Description: Dated ca. 1890-1899, this is a portrait of Louis Zimmerman of the Society of Separatists of Zoar. He served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Society from 1889-1900 when the dissolution of the Society's communal economy was complete. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00852
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Portrait photography; Local officials; Mustaches and beards
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Roderick B. Eckle, superintendent of the London Prison Farm, at his desk, London, Ohio, 1955. Eckle was appointed superintendent in 1953, a position he held until his death in 1962. Construction of the London Prison Farm began in the early 1920s. At that time, the institution was a branch unit of the Ohio Penitentiary. With completion in 1925 of its main building, the London Prison farm was established as a separate correctional institution. It is now known as the London Correctional Institution. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04478
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Prisons - Officials and employees
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved portrait of Lyman R. Critchfield, Sr. (1831-1917), who served as Attorney General of Ohio from 1863 to 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05248
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Millersburg (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Jacob A. Kohler (1835-1916) from Summit County, Ohio, who served as Attorney General of Ohio from 1886-1888. This portrait was taken while Kohler was serving in the Ohio General Assembly, ca. 1884-1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05251
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Athens (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ohio Department of Liquor Control employees monitoring alcohol prices, March 5, 1966. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01095
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: Portrait photograph of William H. West (February 9, 1824–March 14, 1911), who served as the Attorney General of Ohio from 1866-1870 and as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1872-1873. He was known as "Blind Man Eloquent" because of his failing eyesight and strong oration skills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04979
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This engraved portrait is of George E. Pugh, who served as Attorney General of Ohio from 1852-1853. Pugh is pictured in a formal suit and tie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05249
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Lawyers
 

Description: This photograph is a portrait of David A. Hollingsworth, who served as Attorney General of Ohio in 1883. Hollingsworth is pictured seated in a chair with carved detailing on the arms, and is wearing a formal suit. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05250
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Lawyers
 

Description: Composite portrait comprised of photographs depicting 104 delegates to the 1873-1874 Ohio Constitutional Convention. Beneath the portraits, the men's names and home counties are listed. In October 1871, Ohio voters called for the state government to organize a constitutional convention. The legislature did not act until January 1873, when it called for an election to select representatives for the convention. The convention met for the first time in May 1873 in Columbus, and included fifty members of the Republican Party, forty-six members of the Democratic Party, and nine Independents. Despite having received a mandate from Ohio residents to replace the Constitution of 1851, the convention acted slowly. It took a full year before the convention had a new constitution to submit to Ohio voters. From May to August 1873, the convention met in Columbus before reconvening in Cincinnati in December 1873, where it remained until May 1874. In August 1874, the convention sent the new constitution to Ohio's voters for ratification. Voters clearly rejected the constitution by a vote of 102,885 in favor of ratification and 250,169 opposed to the document's adoption. The state did not hold another constitutional convention until 1912. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06904
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Constitutional conventions;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Ernest H. Stork, who served as the Columbus Public Service Director, ca. 1950-1963. In this position, Stork oversaw improvements to the city's sanitation system and modernization of the Columbus Airport. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04477
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Officers of the 1912 Ohio Constitutional Convention on the dais of House Chambers in the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio, April 1, 1912. In October 1871, Ohio voters called for the state government to organize a constitutional convention. The convention met for the first time in May 1873 in Columbus, and included fifty members of the Republican Party, forty-six members of the Democratic Party, and nine Independents. Despite having received a mandate from Ohio residents to replace the Constitution of 1851, the convention acted slowly. It took a full year before the convention had a new constitution to submit to Ohio voters. From May to August 1873, the convention met in Columbus before reconvening in Cincinnati in December 1873, where it remained until May 1874. In August 1874, the convention sent the new constitution to Ohio's voters for ratification. Voters clearly rejected the constitution by a vote of 102,885 in favor of ratification and 250,169 opposed to the document's adoption. The state did not hold another constitutional convention until 1912. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05522
Subjects: Ohio--Officials and employees; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Constitutional conventions
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)