Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of 1920. In this photograph, three unidentified people are standing in the middle of a dirt road. Visible behind them is a demolished building and skeletal trees stripped of branches. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05948
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of 1920. This photograph is a view of several houses and surrounding rubble. The two houses in the foreground (one of brick, the other a wood frame structure) are badly damaged. Other houses appear to be relatively untouched. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05949
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of 1920. This photograph gives a view of several houses, surrounding rubble. and a sidewalk. The house in the center of the image appears to be torn from its foundation; a utility pole near this house is listing badly. Visible on the right side of the photo is a conical tent (tepee style); on the left side, a human figure wearing a long coat is partially visible. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05950
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of March 1920. Two men in suits and a boy in short pants pose in front of several piles of lumber and tree limbs. One man and the boy are standing on a tree trunk; the second man stands slightly apart from the others, on the ground. A fourth figure is barely visible in the far right background. Cleanup after the tornado appears to have begun; the lumber is stacked somewhat neatly. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05951
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of March 1920. This photograph is a view of a badly damaged building that is missing a roof, and the only remainder of what appears to be a doorway is framework. Several bystanders with their backs to the camera face a man who is standing on a ladder braced against a wall. Rubble encircles the building. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05952
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of March 1920. This photograph is a view of a dirt road against a backdrop of damaged houses, tree branches, broken lumber, and utility poles. A windmill stands in the center background. The figures of three people and a passing car are visible on the photograph's right side. and and surrounding rubble. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05953
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph documents the aftermath of the Moulton, Ohio, tornado of March 1920. The image shows a car crushed by a toppled beam or tree. A wheel that may belong to a second vehicle (perhaps a tractor or wagon) is visible to the left of the car. Rubble is scattered over the ground. On March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday), an outbreak of 30 tornadoes across eight states killed 153 persons, ranking it among the deadliest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. Four killer tornadoes moved into western Ohio from Indiana and another moved across Wood and Ottawa Counties. There were 29 deaths from these tornadoes in Ohio. The community of Moulton, Ohio, west of Wapakoneta, was leveled and three people were killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05954
Subjects: Tornadoes--Ohio; Tornado damage; Natural disasters; Auglaize County (Ohio)
Places: Moulton (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Benjamin Snow was an Underground Railroad worker in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. This cabinet card is from J.C. Moulton at 159 Main Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03071
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Fitchburg (Massachusetts); Worcester County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: These children are preparing a garden path at Rosedale School, Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1906-1912. This public elementary school was located at East 115th Street & Moulton Avenue. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02618
Subjects: Agricultural education; Cultural Ohio--Education; Schools--Ohio; Children
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Mrs. Samuel S. Crocker was an Underground Railroad worker in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. This cabinet card is from J.C. Moulton at 368 Main Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03070
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Women; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Fitchburg (Massachusetts); Worcester County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Mouton Hall is one of Kent State's original halls. It is named after Edwin F. Moulton, who was the first president of the Board of Trustees. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F03_023_1
Subjects: Education; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Universities and colleges; Kent State University; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Kent (Ohio); Portage County (Ohio)
 

Description: Sketch of a female American Velvet Scoter, Okanogen County, Washington, December 10, 1895. by William L. Dawson 1873-1928). This pencil sketch includes a profile view of the duck's head and bill as well as an overhead view of the bill. A caption located on the lower left corner reads: "Female Am. Velvet Scoter, Showing encroachment of frontal feathers. Dec. 10, 1895. WLD." Dawson was an ornithologist and author of "The Birds of Ohio" (Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903); "Birds of Washington" (Seattle: The Occidental Publishing Col, 1909), and "The Birds of California" ( San Diego: South Moulton Co., 1923, 4 vol.). Dawson was an alumnus of Oberlin College (1897, 1903) and Oberlin Theological Seminary (1899). He was an ordained minister who served as pastor of North Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1900 to 1902. Circa 1904 he moved to Washington State, and later moved to California (1911?), where he was a co-founder and the director of the International Museum of Comparative Ooology, Santa Barbara (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History). Dawson founded Wheaton Publishing Co. (Columbus), Occidental Publishing Co. (Seattle), and Birds of California Publishing Company (Santa Barbara). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06066
Subjects: Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Ornithologists; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: Okanogen County (Washington)