Description: This is a photograph of Daniel Sutton's residence in Marion, Ohio. It was erected by Sirus Mann in 1832 and was also called the Mann House. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07052
Subjects: Architecture; Houses; Marion (Ohio)
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Vault in Marion cemetery where President Warren G. Harding was first laid to rest, 1923. Mrs. Florence Harding was also interred here after her death in November 1924. The Hardings were both moved in December 1926 upon completion of the Harding Memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00708
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs document the Harding Tomb, a circular monument of white Georgia marble containing the remains of President Warren G. Harding and his wife Florence Kling Harding. The monument, surrounded by ten acres of landscaped grounds, is similar in appearance to a round Greek temple. The site is managed by the Ohio Historical Society. The photographs measure 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. Harding graduated from Ohio Central College in Iberia at the age of sixteen. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school and briefly studied law. He worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Within five years, the Star was one of the most successful small-town newspapers in the state. Harding became popular as the leader of the Citizen's Coronet Band, which played at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914 Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Victorian home in Marion, Ohio. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. As president, Harding appointed several friends to federal office who proved untrustworthy. His administration was tainted by corruption, and the infamous "Teapot Dome" scandal (in which Harding's secretary of the interior leased a government petroleum reserve to a private oil company) nearly destroyed his presidency. After he died in office in August 1923, other scandals were uncovered, further tarnishing Harding's reputation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3099_3735528_001
Subjects: Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Presidents; First ladies; Monuments & memorials; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Architecture
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: An exterior shot of the Maria Stein Convent in Maria Stein, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06735
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Marion (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Maria Stein (Ohio); Marion (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: An exterior shot of the Maria Stein Convent in Maria Stein, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06736
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Marion (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering
Places: Maria Stein (Ohio); Marion (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: People posing in front of a steam threshing machine and a water wagon. Based on the photograph description the machine belonged to "The Leader" line of steam machines. Leader equipment was produced by The Marion Manufacturing Company, one of the two early steam engine companies based in Marion, Ohio, in the 1880s. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07787
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Machinery industry--Ohio; Marion (Ohio); Farm equipment; Farming;
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding and a Chicago Cubs player examining baseballs in Marion, Ohio, on September 2, 1920. Bystanders include another Cubs player and several men in business attire. Harding is holding a cigar in his left hand. On this date Harding attended an exhibition game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kerrigan Tailors, a semi-professional team from Marion, Ohio (Harding's hometown). Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05729
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio); Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding chatting with with Chicago Cubs players in Marion, Ohio, on September 2, 1920. The group also includes several men who are wearing business attire. Wearing light-colored slacks and a dark sport jacket, Harding is holding a boater hat and a cigar in his left hand. On this date Harding attended an exhibition game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kerrigan Tailors, a semi-professional team from Marion, Ohio (Harding's hometown). Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President.Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05730
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio); Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a Chicago Cubs baseball player singing autographs at an exhibition game held in Marion, Ohio, on September 2, 1920. A young woman wearing a hat sits at the table on which he is signing papers. Several other Cubs players are standing in the background. In the exhibition game the Chicago Cubs played the Kerrigan Tailors, a semi-professional team from Marion, Ohio, hometown of Warren G. Harding (1865-1923), then the Republican presidential candidate. Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the "Marion Daily Star" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05737
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Marion (Ohio); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph, Republican presidential candidate Warren G. Harding (1865-19232) is winding up a pitch during an exhibition baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Kerrigan Tailors. The game was held in Marion, Ohio, on September 2, 1920. Marion was Harding's hometown. Wearing a boater hat, light-colored slacks and shoes, and darker blazer, Harding holds the ball in his right hand and wears a baseball glove on his left hand. A group of Kerrigan Tailors players stands behind Harding (left side of photograph). A man wearing a Cubs uniform stands to Harding's left (right side of photo). Organized by supporters of Harding's campaign, the game was intended to create a favorable impression of the candidate as a man who enjoyed the national pastime. Harding threw three pitches for the Kerrigan Tailors. The Cubs defeated the local team. Warren G. Harding was born November 2, 1865, near Marion, Ohio. When he was 19 he and a partner purchased the ""Marion Daily Star"" newspaper, of which he became the editor. His political career began at age 21 when he became a member of the Marion, Ohio, Republican County Committee. In 1888 he went to his first national convention and campaigned for Benjamin Harrison. Harding gained a reputation as an effective orator. In 1902 he gave the eulogy for his fellow Ohioan and friend President William McKinley. In 1912 Harding delivered the speech at the Republican Convention nominating William Howard Taft as the Republican candidate for President. Harding was elected to the United States Senate in 1914. In 1920 Harding was nominated for the U.S. presidency. He won and took office in early 1921. Though he was president for a short time, he eliminated wartime controls, cut taxes, created the federal budget system, restored high tariffs, and imposed immigration limitations. In July 1923 he gave his last speech. On August 2, 1923, Harding suffered a heart attack while trip touring the western United States. He died in San Francisco, California. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05733
Subjects: Chicago Cubs (Baseball team); Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Marion (Ohio); Baseball teams
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Harding Memorial is the burial location of President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding. It is located in Marion, Ohio at the southeast corner of Vernon Heights Boulevard and Delaware Avenue. Construction of the memorial begun in 1926 with funds raised by popular subscriptions and was completed in the early winter of 1927. The memorial was formally dedicated on June 16, 1931, by President Hoover and Governor George White of Ohio. The structure is constructed of white Georgia marble and was designed by Henry Hornbustle, Edward Mellon, and Erie Fisher Wood of Pittsburgh. It is 103’ in diameter and 53’ in height. The open design honors the Hardings’ wishes that they be buried outside. The structure is circular in form with a free-standing Doric colonnade on the exterior. In the approximate center of the monument, on a circular plot open to the sky, are the sarcophagi of the Hardings, covered by two slabs of emerald pearl Labrador granite. On the tome of President Harding is a bronze palm wreath and that of Mrs. Harding, a bronze wreath of roses. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F19_001_1
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Death & burial--Ohio--Marion; Monuments--Ohio
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Warren G. Harding standing on his home's front porch in Marion, Ohio giving a speech. This photograph is part of the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection. Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States from 1921-1923, was born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1898 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature for two terms. Harding became Lieutenant Governor in 1903 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. While unsuccessful in a run for Governor in 1910, Harding won election to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty began promoting Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His campaign, known as “The Front Porch Campaign,” was centered on low-key speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy.” Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding died from a massive heart attack and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20_P11_02_C12
Subjects: Presidential campaigns; Presidential candidates; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)