Description: The man in this photograph is using a belt tightener made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. The belt tightener pulled together the ends of a drive belt so they could be fastened together with laces as shown in this photograph. Behind the man is a Jeffrey pulverizer. This photograph was taken in the Jeffrey factory, 1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01271
Subjects: Machinery industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening Game. Cin. Ball Park. Apr. 15-1941. Showing, Judge Landis, Mayor Stewart, Powell Crosley, Cin. Reds, St. Louis players and band, marching to center field for flag raising." This photograph depicts Judge Kenesaw Landis, Mayor James Stewart, Powel Crosley, Jr., and the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals players being led by the marching band to the flag raising before the opening game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati on April 15, 1941. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_010_001
Subjects: Landis, Kenesaw Mountain, 1866-1944; Crosley, Powel; Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph was taken from the L&N Bridge, looking west towards the Central Bridge and the Suspension Bridge (a slightly obstructed view), all of which span the Ohio River, connecting Cincinnati to Kentucky. The Ohio River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River and is about 981 miles long. It begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Point State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It forms the border between Ohio and West Virginia, as well as Ohio and Kentucky, Indiana and Kentucky and Illinois and Kentucky. It joins the Mississippi near Cairo, Illinois. The first bridge, from left to right, is the L&N Bridge or Louisville & Nashville RR Bridge, opened in 1872 as the Newport & Cincinnati Bridge and was the first railroad bridge to cross the Ohio River in Cincinnati. The bridge was modified in 1897 to include street car and horse and cart traffic. In 1904, the cart path was paved for automobiles and the bridge renamed as the L&N Bridge after its new owners. By the late 1940's street car service was removed and in 1987 railroad traffic ceased. By the 1990's the bridge was lightly used by automobile traffic, and was officially renamed the CSX Bridge after new owners. On April 17, 2001 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, closed to automobiles in 2002, and reopened in 2003 after a $4 million renovation as a pedestrian only bridge. The center bridge, called the Central Bridge or Cincinnati & Newport Bridge, was finished in 1890 and was the first "standard" cantilever truss bridge to be built. Located next to the L&N Bridge seen in the background, the Central Bridge had a similar type and length of approach spans to that of the L&N bridge, with the piers built from identical stone. Demolished in 1992, the bridge was replaced by the Taylor-Southgate Bridge in 1995. The last bridge, locally known as "The Suspension Bridge", was designed by engineer John A. Roebling, the Covington and Cincinnati Bridge was completed in December of 1866, following a decade of construction which was delayed by the Civil War and financial constraints. At the time it was built, the bridge had the longest main span in the world and was also the first bridge to use both vertical suspenders and diagonal stays branching out from the towers. The bridge was remodeled in 1894 to widen the deck and to accommodate more weight. The bridge was named the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F18_016_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Bridges--Ohio River; Ohio River; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photo shows the state of the Miami and Erie canal in the 1930s. The remnants of this lock indicate it is certainly no longer used at this point in time. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F05_015
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio)--History; Locks (Canal); Canals--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio)--History; Geography and Natural Resources; Transportation--Ohio--History.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Thompson Estate - 'Laurel Court'. College Hill, near Cincinnati, Ohio. 'Laurel Court' built of white marble is an exact reproduction of the 'Trianon' in Paris, France." Located at 5870 Belmont Avenue in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Peter G. Thomson Home is better known as Laurel Court and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Beau Arts Neoclassical style home, completed in 1907, was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of Champion Paper, and designed by James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter's wife Laura Gamble Thomson. It was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a "small" chateau on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, and is considered one of the finest homes in America. The exterior is made from chiseled granite and was originally built on twenty three acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County. The Thomson family lived in the home until 1947. Today, the private residence stands on seven and a half acres of land, and the numerous original buildings, gardens, statues and fountains are open for tours and special events by reservation only. Some of the notable features of this home include the retractable roof of the two story Atrium in the center of the house, the Rookwood tiled swimming pool, the African Rosewood tiled Library, and the gilded Music Room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F08_008_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931; Rogers, James Gamble, 1901-1990; National Register of Historic Places; Interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci.,O., NEWPORT BRIDGE" This is a photo of the bridge from Cincinnati to Newport, Kentucky on the other side of the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F12_019_001
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Trolley cars--Pictorial works; Bridges--Pictorial works; Transportation--Ohio; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the Fiesta Room at the Dover Hotel located in Dover, Ohio, at the corner of Tuscarawas Ave. and Second Street. Several bar stools line a stainless steel countertop, which is presumably a bar area. A palm tree is positioned in the center of the room, while murals of Latin people cover the walls. Reverse reads: "Fiesta Room, Dover Hotel, Dover, O. Tusc. + Second St. Wesley Green, Photographer, Nellie E. Kaltenbaugh, Writer's Project, New Phila." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F14_001_1
Subjects: Dover (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Dover (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Dover (Ohio)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works
Places: Dover (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Code - F48; Industry; 7-ton crank shaft (8 cylinder diesel) National Supply Co. Springfield." National Supply Company was located at 1401 Sheridan Avenue in Springfield, Ohio and covered 17 acres. They manufactured diesel and gas engines ranging from 250 to 2000 horsepower View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_017_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Springfield; Machine shops; Gas engines; Diesel engines
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the vine-covered building which housed the Christy Company in Fremont, Ohio. This company is a well-known manufacturer of knives. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_012_1
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Factories; Knives
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of the arch exit gate from the Ohio Caverns. Located on 2210 East State Route 245 in West Liberty, the Ohio Caverns span underneath the farmland and forests of Champaign County. The caverns range over 2 miles in length and 30 to 103 feet in depth, and they are considered the largest in the Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F01_013_001
Subjects: Caverns; Caves--Ohio
Places: West Liberty (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Joseph B. Foraker (1846-1917) who served two, two-year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1886-1890. As governor, Foraker was concerned about election fraud in Ohio. He helped institute a voter registration program and favored changes in how election boards were established. During his administration, the state legislature also passed the Dow Law, which taxed the sale of alcoholic beverages in Ohio. The governor instituted a number of reforms, including the establishment of boards to reduce corruption in city government, the creation of a state board of health, and greater oversight of the operations of the state penitentiary. Foraker was elected to a second term in 1887 but was unsuccessful in winning a third term in 1889. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV105_1_23
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (13th Missouri). The text on flag reads: 13th Reg't Mo. Vol. They were mustered in at Benton Barracks Missouri on November 5, 1861 for three years. On July 7, 1862 the name was changed to 22nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The flag has been badly damaged with some of it missing. It has not been cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01922
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Ohio; Missouri