Description: This is a portrait of a young man, wearing a cap and cradling a double-barreled shotgun, with a dog standing at his feet. A marking on the negative reads: "Jessie James." 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: AL06298
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Dogs; Other--Family History; Shooters of firearms; Firearms; Clothing & dress; Photography--History
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This is a portrait of a young man sitting in a chair with a shotgun on his lap, and his two dogs. 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: AL06301
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Dogs; Other--Family History; Shooters of firearms; Photography--History; Civil defense; Clothing & dress
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2787_005
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Circus; Contests; Cowboys; Darke County (Ohio); Entertainers; Hunting; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Ohio History; Ohio Women; Shooters of firearms; Women--Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of Annie Oakley and husband Frank E. Butler. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2787_020
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Darke County (Ohio); Entertainers; Hunting; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Ohio Women; Shooters of firearms
 

Description: Photograph of Annie Oakley in profile, taken while she was touring in London, England. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortgage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's right to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2787_021
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Darke County (Ohio); Entertainers; Hunting; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Ohio Women; Shooters of firearms
Places: London (England)
 

Description: Annie Oakley, shown in this 4.3 by 6.25-inch (10.94 by 15.88 cm) cabinet card, was born in Darke County, Ohio in 1860. Her full name was Phoebe Anne Oakley Mozee. From a young age, she was exceptionally good at hitting targets with a rifle. In 1876 she married marksman and vaudeville star Frank Butler, who was also her manager. Oakley was a major attraction in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show from 1885 until 1902, touring the world demonstrating her marksmanship. Also known as "Little Miss Sure Shot," Oakley could shoot dimes out of the air at a distance of 90 feet. Although seriously injured in a train accident in 1901, Oakley recovered fully. She died in Dayton in 1926. Cabinet cards, first made in the late 1860s, are photographic portraits on cardboard similar to cartes de visite. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1289_916200_011
Subjects: Ohio Women; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Shooters of firearms; Sharpshooting
Places: Darke County (Ohio)
 

Description: Grave stone of sharpshooter Annie Oakley in Brock Cemetery, Darke County, Ohio, August 15, 1938. Phoebe Anne Mozee (also Mosey, Moses), better known as Annie Oakley, was a famous sharpshooter and women's rights advocate in the late 19th and early 20th century. Born August 13, 1860, in Darke County, Ohio, Annie Oakley showed skill with firearms from an early age, using profits earned from the sale of wild game she killed to pay off her parents' mortage. In 1875, she won a shooting contest against marksman Frank E. Butler in Cincinnati, Ohio, who convinced her to travel and perform with him. Oakley and Butler later married. The two performed in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show where Oakley remained until 1901, traveling across the country and to Europe with the show, where Annie Oakley famously shot a cigarette from between German Crown Prince Wilhelm's fingers. She emerged as the first female American superstar and advocated women's rights to join the army and serve in active combat situations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00551
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Arts and Entertainment; Circus; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926; Ohio History; Ohio Women; Sharpshooting; Shooters of firearms; Women's rights
Places: Darke County (Ohio)