Description: Stereograph view of a large home located in Cardington, Ohio, 1873. Handwritten on the back is "Residence of W. Shunk Cardington Ohio." William Shunk was an pioneer businessman in 19th century-Cardington. He was played an important role in the city's growth due to his lobbying for railroad lines to be run through the community. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5566_01
Subjects: Cardington (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Families; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Cardington (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: Louisa Kenney of Cardington, Ohio, standing on porch stairs, ca. 1920-1929. The photograph comes from the collection of Evva Kenney Heath, the youngest of three siblings who were born to David and Louisa Kenney in Cardington, Ohio. Their father passed away when the children were young, and they were raised in Cardington by Louisa. All three attended and graduated from the predominantly white Cardington-Union Schools. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00114
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Women--Ohio; Families
Places: Cardington (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tintype portrait of Bessie and William Brimbee. The couple was married on December 1, 1898, likely around the time this photograph was taken. The photograph comes from the collection of Evva Kenney Heath, Bessie's younger sister. The sisters, along with their older brother John, were born to David and Louisa Kenney in Cardington, Ohio. Their father passed away when the children were young, and they were raised in Cardington by their mother. All three attended and graduated from the predominantly white Cardington-Union Schools. Bessie died at a young age shortly after the birth of her daughter, Florence, in 1902. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03635
Subjects: African American couples; Tintype; Portrait photography
Places: Cardington (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: From left to right, this portrait shows John, Evva and Bessie Kenney, ca. 1884. The photograph comes from the collection of Evva Kenney Heath, the youngest of the siblings who were born to David and Louisa Kenney in Cardington, Ohio. Their father passed away when the children were young, and they were raised in Cardington by their mother. All three attended and graduated from the predominantly white Cardington-Union Schools. John held jobs in West Virginia and New York before moving to Albuquerque, New Mexico, for health reasons in October 1902. Bessie married William "Billy" Brimbee in 1898, and the two had a daughter born in 1902. Evva began her career as a teacher but later attended Howard University Law School and went on to be an attorney in Washington, D.C., with her husband Henry Heath, as well as a prominent advocate for women's rights. All three siblings died at young ages--John and Bessie around 1902, and Evva in 1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03661
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Families--Ohio; Children
Places: Cardington (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: This formal portrait depicts the Brimbee children: Florence, age 7, and Imogene, age 3, ca. 1909. Florence was the daughter of Bessie and William Brimbee, and Imogene may be her cousin or half-sister. Bessie was the sister of Evva Kenney Heath, a native of Cardington, Ohio, who attended Howard University Law School and went on to be an attorney in Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03823
Subjects: African American children; Families--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History
Places: Galion (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Evva and Henry Heath photographed with their foster child, Harry. Harry lived with the couple for while they practiced law in Washington, D.C. Evva Kenney was born and grew up in Cardington, Ohio, where she attended the predominantly white Cardington-Union Schools and graduated from high school in 1897. After teaching for a year in West Virginia, Evva moved Columbus in the spring of 1898 and began taking business courses at Parsons Community College. She later married Henry Heath and the couple attended Howard University Law School. She and Henry founded their own law firm, Heath & Heath Attorneys and Counselors at Law, and practiced in Washington, D.C. In 1907, Evva returned to Cardington to care for her ailing mother. Evva became ill early in 1908 and died in 1909 at the age of 29. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1274_B05F05_01
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Families; Lawyers; Law firms
Places: Washington (District of Columbia)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1890-1899, this is a portrait of Evva Kenney Heath from Cardington, Ohio. Evva began her career as a teacher but later attended Howard University Law School and went on to be an attorney in Washington, D.C., with her husband Henry Heath. She also became a prominent advocate for women's rights. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00113
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Women--Ohio; Lawyers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard depicting the interior of a photography studio, possibly the studio of Walter Lauffer in Cardington or Mt. Gilead, Ohio, ca. 1907-1915. Walter Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. A young boy appears to be napping on the left-hand side of the image. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05119
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Art, American--Ohio; Photography - Studios and dark rooms; Children