Description: Photograph showing nine women standing along the "Road to Remembrance," a designated stretch of the "River Road" (possibly Olentangy River Road) where members of the Columbus Federation of Women's Clubs planted trees. This effort was likely in honor of those Columbus soldiers who were killed during World War I. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_166
Subjects: Clintonville (Ohio); Clinton League; Women--Charities; World War I, 1914-1918; Commemorations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The U.S. Bicentennial flag has a white background. In the center is a five pointed star in red and blue. Circling the star are the words: "American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976" The logo appeared on many buildings, postage stamps and souvenirs. The flag is rectangular measuring 115 by 160 and the fabric is nylon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65058_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Commemorations; U.S. Bicentennial--1976
 

Description: Photograph titled "Circle of Wagons," showing the Bicentennial Wagon Train that traveled cross country to celebrate the United States Bicentennial, stopped outside Town Hall in Richfield, Ohio, June 6, 1976. The image was submitted by photographer Lenore Nichols of Seville, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01150
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Horse-drawn vehicles; Historical reenactments; Commemorations
Places: Richfield (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Sketch of Native American and his dog was submitted by Bruce Fulk, a student at Bloom Middle School in Wheelersburg, Ohio. The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, and then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08691
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Wheelersburg (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a sketch of a quarter dollar made by a student named John. His writes: "I made John D Rockefeller on the quarter because he was the first person in Ohio to become a milloinar [sic]." The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08692
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This quarter design was done by a student named Deana. She writes: "I put 1803 because it was the year it became a state. I put 17th state because it was the 17th state. The flag on the coin is the state flag and the flower is the state flower. The coal is because Ohio produces coal. Columbus is Ohio's capitial [sic] and 1816 is when it became it's capitial [sic]. I put Moses Cleavand because he was one of the survaers [sic]." The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08693
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This quarter design featuring Johnny Appleseed was drawn by Steve Bieda. The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08694
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This submission features two designs. The first is titled Mother of Presidents and features the seven presidents associated with Ohio. They are, clockwise, Harrrison, Hayes, Taft, Harding, McKinley, Garfield and Grant. The second design shows an Iroquois Indian. Ohio is an Iroquois Indian word meaning "something great" and shows a Buckeye tree & or leaves. This design is by Mary Ogden Armstrong of Kirkland, Ohio. The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08695
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This quarter was designed by Spencer. It shows Neil Armstrong, because he went to the moon and he is from Ohio. The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08696
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This design was drawn by Sarah Woods of Avon Lake, Ohio. The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. showing a can of tomato juice. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08697
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Avonlake (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: This design by Sarah Truesdale of Lebanon, Ohio show, Neil Armstrong, an astronaut, a baseball player, the Wright brothers' airplane, a space craft, a picture of Mary Ann Vecchio mourning over the shooting of Jeffrey Miller at Kent State during the May 1970 shooting. The front of the coin was to look like the other quarters. The reverse top reads Ohio 1803 and the bottom reads "Out of many, one". The design for the center of the coin was opened up to Ohioans to submit their design. Of the 7,000 designs received four were chosen by a vote of 40,000 people. The chosen designs were sent for the final decision. It had to be approved by Gov. Bob Taft, then sent to the United States Treasury Department for final approval. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08699
Subjects: Coins and money; Commemorations; United States Mint; State symbols
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two photographs showing the front and back of a commemorative John Brown medal, commissioned by Victor Hugo and several other French admirers of John Brown and sent to Brown's widow in 1874. The medal is approximately 5.2 x 0.4 cm, and features a relief portrait of Brown on one side with an inscription in French on the reverse. In English, the medal's front text reads "John Brown, born in Torrington, May 9, 1800." The reverse reads "To the memory of John Brown, legally assassinated at Charlestown, December 2, 1859, and to that of his sons and of his companions, who died victims of their devotion to the cause of liberty for blacks." Brown gained national attention when, on October 16, 1859, he led a group of twenty one men on a raid of Harper's Ferry, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia). A federal arsenal was in the town, and Brown hoped to capture the buildings and the weapons stored inside. He then intended to distribute the guns and ammunition to slaves in the region, creating an army of African Americans that would march through the South and force slaveholders to release their slaves. Brown and his men succeeded in capturing the arsenal, but local residents surrounded the buildings, trapping the abolitionists inside. A detachment of U.S. Marines arrived and stormed the arsenal on October 18, capturing seven men, including Brown. He was charged with treason by the state of Virginia, found guilty and sentenced to death. On December 2, 1859, Brown was hanged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: sc223_11
Subjects: John Brown's Raid, 1859; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Commemorations;
Places: Harper's Ferry (Virginia);