Description: Portrait of Isaac ("Ike") H. Sawhill from "Historical and Biographical Souvenir of the Ohio School for the Deaf," published in Columbus, Ohio, in 1898. In addition to a history of the school's operation, the book includes "portraits and biographical sketches of representative alumni" such as Sawhill. His biographical sketch states that Sawhill was born in Pennsylvania, and first moved to Columbus to attend the Ohio School for the Deaf in 1872. He graduated as valedictorian, and was also an active athlete, playing catcher for the school's baseball club the Independents. Sawhill went on to work in hog farming and later dry goods after a brief professional baseball career. At the time this volume was written, Sawhill lived in Seville, Ohio, and was "known as one of the best amateur cyclists of Northern Ohio, having held the county championship for the past two years." His wife, Sadie, is also noted as a skilled cyclist. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 362_4H629_Sawhill_I
Subjects: Deafness; Ohio School for the Deaf; Baseball--History; Baseball players; Athletes; Sports--Ohio--History; Bicycles and bicycling;
Places: Seville (Ohio); Medina County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph titled "Circle of Wagons," showing the Bicentennial Wagon Train that traveled cross country to celebrate the United States Bicentennial, stopped outside Town Hall in Richfield, Ohio, June 6, 1976. The image was submitted by photographer Lenore Nichols of Seville, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01150
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Horse-drawn vehicles; Historical reenactments; Commemorations
Places: Richfield (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph titled "Grooming," showing a participant in the Bicentennial Wagon Train that traveled cross country to celebrate the United States Bicentennial combing his horse. The commemorative group was stopped outside Town Hall in Richfield, Ohio, on June 6, 1976. The image was submitted by photographer Lenore Nichols of Seville, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F110_02_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Horse-drawn vehicles; Historical reenactments; Commemorations; Horses
Places: Richfield (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #33, the 33rd barn that Hagan painted, located on Route 3 north of Seville and I-76 in Medina County. The logo has since been painted over. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08543
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Medina County (Ohio)