Description: Caption on reverse reads: "Montgomery County, Ohio. The Poland China Hog Monument. At Blue Ball, 5.3 miles south of Franklin on U.S. Route 25, the Dixie Highway. The inscription reads: 'The first pedigree of a Poland China Hog was written on this farm in August, 1876, by W.O. Hankinson, owner of farm and Carl Freigau, compiler of the original record. This strictly American breed of swine originated within a radius of a few miles of this place, and in the making occupied the period from 1816 to 1850. The first volume of pedigrees was printed in 1878. This monument was erected by the Ohio Poland China Breeders Associations. Unveiled, June 15, 1922.'" The monument was originally located outside of a farm 1 mile north of the village of Blue Bell and was moved in 1976 to its current location, across from Towne Mall. A opening was left in the foundation for a copper box containing a duplicated of the first pedigrees printed and other valuable articles, which was later sealed inside. Polish China swines are derived from many breeds including the Berkshire and Hampshire. It is the oldest American breed of swine. The hogs are typically black, sometimes with white patches, and are known for their large size. Big Bill, the largest hog ever recorded, was a Poland China. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_027_1
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Poland-China swine
Places: Blue Bell (Ohio); Franklin (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: The inscription reads: 'The first pedigree of a Poland China Hog was written on this farm in August, 1876, by W.O. Hankinson, owner of farm and Carl Freigau, compiler of the original record. This strictly American breed of swine originated within a radius of a few miles of this place, and in the making occupied the period from 1816 to 1850. The first volume of pedigrees was printed in 1878. This monument was erected by the Ohio Poland China Breeders Associations. Unveiled, June 15, 1922.'" The monument was originally located outside of a farm 1 mile north of the village of Blue Bell and was moved in 1976 to its current location, across from Towne Mall. A opening was left in the foundation for a copper box containing a duplicated of the first pedigrees printed and other valuable articles, which was later sealed inside. Polish China swines are derived from many breeds including the Berkshire and Hampshire. It is the oldest American breed of swine. The hogs are typically black, sometimes with white patches, and are known for their large size. Big Bill, the largest hog ever recorded, was a Poland China. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_044_1
Subjects: Monuments--Ohio; Poland-China swine
Places: Blue Bell (Ohio); Franklin (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: In 1804 Jonathan Fowler built this stone tavern, also known as Sparrow Tavern or Old Stone Tavern, in Poland, Ohio. Besides serving as a tavern, the building acted as a general store, hotel, and home to Jonathan Sparrow and his family. The building was a prominent stagecoach stop between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. In 1861 future U. S. president William McKinley enrolled in the Union Army on the front porch of this tavern. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_025_1
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio--Poland (Township)--Pictorial works; Poland (Ohio : Township)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works; Taverns (Inns)--Ohio.
Places: Poland (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Zimni Poland, who served with Company G of the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (OVI). Company G was recruited from Washington County, Ohio, and Columbiana County, Ohio, and was also known as the "Salem Light Guard." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b01_15
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 36th (1861-1865) Company G; Military Ohio
Places: Washington County (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio)
 

Description: Isaac R. Sherwood was born in Stanford, New York, on August 13, 1835. He studied law at the Ohio Law College in Poland, Ohio. After finishing school, Sherwood became the editor of the Williams County Gazette in Bryan, Ohio, in 1857. Sherwood resigned from his position as judge and enlisted as a private in the Fourteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served throughout the war, ultimately being promoted to lieutenant colonel. After the war, he was elected as Secretary of State of Ohio in 1868 and again in 1870. Sherwood successfully ran for the United States House of Representative in 1872 and served one term. As a Democrat, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1906. Sherwood served for seven straight terms in Congress until he failed to win reelection in 1920. When World War I began, he refused to support the United States declaration of war and refused to vote in favor of the draft. At various points in his life he owned or edited newspapers across the state including the Toledo "Daily Commercial" and "News-Democrat." He died on October 15, 1925 in Toledo. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04085
Subjects: Toledo (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories; Newspapers
Places: Bryan (Ohio); Williams County (Ohio); Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a portrait depicting Dr. Jared P. Kirtland (1793-1877), who was an operator on the Underground Railroad in Poland, Mahoning County, Ohio. 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: AL03191
