Description: This photograph shows a crowd gathered in front of the tomb of Warren G. Harding (1865-1923). Harding originally started out as the owner of a newspaper without much success. After becoming married, his wife used her money to help his newspaper succeed. Soon his newspaper became a roaring success and was widely read throughout the region. When 1898 came, Harding had decided to enter into politics, and gained a seat in the state legislature twice. He also served as lieutenant governor for a short time. Harding didn't hold any office for a period of years as he focused on his newspaper, but 1914 saw him become a U.S. Senator. His policies were generally pro-business, and he also was a proponent of Prohibition. For whatever reason, Harding chronically missed voting in the Senate, he was absent for over half of them. 1920 saw Harding elected as president as a Republican. Harding's pro-business policies and his cutting taxes set the Roaring Twenties in motion, which eventually backfired when the Great Depression struck. Harding is seen as generally a weak president, rather than make decisions himself, much of the decision making was done by his cabinet. This would turn out badly for Harding as his administration was hit by the infamous Teapot Dome Scandal. His Secretary of the Interior made an illegal deal with men in the oil industry, illegally giving them access to land owned by the government. As if this was not bad enough for the administration, other officials were known to take kickbacks and steal money from the government. In addition, Harding was known to illegally consume liquor, violating a law he himself supported. More sordid tales spread of his supposed infidelity. He was succeeded by his Vice President Calvin Coolidge after he died in office in 1923. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06722
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Monuments & memorials; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "W.H. Harrison Memorial at North Bend. Harrison Memorial Park" Engraving on left pillar, topped with an eagle, reads "William Henry Harrison. 1773 - 1841 That this memory of Ohio's First President and gallant soldier William Henry Harrison may be fittingly commemorated, this memorial is erected by a grateful state" Engraving on right, eagle topped, pillar, reads "William Henry Harrison 1773 - 1841. Ninth president of the United States. Hero of Tippecanoe. Major General in the War of 1812. United States Senator from Ohio. Governor of the Territory of Indiana." Center obelisk bears the dates "1773" and "1841" near top, below two stars. This photograph was taken from Cliff Road facing east. The William Henry Harrison Tomb State Memorial at North Bend, Ohio is a registered historic structure, placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1970. Harrison's tomb and monument on Mt. Nebo in North Bend, on the corner of Cliff Road and Bower Road, west of U.S. 50. The remains of William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States rest at this site. An obelisk of Bedford limestone, with marble entranceway, rises 60 feet above the tomb. From the terrace visitors have a spectacular panorama of the Ohio River valley. Harrison, who was born in Virginia in 1773, spent most of his adult life in Ohio and Indiana. He served as secretary to the territorial governor, senator, representative, and president, but he is most famous as a military hero. Harrison commanded the western army during the War of 1812. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States and is buried here along with his wife, Anna Harrison and their family View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_021_001
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Monuments & memorials--1810-1850; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; State Parks--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton 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: Page1
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: Four photographs depict the McKinley National Memorial built in honor of William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, who was assassinated in 1901. Two million bricks were used in the construction of the double-domed mausoleum. The first image shows the memorial in 1936, while the second shows it in 1967. The final two images depict the interior of the memorial, including the double sarcophagi made of Windsor green granite with a base of black Berlin granite. The McKinley Memorial Association was established soon after McKinley's assassination. It raised funds, chose a site, and began construction in 1905. The dedication ceremonies took place on September 30, 1907. Harold Van Buren Magonigle designed the Neoclassical Greek style memorial to reflect the simplicity and dignity of McKinley's life. The interior dome measures 50 feet in diameter and is 75 feet high. The exterior dome is 75 feet in diameter and 95 feet high. Both the interior and the exterior domes are made of pink Milford granite from Massachusetts. An inscription encircling the edge of the dome is a quotation from the president's last speech, made in Buffalo: "Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord not conflict and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace not those of war." McKinley's children Katie and Ida, who predeceased their parents, were moved from their resting places in the adjacent West Lawn Cemetery to be entombed within the double walls at the rear of the memorial. One hundred and eight steps lead to the entrance of the mausoleum, arranged in four tiers conforming to the terraces on the hill. The bronze statue of President McKinley on the steps was designed by Charles Niehaus, who created it from a photograph taken of the President making his last speech. William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the Civil War and, after being mustered out, studied law and opened a law office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley served in the U.S. Congress for 14 years, and became president in 1897, largely due to the influence of Marcus Hanna, boss of the Cleveland political machine. McKinley was most noted for his foreign policy and the conduct of the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was during McKinley's administration that the U.S. acquired its first overseas possessions in the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He was re-elected in 1900, but was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3234_4401958_001
Subjects: Architecture; Presidents and Politics; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Monuments & memorials; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of three grave monuments in Johnston Graveyard, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Members of the Johnston family can be seen looking on. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F02_003
