Description: This is a photograph of two horses shown from behind. The horses are wearing harnesses, most likely for a carriage or plow. 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: AL06379
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Horses; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Farming
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph is a part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This is a barn on the farm of George S. Lentz near St. Clairsville, Ohio. Spanning 195 acres, Lentz's farm grew wheat and had a number of horses. Here, two men prepare a team of horses to pull a buggy. The farm was converted into an agriculture experiment station in 1917, where experiments were conducted with various crops and livestock. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F04_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Rural Life; Barns; Horses; Agricultural experimentation--Ohio
Places: St. Clairsville (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio);
 

Description: The stone monument and signage captured in this image highlight one of Ohio’s more colorful law-enforcement organizations, the Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society. The monument consists of a stone base and shaft with a peaked top. The sign’s text reads: “1853 – 1961 / Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society of Adams County.” (It also includes a list of officers and trustees.) Above the sign is a bracketed on the top by the profile image of a horse and on the bottom by a single horseshoe. During the nineteenth century, Ohioans relied on horses and mules for transportation and for farming. The theft of these valuable animals, a serious offense, was relatively common. To help protect their animals and prosecute thieves, residents of Bentonville, Ohio, formed the Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society, a vigilante group, in March 1853. Initially a designated group of members would ride in pursuit of suspected horse thieves and the stolen animals. If captured, the offenders were hung without a trial. The Society provided the captors with a ten-dollar reward, which they split among themselves. The Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society is the oldest continuously operating group dedicated to preventing the stealing of horses As horses lost their former importance in society in the early 1900s, the organization evolved into a social club. Its annual banquet, held each April, celebrates the continuity of this Adams County tradition. Thousands of people belong to the group, including people from across the U.S. Membership is open to everyone, and people can become a lifetime member of the Society by simply paying a one-time fee of a dollar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06962
Subjects: Adams County (Ohio); Horses; Societies and clubs; Vigilantes; Crime; Law enforcement
Places: Bentonville (Ohio); Adams County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows two men with horses on the Buchanan farm owned by J.L. Buchanan near Sherrodsville, Ohio. Buchanan's farm spanned 200 acres where he raised a herd of Jersey dairy cattle and horses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F11_004_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Rural Life; Horses; Livestock
Places: Sherrodsville (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows three men and a small child with horses on the Buchanan farm owned by J.L. Buchanan near Sherrodsville, Ohio. Buchanan's farm spanned 200 acres where he raised a herd of Jersey dairy cattle and horses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F11_005_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Livestock; Horses; Rural Life
Places: Sherrodsville (Ohio); Carroll County (Ohio);
 

Description: The English Duchess of Sutherland gave this inkwell to John Rarey in recognition of his gentle technique of taming horses. It is one of the many gifts that aristocratic and royal families in Europe and Russia gave to the horse trainer. It measures 7.67 by 1.57 inches (19.5 by 4 cm). John S. Rarey (1827-1866), a native of Groveport, Ohio, gained international fame using kindness, firmness and patience to train previously unmanageable horses. His innovative methods captured international attention and secured him invitations to tour Europe, Canada and Russia. In what was perhaps the most famous of his demonstrations, Rarey tamed a vicious horse named Cruiser in three hours. Rarey was given the horse as a reward for his skill. He then went on to exhibit Cruiser and his techniques throughout the U.S. and Europe. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1439_1534949_001
Subjects: Plants and Animals; Horses; Horses--Training; Rarey, John Solomon, 1827-1866; Inkstands
Places: Groveport (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Work horses on a farm in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F02_034_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Horses
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Farmers with work horses on a farm in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F06_029_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Horses
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Cruiser wore this ornamental harness when John Solomon Rarey exhibited the horse before an audience. It measures 10 by 35 inches (25.5 by 80.9 cm), and is decorated with fringe with small brass seed beads. In what was perhaps the most famous of Rarey's demonstrations, he tamed a vicious horse named Cruiser in three hours. Rarey was given the horse as a reward for his skill. He then went on to exhibit Cruiser and his techniques throughout the U.S. and Europe. Rarey (1827-1866), a native of Groveport, Ohio, gained international fame using kindness, firmness and patience to train previously unmanageable horses. His innovative methods captured international attention and secured him invitations to tour Europe, Canada and Russia. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1458_1535384_001
Subjects: Plants and Animals; Horses; Horses--Training; Rarey, John Solomon, 1827-1866; Harnesses
Places: Groveport (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. Pictured is the farm of R.A. Hayne, just outside of Adena, Ohio. Spanning 130 acres, Hayne grew crops and raised 200 sheep and a number of horses--including the mare and her foal seen here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F03_004_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Rural Life; Livestock; Horses
Places: Jefferson County (Ohio); Adena (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph is a part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This is a barn on the farm of George S. Lentz near St. Clairsville, Ohio. Spanning 195 acres, Lentz's farm grew wheat and had a number of horses. Pictured here, three men sit among two wagons drawn by horses. The farm was converted into an agriculture experiment station in 1917, where experiments were conducted with various crops and livestock. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F04_003_1
Subjects: Farming; Barns; Agriculture--Ohio; Horses; Rural Life; Agricultural experimentation--Ohio
Places: Belmont County (Ohio); St. Clairsville (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Crowds watching the race at Latonia Race Track, Latonia Ky." This photograph depicts jockeys riding their horses around the track towards the starting line at Latonia Race Track in what is now Covington, Kentucky. The stands are overflowing with people as they prepare to watch the race. Latonia Race Track was built in 1883 and was considered a force in racing, offering top horses, top jockeys, and the country's richest purses. In its heyday the race track offered the major horse race of the year, the Latonia Derby. The Latonia Derby often outshone the Kentucky Derby. In July 1939, Latonia Race Track closed due to the effects of The Great Depression. The property was sold to Standard Oil of Ohio, the track was torn down, and racing disappeared from Northern Kentucky. The spirit of Latonia Race Track was reborn in 1959 when Turfway Park opened in Florence, Kentucky. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_049_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Sports; Racetracks (Horse racing); Plants and Animals; Horses; Jockeys; Latonia (Covington, Ky.)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Latonia (Covington, Ky.)