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: 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: The photograph shows a square tomb in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The building lies half underground with a a stone wall holding back the earth behind it and a stone walkway leading to the door. The words over the door read "Oak Hill." 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_45
Subjects: Cemeteries--Ohio; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Funeral rites and ceremonies
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Governor Thomas Worthington's grave and monument in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. Worthington is known as the "Father of Ohio Statehood." The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00405
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a large engraved stone marking the grave of abolitionist John Brown in North Elba, New York, 1945. The gravesite and its surrounding property were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998. Brown gained national attention when, on October 16, 1859, he led a group of twenty one men on a raid of Harper's Ferry, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia). A federal arsenal was in the town, and Brown hoped to capture the buildings and the weapons stored inside. He then intended to distribute the guns and ammunition to slaves in the region, creating an army of African Americans that would march through the South and force slaveholders to release their slaves. Brown and his men succeeded in capturing the arsenal, but local residents surrounded the buildings, trapping the abolitionists inside. A detachment of U.S. Marines arrived and stormed the arsenal on October 18, capturing seven men, including Brown. He was charged with treason by the state of Virginia, found guilty and sentenced to death. On December 2, 1859, Brown was hanged. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: sc223_08
Subjects: John Brown's Raid, 1859; Abolitionists -- Ohio; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: North Elba (New York)
 

Description: Three photographs document the construction of the Harding Tomb, a circular monument of white Georgia marble containing the remains of President Warren G. Harding and his wife Florence Kling Harding. It was completed in 1927, and the Hardings' bodies were moved to the tomb in December of that year. 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. 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: Presidents and Politics; Architecture; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; Presidents; First ladies; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments & memorials
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two 8" by 10" (20.32 by 25.4 cm) photographs dating from the 1940s depict Harrison's tomb and monument on Mt. Nebo in North Bend, Ohio. The tomb contains the remains of William Henry Harrison, 9th president of the United States. The monument is an obelisk of Bedford limestone, with marble entranceway, which rises 60 feet above the tomb. From the terrace visitors have a spectacular panorama of the Ohio River valley visible in the second image. The memorial is part of the Ohio Historical Society's network of historical, archaeological and natural history sites. A member of a prominent Virginia family, Harrison (1773-1841) served as aide-de-camp to General Anthony Wayne during the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. After moving to the Ohio country, he became secretary of the Northwest Territory and served as the territory's first representative to Congress. In 1801, Harrison became governor of the Indiana Territory and served in that position for 12 years. He achieved his greatest fame during the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. During the War of 1812, Harrison commanded the Army of the Northwest and attained the rank of brigadier general. In 1813, he defeated the combined forces of the British and American Indians at the Battle of the Thames, where chief Tecumseh was killed. Harrison resigned his commission in 1814 and returned to Ohio. He entered politics and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress and the state senate. Harrison ran unsuccessfully for president in 1836, and announced his candidacy again in 1840. Historians have described the 1840 election as the first modern political campaign. Harrison broke with tradition and campaigned actively for president on the Whig ticket. The log cabin became the symbol of Harrison's campaign when his Democratic opponents ridiculed him, saying he would be content to spend his days in a log cabin drinking hard cider. Harrison's supporters turned this insult around to portray him as a man of the people. Harrison contacted pneumonia and died after only one month in office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3202_3806470_001
Subjects: Architecture; Arts and Entertainment; Presidents and Politics; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments & memorials; Presidents
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the tomb in Riverside Park in New York City in which Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant was temporarily buried, ca. 1885 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06098
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidents--Death and burial; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: New York (New York)