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death and burial; Monuments & memorials; Families--Ohio
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Photograph showing a speech at the Harding Tomb and Memorial in Marion, Ohio. This historic site is the final resting place of Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence. Harding was the 29th president of the U.S, (1921–1923) and the first president elected after women were allowed to vote in national elections. The Harding Tomb is a dramatic marble memorial to commemorate President and Mrs. Harding, and to serve as their tomb. Shortly after Harding died in office, The Harding Memorial Association was formed to raise money for a memorial site in honor of the late president. Construction of the tomb started in 1926 and was completed in 1927, although it didn't receive its formal dedication until 1931. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B03F08_001C
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Monuments & memorials; Presidents--Death and burial; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a speech at the Harding Tomb and Memorial in Marion, Ohio. This historic site is the final resting place of Warren G. Harding and his wife, Florence. Harding was the 29th president of the U.S, (1921–1923) and the first president elected after women were allowed to vote in national elections. The Harding Tomb is a dramatic marble memorial to commemorate President and Mrs. Harding, and to serve as their tomb. Shortly after Harding died in office, The Harding Memorial Association was formed to raise money for a memorial site in honor of the late president. Construction of the tomb started in 1926 and was completed in 1927, although it didn't receive its formal dedication until 1931. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B03F08_001A
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Monuments & memorials; Presidents--Death and burial; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Memorial marking the site of Fort Jefferson in Darke County, Ohio. This monument was constructed in 1907, prior to the site becoming a property of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). Fort Jefferson was built about six miles south of Greenville, Ohio, on the order of General Arthur St. Clair in October 1791. The purpose of the fort was to serve as a supply garrison for St. Clair's campaign against the area’s American Indian population, hence its original name of Fort Deposit. In November 1791, St. Clair attacked the area's tribes, but under the leadership of Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and Miami chief Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle), a large alliance of seasoned volunteer warriors from nine different American Indian tribes easily defeated St. Clair and his troops. This loss, which was one of the worst defeats of the American military at the hands of the American Indians, came to be known as "St. Clair’s Defeat." During the battle, well over half of St. Clair’s 1,400 men were killed or wounded. After the battle, St. Clair’s men fled to Fort Jefferson, but found little in the way of supplies and quickly moved south to Fort Washington. Later, Fort Jefferson was used during the campaign of General Anthony Wayne before being abandoned in 1796. The location is now the site of the Fort Jefferson Memorial Park, one of the Ohio History Connection's network of historic sites. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC283_006
Subjects: Forts & fortifications; St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; Northwest Territory--History; American Indians--Warfare; Monuments & memorials; Fort Jefferson
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph shows a 35 foot tall limestone (another account says Indiana Marble) obelisk bearing the inscription (on the south side): "Here triumphed in death ninety Christian Indians, March 8, 1782." The north side bears the date of the dedication ceremony. The Gnadenhutten Monument Fund commissioned R.S. Miller of Indiana to construct the memorial, in 1871. It stands in the in the center of the old village, in the Gnadenhutten Historical Park and Cemetery, on Cherry Street. The Gnadenhutten massacre, also known as the Moravian massacre, was the killing on March 8, 1782, of ninety-six Christian Lenape (Delaware) by colonial American militia from Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War. The incident took place at the Moravian missionary village of Gnadenhütten, Ohio, near present-day Gnadenhutten. The site of the village was preserved. A reconstructed cabin and cooper's house were built there, and a monument to the dead was erected. The village site has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_025_001
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Memorials--Ohio; Gnadenhutten Massacre, Gnadenhutten, Ohio, 1782; American Indians in Ohio
Places: Gnadenhutten (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated April 23, 1937, this photograph shows the Horace Mann Memorial in Greene County, Ohio, in Yellow Springs. This obelisk is on the campus of Antioch College, where Mann was the college's first president until his death in 1859. Antioch College was founded in 1852 as the first nonsectarian, co-educational institution in the nation to offer the same educational opportunities to both men and women. It was also among the first to offer equal educational opportunities to African Americans. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_008_1
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Universities and colleges; Monuments & memorials;
Places: Yellow Springs (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Grave of Elizabeth Barnard Johnston in Johnston Graveyard, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Monument reads "Elizabeth Barnard Johnston A Native of Donegal, Ireland DIED Aug 18, 1834 Aged 89 years A tribute from a Son." Caption on the back of the photograph reads "Scene in the old Johnston grave year, Piqua, Ohio." Elizabeth Barnard Johnston was the mother of John Johnston. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F02_002
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death and burial; Monuments & memorials;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: Typed caption on the back of the photograph reads "Scene in the old Johnston grave yard, Piqua, Ohio." Pictured is a monument for the graves of Catherine Johnston Holtzbecker (1822-1843), and Stephen Johnston (1803-1848), daughter and son of John and Rachel Johnston. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F03_003
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death and burial; Monuments & memorials; Families--Ohio
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);