Description: Portrait photograph of Mathilda McKelvey and her grandchildren, Billy Anderson and Ardis Tabor, taken in 1915. Mrs. McKelvey lived at 419 East Stewart Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06303
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Other--Family History; Photography Studios and dark rooms; Photography--Ohio; Children's clothing; Clothing & dress
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard depicting the interior of a photography studio, possibly the studio of Walter Lauffer in Cardington or Mt. Gilead, Ohio, ca. 1907-1915. Walter Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. A young boy appears to be napping on the left-hand side of the image. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05119
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Art, American--Ohio; Photography - Studios and dark rooms; Children
 

Description: This photograph is of a photography dark room, probably that of Walter M. Lauffer, ca. 1920-1929. Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Developing photographs can be seen hanging on the right side of the image, along with various other photography equipment. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05120
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Art, American--Ohio; Photography - Studios and dark rooms; Children
 

Description: Interior view of a photographers studio, ca. 1868-1876. Portraits hang on the walls and chairs and other furniture used for props sit in the center of the room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01145
Subjects: Photography - Studios and dark rooms; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
 

Description: This is a full-length portrait of a woman standing next to a wooden bench. Also seen in the frame are the backdrop and shades that the photographer used to direct the amount of sunlight on the subject. 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: AL06357
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Women; Portrait photography--United States--History; Photography - Studios and dark rooms
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Photograph of siblings Lester and Kathryn Ealy, taken March 17, 1912. Lester is wearing an Indian costume complete with a feathered headdress. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06302
Subjects: Other--Family History; Costumes; Children's clothing; Photography - Studios and dark rooms
 

Description: Walter Lauffer developing a photograph in his darkroom, ca. 1920, surrounded by various photography equipment. Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05121
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Art, American--Ohio; Photography - Studios and dark rooms
Places: Mount Gilead (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: Walter Lauffer working at film bench in his darkroom, ca. 1920. He appears to be splicing or editing film reels. Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05122
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Art, American--Ohio; Photography - Studios and dark rooms; Motion picture film--History
Places: Mount Gilead (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)