being mustered out, studied law and opened a law office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley served in the U.S. Congress for 14 years, and became president in 1897, largely due to the influence of Marcus Hanna, boss of the Cleveland political machine. McKinley was most noted for his foreign policy and the conduct of the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was during McKinley's administration that the U.S. acquired its first overseas possessions in the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He was re-elected in 1900, but was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. President McKinley was shot in Buffalo, New York on September 6th, died there on September 11th and was buried in Canton on September 19, 1901. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3233_4401940_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Architecture; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Monuments & memorials; Building dedications; Anniversaries; Parades & processions; Floats (Parades); Horses; Crowds
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)