Description: A truck drives past a Sohio filling station in the distance, at the Obetz exit along Route 23 south of Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1870 by John D. Rockefeller, Sohio stations are now defunct, having been acquired by British Petroleum and converted to BP stations. In the foreground are several political posters advertising the re-election campaigns of Judges Johnson, Macklin, and Stark. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B02F037_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Political campaigns; Political posters; Service stations; Truck driving
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a portrait of a well-dressed young woman sitting in front of an American flag which bears the images of President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Handwriting on the negative appears to identify the woman as Miss Rachel Riddle. 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: AL06259
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Women Suffrage; Political campaigns; Political posters; Flags--United States; McKinley, William, 1843- 1901
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph shows director of the Republican Glee Club Karl H. Hoenig. He also served as director of The Ohio State Univeristy Men's Glee Club from 1919-1928. The Republican Glee Club formed in Columbus, Ohio, when a group of men who enjoyed singing formed a group to campaign for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant in the 1872 presidential election against Horace Greeley. The group of singers originally called themselves the Grant and Wilson Glee Club, always changing their name to support the candidate the group was endorsing. By 1885, the Glee Club supported state and local races too, and in 1895 permanently changed the club's name to the Republican Glee Club. The Republican Glee Club Collection includes sheet music and songbooks, organizational records, historical information, event programs, and photographs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1441AV_B13_F07
Subjects: Republican Glee Club; Republican Party; Political campaigns; Political clubs; Portrait photography; Choirs (Music)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated March 1929, this photograph shows members of the Republican Glee Club of Columbus, Ohio, outside the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona. The Glee Club performed there as part of the inaugural celebrations for President Herbert Hoover. The Republican Glee Club formed in Columbus when a group of men who enjoyed singing formed a group to campaign for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant in the 1872 presidential election against Horace Greeley. The group of singers originally called themselves the Grant and Wilson Glee Club, always changing their name to support the candidate the group was endorsing. By 1885, the Glee Club supported state and local races too, and in 1895 permanently changed the club's name to the Republican Glee Club. The Republican Glee Club Collection includes sheet music and songbooks, organizational records, historical information, event programs, and photographs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1441AV_B13_F13_1
Subjects: Republican Glee Club; Republican Party; Political campaigns; Political clubs; Portrait photography; Choirs (Music)
Places: Tucson (Arizona)
 

Description: Photograph showing John Gilligan standing next to an unidentified man. John Gilligan started his political career in 1953 when he campaigned and won a seat in the Cincinnati City Council. Later, Gilligan ran for the United States House of Representatives and served for one term. However, he was not re-elected and suffered two more political defeats in running for the United States Senate. Despite these failed campaigns, Gilligan won the office of Governor of Ohio in 1971 and served until 1975. His term as governor is remembered for several successes, the beginning of the state lottery, the graduated state income tax, the voting age lowered to eighteen, and an improved transportation infrastructure. After his term, Gilligan focused his political efforts towards international development and also taught at the collegiate level. Influenced by her father's political career and ambitions, Kathleen Gilligan served as governor of Kansas from 2003 until 2009. Under President Barack Obama, she was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS388AV_B01_F06_02
Subjects: Gilligan, John Joyce, 1921-; Governors; Political campaigns; Political elections; Politicians;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This Republican campaign poster from the 1920 election displays portraits of candidates for various offices, including Warren G. Harding, candidate for President of the United States; Frank B. Willis, candidate for the U.S. Senate; Harry L. Davis, candidate for governor of Ohio; W. R. Green, candidate for the state Senate; and five other African American men who are candidates for the state House of Representatives. Harding is quoted saying that he believes in equality before the law, and that "You can not give one right to a white man and deny the same right to a black man." The poster indicates that African Americans in Ohio remained in possession of their right to vote, even while many blacks in the American South were being disenfranchised. By appearing on this poster, the major Republican candidates for Ohio both endorsed African American Republican candidates, and attempted to secure the African American vote for their own election. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS5072
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Political campaigns; Political elections; Republican Party; Elected officials; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Charles E. Hughes, appointed Secretary of State, standing on Warren G. Harding's front porch with others in Marion, Ohio, during a presidential campaign rally. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, 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 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P19_001
