Description: This photograph is an image of the public library in Clyde, Ohio, ca. 1970s The building has a stone exterior, a tile roof, and a distinctive round corner. The names of famous authors are carved into a granite strip that borders the exterior walls. The Clyde Public Library was established in 1903 and housed on the third floor of Union School. With the aid of a $10,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie and matching community support, a public library was constructed and opened in October 1906. The library underwent an extensive renovation and expansion during the 1990s. Clyde achieved literary fame because American author Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) spent most of his boyhood here. He based his most famous book, the short-story collection "Winesburg, Ohio" on the town of Clyde. Anderson was born on September 13, 1876, in Camden, Ohio. His family later moved to Clyde, where he spent most of his youth in that small town. When he was twenty years old, Anderson moved to Chicago, Illinois, and spent two years working at odd jobs. In 1898 he fought in the Spanish-American War. After completing his military service, Anderson returned to Ohio and enrolled at Wittenberg University but left school after only a year. He returned to Chicago and began a career as an advertising writer. In 1904, Anderson married the first of his four wives. His first three marriages ended in divorce. He published his first novel, "Windy McPherson's Son," in 1916. It was followed three years later by "Winesburg, Ohio," whose negative portrayal of Clyde and its people offended many residents. Among his more popular works were "Poor White" (1920), "The Triumph of the Egg" (1921), "Horses and Men" (1923), "Many Marriages" (1923) and "Dark Laughter" (1925). In 1927, Anderson purchased the Marion (Virginia) Publishing Company and became editor of two weekly newspapers. During this period he lived in Chicago, New Orleans, and near Troutdale, Virginia. He lived in Virginia for the remainder of his life, although he and his fourth wife traveled extensively. Anderson died of peritonitis while on a trip with his wife to South America in 1941. Anderson's writing influenced a number of authors, including Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, and William Faulkner. It was at Anderson's urging that Hemingway's and Faulkner's first novels were published. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07007
Subjects: Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941; Clyde (Ohio); Carnegie libraries; Libraries--Ohio; Ohio authors; Sandusky County (Ohio)
Places: Clyde (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: The George B. Meek monument is in Macpherson's Cemetery, Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. Meek was the first man killed in the Spanish-American War, May 11, 1898. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00406
Subjects: Soldiers--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Clyde (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: James Birdseye McPherson was born near Clyde, Ohio, on November 14, 1828, and he died on July 22, 1864, serving his country in t e Union Army in the Civil War. He was the highest ranking officer to die in the Civil War. He was killed in the Battle of Atlanta. McPherson graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1853, the first in his class. He was buried in Clyde, Ohio in McPherson Cemetery, which was named after him. A monument to McPherson was established in East Atlanta at the location of his death. McPherson Avenue in Atlanta was named for him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_062
Subjects: Books; Chapter headings; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: McPherson Cemetary, in Clyde, is named for a general that is buried there. The subject of the photo is a memorial for George Burton Meek. The engraving reads: "BORN MAR 6 1871/ KILLED IN ACTION ON/ TORPEDO BOAT WINSLOW/ MAY 11 1898/ THE FIRST TO BE KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF U.S. IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN." Burton was killed at the battle of Cardenas Bay. The Winslow and the Hudson were participating in the blockade of Cuba in the Cardenas Bay area. According to various sources, the Winslow, the Hudson and a gunboat, having spotted Cuban gunboats in the harbor, moved in to attack. The Winslow, commanded by Lt. John B. Bernadon, sped ahead, possibly hoping to capture a gunboat for which naval officers could receive prize money at the time. Unfortunately for the crew of the Winslow, came under heavy fire from Spanish shore batteries. Two Spanish gunboats were sunk, but the Winslow eventually was hit hard. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06535
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898; Ships; Memorials--Ohio
Places: Clyde (Ohio)
 

Description: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division during the Battle of Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 1944. The 37th Infantry Division was nicknamed the Buckeye Division since it was made up of Ohio men. Two of the heroes of the battle were Private Rodger Young of Clyde, Ohio, and Pfc. Frank J Etrarca of Cleveland, Ohio. On August 22, 1974, a concrete monument honoring the veterans of the 37th Division was unveiled in Centerburg, Ohio, which is the geographical center of the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03423
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Ohio. National Guard
Places: Bougainville Island, Papua (New Guinea)
 

Description: Carte de visite of General James Birdseye McPherson, who served with the Union Army during the Civil War. He fought at Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Atlanta. During the Battle of Atlanta, he was killed while trying to escape skirmishers attempting to capture him. He was the highest-ranked Union officer killed during the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_25
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union
Places: Clyde (Ohio)
 

Description: A poster advertises the Clyde Beatty Cole Brothers Combined Circus, mounted in a window along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. The circus was taking place at Northland Shopping Center on Tuesday, July 31, 1973. Other advertisements for the circus are seen reflected in the window. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B12F315_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Circuses; Posters
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial photograph showing a section of Franklin County, including the west side of Columbus. Noted on the photograph are the Pennsylvania Railroad, Camp Chase, U.S. Route 40, and Sullivant Avenue near its intersection with the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B05F02_12_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Aerial photographs; Railroads--Ohio; Land records;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 30-year-old Howard Elwood Payton. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Payton was the 265th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 265, Howard Elwood Payton of Stark County, Legally Electrocuted February 28, 1949 for the Murder of Clyde L. Engle.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08317
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio--History; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tall, elongated hemisphere has a flat base very slightly raised in the center. It is made of very pale brown quartzite. Item was excavated from the Clyde Jones Mound in Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07408
Subjects: Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); American Indian history and society; Tools
Places: Madison Township (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Long, narrow, cut and polished left mandible fragment is from a wolf. It likely belongs with item A 3490/000015.002 as a pair. There are eight teeth in the jaw: one canine (broken) and seven molars. The bottom portion has been cut to expose the roots. The lingual side has been cut below the canine so that item is straight. There is some cutting at the ramus. Sockets for two incisors are present but the teeth are missing. The bone is yellow, dark grayish brown and white in color. Item was excavated from the Clyde Jones Mound in Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07409
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Bones; American Indian history and society; Teeth
Places: Madison Township (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Long, narrow, cut and polished left mandible fragment is from a wolf. It likely belongs with item A 3490/000015.001 as a pair. There are eight teeth in the jaw: one canine (broken) and seven molars. The bottom portion has been cut to expose the roots. The lingual side has been cut below the canine so that item is straight. There is some cutting at the ramus. Sockets for two incisors are present but the teeth are missing. The bone is yellow, dark grayish brown and white in color. Item was excavated from the Clyde Jones Mound in Madison Township, Licking County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07410
Subjects: Adena Culture (800 B.C.–A.D. 100); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Bones; American Indian history and society; Teeth
Places: Madison Township (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)