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Poland (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Black-and-white photograph of the City of Columbus Fire Department with crew and horse-drawn equipment, posed in front of the Ohio Statehouse, 1865. Listed by name are the Department Chief, workers at the North, South and Central Engine Houses, and Extra Hosemen. The men listed include: I.H. Marrow (Chief); North: William McGuire (Foreman), Henry S. Layton, Samuel Reed and John Piffer; Central: Mark Newman (Foreman), James F. Fleming, William W. Ferguson and John Roder; South: Thomas Winstanly (Foreman), H. Thomas, Christian Felker and Louis Becker; Extra Hosemen: John Poland and John White. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_4014
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighters; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)--Pictorial works;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Honorable Joseph Poland, who was the editor of an anti-slavery newspaper in Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont. He concealed fugitive slaves in a closet of his printing office as part of the Underground Railroad. The image, taken in 1897, 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: AL03222
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Vermont; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Montpelier (Vermont); Washington County (Vermont)
 

Description: This photograph shows a wall decorated with various images celebrating the "forthcoming Ohio Writers' Publication 'The Poles in Cleveland'." The far right side shows the edge of the "United We Stand" banner, which is shown in another photograph. The unlit "On the Air" sign is also visible. On far left, starting at the top, is a poster which reads: "Pomoz im do 'Victori' Armia Polska w Kanadzie Potrzebuje Ochotnikow" (Will help them to 'Victoria in Canada, the Polish Army Needs Volunteers) and shows two soldiers hammering a 'V' into a likeness of Hitler's head. There are also signs reading "Pilsudski and Poland", "War in Pictures", "Poland, Land of the White Eagle", "A Boy of Poland" and "Poland the Unexplored" by Grace Humprey. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_021_1
Subjects: Polish Americans--Ohio--Cleveland--History; Polish Americans--Ohio--Cleveland--History--Pictorial works; Polish people--Ohio--Cleveland
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This 5-ton explosion tested gathering locomotive was built by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. It moved at a maximum speed of approximately 5 miles per hour. The drivers right hand is holding the controller which regulated the speed of the locomotive. Electrical power was supplied to the locomotive by way of the pickup trolley boom to an overhead power line. The long line of coal-filled mine cars was called a "trip". This photograph was taken at the Duquesne Light Company, Warrick Mine, Poland, Pennsylvania, August 25, 1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00976
Subjects: Locomotives; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Poland (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: This photograph depicts a Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company's Campbell works blast furnace from Poland Ave. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AC2_YHCIL_MSS0140_B01F14_001
Subjects: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. Campbell works; Blast furnaces; Steel industry
Places: Campbell (Ohio); Mahoning Country (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is a photograph of a drawing of Morrison R. Waite, 1890. The portrait depicts Waite (1816-1888) as a dignified older man wearing his jurist's robe. At the bottom of the portrait is a handwritten signature ("M.R. Waite") and near the subject's ringed left hand is the artist's signature ("Max Rosenthal, Phila [illegible] 90"). Waite to the left his home state of Connecticut to practice law in northwestern Ohio. He ran twice unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate and spent one term in the state legislature. Waite later declined a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. In 1871, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant selected Waite to help settle claims with Great Britain that arose from the American Civil War. Waite's legal skills helped the United States obtain almost $16 million from Great Britain for that nation's support of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Upon returning to the United States, Waite participated in the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1873 and was selected to be the convention's president. While serving at the Constitutional Convention, Waite received word that President Grant had nominated him to be Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Waite served as chief justice for the next fifteen years. Max Rosenthal (1833-1918) was a painter, lithographer, etcher, and draftsman born in Russian Poland, He emigrated to the U.S. in 1849. He is one of four Rosenthal brothers who founded a lithographic printing company in Philadelphia. Max was the firm’s primary artist. He is believed to have illustrated some of the earliest books produced in the U.S. that used the chromolithograph process. During his career he produced hundreds of portraits of eminent Americans and Britons. His son, Albert Rosenthal, was also a noted artist. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05831
Subjects: Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888; Rosenthal, Max, 1833-1918; Portraits; Supreme Court justices; Ohio History--State and Local Government