Subjects: Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Crowds; Front porch campaigns; Political rallies; Presidential campaigns; Historic houses
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Charles E. Hughes, appointed Secretary of State, standing on Warren G. Harding's front porch with others in Marion, Ohio, during a presidential campaign rally. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, 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 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P19_002
Subjects: Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Crowds; Front porch campaigns; Political rallies; Presidential campaigns; Historic houses
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing John Gilligan standing with an unidentified man at a political rally. John Gilligan started his political career in 1953 when he campaigned and won a seat in the Cincinnati City Council. Later, Gilligan ran for the United States House of Representatives and served for one term. However, he was not re-elected and suffered two more political defeats in running for the United States Senate. Despite these failed campaigns, Gilligan won the office of Governor of Ohio in 1971. He served as governor until 1975. During Gilligan's governorship, the state lottery started, the graduated state income tax was implemented, the voting age was lowered to eighteen, and the transportation infrastructure was improved. After his term, Gilligan focused his political efforts towards international development and also taught at the collegiate level. Influenced by her father's political career and ambitions, Kathleen Gilligan served as governor of Kansas from 2003 until 2009. Under President Barack Obama, she was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS388AV_B01_F05_01
Subjects: Gilligan, John Joyce, 1921-; Governors; Political campaigns; Politicians; Political elections;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing John Gilligan talking to a crowd of people. John Gilligan started his political career in 1953 when he campaigned and won a seat in the Cincinnati City Council. Later, Gilligan ran for the United States House of Representatives and served for one term. However, he was not re-elected and suffered two more political defeats in running for the United States Senate. Despite these failed campaigns, Gilligan won the office of Governor of Ohio in 1971. He served as governor until 1975. His term as governor is remembered for several successes, the beginning of the state lottery, the graduated state income tax, the voting age lowered to eighteen, and an improved transportation infrastructure. After his term, Gilligan focused his political efforts towards international development and also taught at the collegiate level. Influenced by her father's political career and ambitions, Kathleen Gilligan served as governor of Kansas from 2003 until 2009. Under President Barack Obama, she was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS388AV_B01_F05_02
Subjects: Gilligan, John Joyce, 1921-; Political campaigns; Governors; Politicians; Political elections;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing an unidentified man and child posing next to a campaign advertisement for John Gilligan. John Gilligan started his political career in 1953 when he campaigned and won a seat in the Cincinnati City Council. Later, Gilligan ran for the United States House of Representatives and served for one term. However, he was not re-elected and suffered two more political defeats in running for the United States Senate. Despite these failed campaigns, Gilligan won the office of Governor of Ohio in 1971 and served until 1975. His term as governor is remembered for several successes, the beginning of the state lottery, the graduated state income tax, the voting age lowered to eighteen, and an improved transportation infrastructure. After his term, Gilligan focused his political efforts towards international development and also taught at the collegiate level. Influenced by her father's political career and ambitions, Kathleen Gilligan served as governor of Kansas from 2003 until 2009. Under President Barack Obama, she was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009. The advertisement reads: "KEEP JOHN J. GILLIGAN CONGRESSMAN WHO GETS THINGS DONE!" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS388AV_B01_F06_01
Subjects: Gilligan, John Joyce, 1921-; Political campaigns; Governors; Political posters; Political elections;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing John Gilligan (left) walking with Edmund Muskie, a United States Senator and later Secretary of State from Maine. John Gilligan started his political career in 1953 when he campaigned and won a seat in the Cincinnati City Council. Later, Gilligan ran for the United States House of Representatives and served for one term. However, he was not re-elected and suffered two more political defeats in running for the United States Senate. Despite these failed campaigns, Gilligan won the office of Governor of Ohio in 1971. He served as governor until 1975. His term as governor is remembered for several successes, the beginning of the state lottery, the graduated state income tax, the voting age lowered to eighteen, and an improved transportation infrastructure. After his term, Gilligan focused his political efforts towards international development and also taught at the collegiate level. Influenced by her father's political career and ambitions, Kathleen Gilligan served as governor of Kansas from 2003 until 2009. Under President Barack Obama, she was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS388AV_B01_F08_01
Subjects: Gilligan, John Joyce, 1921-; Governors; Political campaigns; Politicians; Political elections;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)