Description: Caption on front reads "Above - How would you like to job down West Fourth Street in this conveyance? But they were doing it not so many years ago. Like that fan...." Caption on reverse reads "Horse Drawn Street Cars on Sedamsville Line in 1880. Cincinnati, Ohio. One of the many ways Cincinnati has offered public transportation to it's citizens, horse-drawn streetcars were run on inclined plane railways embedded in the road to help pull the horsecars up the steep slopes of the city. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_031_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--History; Horse-drawn vehicles--United States--History
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a man driving a team of four horses pulling a wagon carrying ropes and other tools. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b11_f622
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Horse-drawn vehicles; Wagons; Agricultural equipment
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a group of people posing outside A.F. Wilcox & Son General Store, with two horse-drawn wagons parked in front. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b11_f635
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Horse-drawn vehicles; General stores
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This is a photograph of two men seated in a two-horse carriage on a dirt road. A frame house with a porch, a second carriage and a barn are visible in the background. A marking on the negative reads: "PM Barnett Creston WVA." This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06364
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Dwellings; Portrait photography--United States--History; Horse-drawn vehicles; Horses--1890-1900
Places: Creston (West Virginia)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a man at the reins of a horse-drawn wagon. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06369
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Men; Portrait photography--United States--History; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph depicts a man sitting in a one-horse wagon, flanked by a standing woman wearing a large hat. In the background, a woman stands in front of a house. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06695
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Dwellings; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Portrait photography--United States--History; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph of two couples seated in horse-drawn carriages was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B10_F575
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Couples; Horse-drawn vehicles;
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows two men and a dog with a wagon drawn by four horses. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b11_f626
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Rural Life; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Reverse of a similar photograph reads: "'Leafing Through the Pages of the Miami Valley Album' (Dayton Daily News - Dec. 9, 1934). This is not the Fuller Brush Man, just Frank F. Kem, his delivery wagon and famous horses which he named 'Tom & Jerry'. Photo made in 1890. Photo copied by F.W.P., Dayton, O., 4/22/38." This photograph shows Kem seated on his delivery wagon, which bears the words "Brushes. Soap" and an illustration of the American flag. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F13_015
Subjects: Wagons--United States; Horse-drawn vehicles--United States--History
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "'Leafing Through Pages of the Miami Valley Album'. (Dayton Daily News - Dec. 9, 1934). This is not the Fuller Brush Man, just Frank F. Kem, his delivery wagon and famous horses which he named 'Tom & Jerry'. Photo made in 1890. Photo copied by F.W.P., Dayton, O., 4/22/38." Kem is seated in his delivery wagon, which bears the words "Brushes. Soap." and an illustration of the American flag. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F13_016_1
Subjects: Wagons--United States; Horse-drawn vehicles--United States--History
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)