Description: Four photographs taken in January 1937 depict the town of Point Pleasant, Ohio, particularly the area surrounding the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Civil War general and the eighteenth president of the United States. The first image shows the cabin marking Grant's birthplace nearly submerged by flood waters on January 26, 1937. The next three photographs were taken two days later on January 28, 1937. They depict the house and surrounding area. The final image shows the Grant Memorial Bridge, almost fully covered by water. The photographs measure 5" by 7" (12.7 by 17.8 cm). Along the Ohio River, from Gallipolis to the Ohio-Indiana border, January 1937 was a terrible month. New high-water marks were set at every town. Portsmouth and Cincinnati were particularly affected. In the Queen City, waters rose to nearly 80 feet, a new record. Flooding extended beyond Ohio too, impacting the lives of more than a million people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Dayton and the Miami Valley were spared, however, as flood control efforts in the region protected it from harm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3222_3832033_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Transportation; Climate and Weather; Architecture; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents; Floods; Houses; Bridges
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the front and side facades of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_304
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; cornices; balustrades; pediments; clock towers; columns (architectural elements); arches
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: Governor Rhodes announced plans for a Neil Armstrong Museum after historic moon walk. Held at Auglaize County Fairgrounds, more than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return to Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Bob Hope served as marshal for the event, and guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F6_079
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of Ohio University, founded 1804 in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00313
Subjects: Ohio University; Cultural Ohio--Education; Universities and colleges; Education, Higher
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two young children trying to move a heavy wagon loaded with material collected during a scrap drive, Defiance County, Ohio, March 27, 1942. During World War II recyclable materials were collected to support military production. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01061
Subjects: Recycling (Waste, etc.); Ohio History--Military Ohio; World War II
Places: Defiance County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a Gothic Revival structure near Logan, Ohio. Characteristics of this architectural style include steep cross gables, a steeply pitched roof, vertical board and batten siding, and ornate bargeboards. Referred to as "Carpenter Gothic" when used in wood frame houses, it was popular from roughly the 1840s to the 1860s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_001_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio; Logan (Ohio); Gothic revival (Architecture); Historic houses
Places: Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ottawa County courthouse was constructed by architects Wing and Mahurin between 1898-1901. The Richardsonian Romanesque style building includes architectural details such as arches, steeply pitched gables with finials, and a 132 foot clock tower. The building ia made of North Amherst sandstone and pink Tennessee marble. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_001_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Courthouses--Ohio--History.; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.
Places: Port Clinton (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937. Lynch Home". This photograph shows the rear of the Harry Linch (Lynch) home and the garden wall, located at 960 Avondale Avenue in the North Avondale community of Cincinnati, Ohio. Built for Cincinnati lawyer Harry L. Linch, it was designed in a combination of Spanish, Italian and Federal style architecture by Grosvenor Atterbury, using rough stone with red brick trim. It is largely an imitation of Atterbury's work for Linch's neighbor, Jean Maxwell Schmidlapp (Ca Sole) in nearby Hyde Park. Landscaping was done by Ferrucio Vitale. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_011_001
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Vitale, Ferrucio, 1875-1933; Atterbury, Grosvenor, 1869-1956; Linch, Harry L
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "LEAVING SPRINGFIELD Big Four Station Don't use note car' blockal but' for wartime" This is a photo of a train at the train station in Springfield, Ohio. The station was demolished to make room for the Spring Street bridge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F07_006_001
Subjects: Engines, Train; Passenger trains
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Dayton Public Museum-Feb. 4, 1937. Group cleaning cases etc." The Dayton Museum of Natural History began in 1893 as a part of the Dayton Public Library and Museum. In 1952, the Dayton Society of Natural History was formed, which assumed responsibility for the collections and transformed them into the Dayton Museum of Natural History. Now known as the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, the current institution resulted in a merging of the Dayton Society of Natural History and Children's Museum Board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_010_1
Subjects: Museums--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Document is titled "Pre-Disaster Plans of Sub-Committee on Clothing." The document explains that the disaster committee is responsible for providing clothing to those in need after the event of a disaster in Pomeroy. The document lists the names of the committee members and provides a list of clothing items available from local merchants in the event of an emergency. The document reads: "Pomeroy Pre-Disaster Plans of Sub-Committee on Clothing: Personnel: Chairman- Mr. Frank B. Will - Manager - New York Clothing Store - 444J Mr. Dor Schaefer - " - Red Anchor Dep't Store - 445 Mr. Gerald Rice - " - Luckoff Shoe Store - 44J Mr. R. L. Jacobs - " - Ben Franklin Store - None Mr. Virgil Campbell - " - Campbell & Crow Clothing - 54J This Committee is responsible for providing clothing for Disaster Sufferers and will be responsible to a very great extent for the distribution of donated clothing that might be given to the Red Cross Chapter during a disaster. Headquarters for Clothing will be the new American Legion Home on West Main Street. This will be used as the central station for clothing; but the Sugar Run School House is also available as well as the Kerrs Run School. An effort will be made upon evacuation of homes to have refugees take sufficient clothing with them to last for several days. The Committee believes that a number of volunteer workers will be called upon to assist the committee in the event much clothing is sent in to make this clothing available for refugees' use. This Committee is unanimous in their belief that only clothing that is usable be sent into the disaster area. Inventories shall be kept on all clothing received and issued. The Red Cross form 200B shall be the record of issuance and control for clothing distribution. The Committee has determined that in the event of Disaster the following will be available from local merchants in the Pomeroy Bend: 1000 Blankets 500 Pairs of boots 500 Suits of underwear 350 Pairs of overalls 150 Raincoats 350 Work shirts 500 Pairs of shoes The sub-committee on Clothing will maintain a co-ordination of the activities of other Disaster Committees on Rescue, Transportation, Shelter, Registration and Information. In the event Disaster occurs, this Committee will immediately meet and try to ascertain the needs for clothing. Frank B. Will, Chairman" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F20_003_1
Subjects: Emergency management; Clothing and dress; Meigs County (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Pomeroy (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ms (?) Bowers was a former slave who participated in the ex-slave interviews, conducted by the Works Projects Administration, ca 1930. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_014_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' ProjectSlavery; Elderly women; African American women--Ohio; Women--Ohio.
Places: Ohio