Description: Photograph of a busy town square somewhere in Ohio. The location is possibly Wellington, in Lorain County, Ohio, because of the "American House" sign that can be seen on the right of the picture. The American House Hotel was known as the site of the Oberlin-Wellington Rescue in 1858, and was later torn down and replaced by the Herrick Memorial Library. A crowd of people are seen standing in the road, as well as multiple horses and carriages View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F03_013_001
Subjects: Carriages & coaches; Central business districts; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This cast-iron ice wagon with a team of horses was made by the Kenton Hardware Company in Ohio. It measures 5" by 12" by 3" (12 by 31 by 7 cm). Cast-iron toys were all the rage among American children during this era. These toys were described by the company as "perfectly safe for any child to enjoy." The Kenton Hardware Company was promoted as "the largest factory in the USA exclusively making cast iron toys" at the turn of the twentieth century. One of Hardin County's largest employers, the factory produced a variety of toys that were miniature versions of fire engines, circus wagons, carriages, banks, trains, and stoves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1470_1533986_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Business and Labor; Daily Life; Toys; Toy industry; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "'Leafing Through Pages of the Miami Valley Album.' The Robbert Dickey wedding party in 1894 before leaving for Johnson Station; taken in front of Ed. Thacker's home, across from the Central Reformed Church at Second and Ludlow Sts. Others in the bridal party are George Shaw, Tom Legler, Charles Graves, D. Legler, Harry Smith with bugle, the driver is Fred P. Mc.Gowan." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_023_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Horse-drawn vehicles; Carriages and coaches; Carts and wagons; Weddings
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows a woman and three children looking at the rigs and horses belonging to an Amish person, possibly the Amish man walking up the street, as they visit Berlin, Ohio. The sign hanging from the shop on the left reads "[...]ls [...Ge]nuine Rail Bologna Sold Here Hot & Cold Lunches." 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_B13F08_018_001
Subjects: Amish; Holmes County (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Stores and shops; Carriages and carts; Horses; Small towns
Places: Berlin (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows Harry Kinley and Elmer Walters standing on boards on the street in front of the Grundtisch Bros. Buggy Works in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Behind them stands a horse and buggy, the Reber House Hotel, and a telephone pole. There is another horse further down the brick street. One of the signs on a wooden box to their right reads "New Design." The 1877 Wyandot County Directory lists Grundtisch Wagon Makers at S 4th St. and N Wyandott Ave. Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969) was a native of Upper Sandusky. He was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_01
Subjects: Families--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History; Business--Ohio; City and town life; Carriages & coaches; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: The photograph shows Harry Kinley and Elmer Walters standing on boards on the street in front of the Grundtisch Bros. Buggy Works in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Behind them stands a horse and buggy, the Reber House Hotel, and a telephone pole. There is another horse and a wooden box and barrel to their right. One of the signs on the wooden box reads "New Design." The 1877 Wyandot County Directory lists Grundtisch Wagon Makers at S. 4th St. and N. Wyandott Ave. Photograph comes from the collection of Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_02
Subjects: Families--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History; Business--Ohio; City and town life; Carriages & coaches; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph shows a man on a horse-drawn wagon waiting at a grain elevator. To the right, a horse-drawn carriage is parked outside a building. The caption reads; "'At the Elevator' Photograph by Ben Shahn; Courtesy of Farm Security Adm." 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_B06F05_009_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Horses; Carriages and coaches; Carts and wagons; Ohio--History--Pictorial works
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Originally a bank and office building, the 11-story Wyandotte Building was the first steel-frame skyscraper in Columbus. Located at 21 West Broad Street near the state capitol, it boasted Chicago-style bay windows on two sides and a rich wood and marble interior. Each entrance arch was decorated with terra cotta trim. The photograph measures 5 by 6.3 inches (12.70 by 16 cm). Construction began in 1894 and the Wyandotte Building opened on April 1, 1895. The cost of the structure was $200,000. Wyandotte Savings and Trust Company was the building's first tenant, but other businesses also leased office space. The state of Ohio purchased the building in 1917, needing additional offices for state agencies. The state moved out of the building when the Rhodes Office Tower was completed in 1974. An extensive renovation project was completed in 1979. Daniel Burnham, a leading Chicago architect, designed the building. After the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition featured his Beaux Art works, he was in high demand across the country. Burnham later designed the third Columbus Union Depot, which was completed in 1897. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1905_1980926_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Architecture; Skyscrapers; Banks and banking; Horses; Carriages & coaches; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated July 3, 1923, this photograph shows three men operating a cattle drawn carriage through Meacham, Oregon, near the Old Oregon Trail. Additional wagons can be seen behind, and people line the parade route. This occurred while President Warren G. Harding was in town giving a speech commemorating the Oregon Trail. The President and First Lady stopped in Meacham during their "Voyage of Understanding," a cross-country train journey that included numerous stops along the route where Harding had speaking engagements, and culminated in the first-ever presidential visit to the territory of Alaska. The trip was taken in spite of the president's failing health, and on August 2, Harding suffered a heart attack, and never made it to his second stop in Portland, scheduled for July 28. He died August 2, 1923, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States from 1921-1923, was born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1898 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature for two terms. Harding became Lieutenant Governor in 1903 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. While unsuccessful in a run for Governor in 1910, Harding won election to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty began promoting Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His campaign, known as “The Front Porch Campaign,” was centered on low-key speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy.” Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding died from a massive heart attack and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B09A01_p05
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; United States--Oregon National Historic Trail; Parades and processions; Celebrations; Cattle; Carriages & coaches
Places: Meacham (Oregon)
 

Description: The photograph shows eight men standing outside of a buggy works on East Walker Street in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. They stand in front of a staircase and brick buildings. The man on the far left may be John Seiders Sr. (1833-1921), who owned Seider & Ludwig Buggy Works/Carriage Manufacturing. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_41
Subjects: Carriages & coaches; Business--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Located in the heart of downtown Columbus, Broad Street runs perpendicular to High Street. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04C_001_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Carriages and carts; Streets--Ohio--Columbus.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a man and woman with their young child in an elaborate baby carriage, and two young men, posing outside a one and a half-story frame house. Behind the house, a portion of an oil derrick is visible. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b12_f703
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Baby carriages
Places: Ohio; West Virginia