Description: This map shows Franklin Township, which is located in Franklin County, Ohio. It is taken from Joseph Caldwell's "Atlas of Franklin County and of the city of Columbus, Ohio," published in 1872. Cities, businesses, farms, major roads, rail lines privately-owned properties and more within the township are documented. The confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers is seen, as well as the Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, and Business Directory for the township is provided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_F854c_Franklin
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Real property; Rivers; Businesses;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of James Collett, a 61-year-old farmer. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Collett was found guilty on three counts of first degree murder of his brother-in-law's family (Elmer, Forrest, and Mildred McCoy). Collett was the 243rd individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 243, James Collett of Fayette County, Legally Electrocuted April 20th, 1945, for the Murder of The Elmer McCoy Family (3 counts Murder 1st. degree)” 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: AL08297
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); Paint Township (Ohio); Washington Court House (Ohio); Fayette County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of Mahlon Wisecup, age 49. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Wisecup, convicted of murdering his stepfather, was the 275th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 275 Mahlon Wisecup of Highland County, Legally Electrocuted July 25, 1949 for the Murder of Honey Grant Nichols.” 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: AL08327
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); Brushcreek Township (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: October 4, 1839 supplement to the Scioto Gazette announcing the Whig Party nominations for the State House of Representatives and Senate. Candidates include Abraham Hegler, Elias Doughty and John Stephenson. Also included on the supplement is an announcement for an upcoming meeting of the Democratic Whigs of Scioto Township. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_0171
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Governors; Newspapers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Scioto Township (Ohio)
 

Description: This map shows Montgomery Township, which is located in Franklin County, Ohio, directly east of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers. It is taken from Joseph Caldwell's "Atlas of Franklin County and of the city of Columbus, Ohio," published in 1872. Cities, businesses, farms, privately-owned properties and more within the township are documented. The Ohio Statehouse is designated, and a Business Directory of the township is provided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_F854c_Montgomery
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Real property; Rivers; Businesses;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This map shows Mifflin Township, which is located in Franklin County, Ohio. It is taken from Joseph Caldwell's "Atlas of Franklin County and of the city of Columbus, Ohio," published in 1872. Cities, businesses, farms, major roads, rail lines, waterways and more within the township are documented, as well as privately-owned properties. A Business Directory for the township is also provided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_F854c_Mifflin
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Real property; Businesses;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This map shows Clinton Township, which is located in Franklin County, Ohio. It is taken from Joseph Caldwell's "Atlas of Franklin County and of the city of Columbus, Ohio," published in 1872. Cities, businesses, farms, privately-owned properties and more within the township are documented. The Olentangy River is noted along with the Agricultural College Grounds (now the Ohio State University), and a Business Directory of the township is provided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_F854c_Clinton
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Real property; Rivers; Businesses;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This map shows Sharon Township, which is located in Franklin County, Ohio. It is taken from Joseph Caldwell's "Atlas of Franklin County and of the city of Columbus, Ohio," published in 1872. Cities, businesses, farms, privately-owned properties and more within the township are documented. The Olentangy River is noted, and a Business Directory of the township is provided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_F854c_Sharon
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Real property; Rivers; Businesses;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This map shows Truro Township, which is located in Franklin County, Ohio, divided into thirds by Big Walnut Creek and Blacklick Creek. The map is taken from Joseph Caldwell's "Atlas of Franklin County and of the city of Columbus, Ohio," published in 1872. Cities, businesses, farms, privately-owned properties and more within the township are documented, and a Business Directory of the township is provided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A912_771_F854c_Truro
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Maps; Cities and towns--Ohio; Real property
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows the Stock Township School, completed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers two years before this photograph was taken. 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_B09F15_002_1
Subjects: School buildings--Ohio; Education; Works Progress Administration
Places: Stock Township (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows dairy cattle standing in the shade of a tree in Etna Township in Licking County, Ohio. This farm belongs to the College of Agriculture at The Ohio State University. 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_B06F03_026_1
Subjects: Dairy cattle; Cows; Rural life; Agriculture; Livestock; Ohio State University
Places: Etna Township (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1943, this photograph shows an area of the lower basin in Newton Township, Pike County, known as the Ghost Orchard basin. A caption on the photograph's reverse reads "Below Jasper. See "folklore" sent in by Mrs Davis. see letter attached "Ghost Orchard Basin." 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_B11F10_017_001
Subjects: Canals; Nature; Landscapes; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)