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: 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 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: This is a photograph of an unknown cemetery somewhere in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_015_001
Subjects: Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Ohio; Sepulchral monuments; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a woman visiting a grave at a cemetery in Muskingum County, Ohio, possibly in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. 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_B15F01_016
Subjects: Cemeteries; Veterans; Sepulchral monuments
Places: Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1943, this photograph shows the wall of a cemetery in Muskingum County, Ohio, probably in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. 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_B15F01_017
Subjects: Cemeteries; Veterans; Sepulchral monuments
Places: Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a square tomb in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The building lies half underground with a stone wall holding back the earth behind it and a stone walkway leading to the door. Behind it are trees and head stones. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_18
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1900-1912, this photograph shows a man standing by a tombstone. At the top of the tombstone is a lamb sitting under the sun and below it reads, "Sadie, wife of Lee Cainer, born June 4, 1877, died July 7, 1900, She was an affectionate and loving wife." 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: AV71_b11_f644
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Cemeteries; Tombstones (sepulchral monuments)
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This is a photograph of a cemetery somewhere in Ohio. The image is too blurry to identify any of the tombstones. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_030
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Sepulchral monuments; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: The photograph shows a headstone in a cemetery reading "Stecher," which sits between two small pines. More headstones sit before and behind the Stecher monument, with large trees growing throughout the cemetery lawn. The stone most likely marks the grave of George J. Stecher, Harry Kinley's maternal grandfather. George J. and Christina Stecher immigrated from Germany to Upper Sandusky, Ohio in 1854. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_39
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Tombstones (sepulchral monuments); Families--Ohio;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);