Description: This portrait of a young girl posed outside a home with a parasol was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Written on the negative is the name John Richmond of Sistersville, West Virginia. Like most of Ewing's work, it was taken in the region of southeastern Ohio and 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 (now the Ohio History Connection) received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B24_F2138
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; Children
Places: Sistersville (West Virginia);
 

Description: This is a photograph of a young girl combing her hair while looking in a mirror hanging from a porch post. A woman can be seen in the corner who is standing out of frame. A marking on the negative reads: "Richmond Sistersville WVA." 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: AL06672
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Children; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Families; Photography--Ohio--History--19th century
Places: Sistersville (West Virginia)
 

Description: This image shows the area where a ferry lands in Fly, Ohio. The ferry takes travelers from Ohio to West Virginia. This ferry was used to take passengers back and forth for nearly 200 years and shut down in the early 2000s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06744
Subjects: Travel; Transportation--Ohio--History; Ohio River
Places: Fly (Ohio); Jackson (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio)