Description: Photograph showing a business bloack on Main Street in Mount Victory, Hardin County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00474
Subjects: Mount Victory (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Streets--Ohio; Small towns
Places: Mount Victory (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This elevated view of the town of Fostoria, in Seneca County, Ohio, shows a general view of the houses and businesses of the town. Streets, public buildings and churches are labelled. Bird's eye view drawings like this one were popular in late-19th century America. As the country became increasingly urbanized, many towns had pictures such as this one drawn as an expression of civic pride. Also note the plumes of smoke rising from small manufacturing plants and the three railroads running through this rural-seeming town. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS4163
Subjects: Cities and towns--Ohio; Aerial views; Streets -- Ohio; Churches;
Places: Fostoria (Ohio); Seneca County (Ohio)
 

Description: An early image of the City of Eaton in Preble County, Ohio. Eaton is the county seat of Preble County. William Bruce established the town in 1806. Residents named the community after General William Eaton, a hero of the American Revolution. In 2000, Eaton was Preble County's largest urban center, with a population of 8,133 people. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07031
Subjects: Eaton (Preble County, Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Small towns
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: Color print on paper showing a bird's-eye view of Columbus from the area of Capital University, ca. 1861. The title at bottom reads "View of Columbus O. from Capitol University." The unfinished Ohio Statehouse can be seen, along with Capital University, St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Starling Medical College, the Franklin County courthouse, Neil House, Ohio Tool Company and the Ohio Penitentiary. Notable locations correspond to numbers included below the print, and a key is included at the bottom. The print was done by E. Sachse & Co. and published by J. T. Palmatary. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H87799
Subjects: Cities and towns; Aerial views; Capitols
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1960s or 1970s, this photograph shows the businesses on the corner of North Oak and West High Streets in London, Ohio, including the Gulf filling station and Hunter Tractor Sales. The red brick building to the right of Hunter Tractor Sales, is the old Madison County Jail. The building on the right edge of the photograph is the Madison County Sheriff's Office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_300
Subjects: Streets--Ohio; Small towns; Jails; Small business--Ohio
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a street scene in Bucyrus, Ohio, ca. 1894-1900. A group of men is gathered on the sidewalk outside of the storefront for Pfleiderer's Bakery. Next door to the bakery is a store selling "Boots & Shoes," and two men in the foreground lean on either side of a monument whose base reads "P Schaeffer." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03341
Subjects: Stores, Retail; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Bucyrus (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption on the reverse of this photograph identifies it as Main Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, taken in January 1939. Several Main Street businesses can be seen, including the Baltimore Hotel, La Mode Beauty Salon, Ebenhack & Sons Carpenters, and Leroy & Miller Garage. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_011_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Chillicothe (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Hotels; Winter
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration by Henry Howe showing Market Street in Steubenville, Ohio, during the 19th century. The caption reads, "On the right is seen the County buildings, on the left the Market, and in the distance, near the foot of the hill, some Factories." Bezaleel Wells founded Steubenville on the ruins of Fort Steuben in 1797, within the area known as the Seven Ranges in southeastern Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04041
Subjects: Steubenville (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustration of Market Street in Steubenville, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio," by Henry Howe, 1847. Bezaleel Wells founded Steubenville on the ruins of Fort Steuben in 1797, within the area known as the Seven Ranges in southeastern Ohio. Steubenville is the county seat of Jefferson County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04042
Subjects: Steubenville (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Cities and towns--Ohio
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Stereograph view of a large home located in Cardington, Ohio, 1873. Handwritten on the back is "Residence of W. Shunk Cardington Ohio." William Shunk was an pioneer businessman in 19th century-Cardington. He was played an important role in the city's growth due to his lobbying for railroad lines to be run through the community. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5566_01
Subjects: Cardington (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Families; Architecture--Ohio
Places: Cardington (Ohio); Morrow County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Whitney tractor pulling wagons loaded with people for Sunday school picnic. Storefronts and people watching can be seen in the background, including a sign that reads: "Vogel's big sale" and a partially-visible mural that reads: "The old, reliable, genuine 'Bull.'" 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 department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He 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: AL07779
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Cities and towns--Ohio; Religion in Ohio; Farm equipment;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a conductor and employee posed with interurban railroad car #500. Interurban railroads were electrically-powered trains that connected communities together across Ohio, providing a quick and cheap alternative to regular railroads, canals, or horses in the late 19th and early 20th century. The first interurban line in the United States connected Newark and Granville, Ohio, while the most profitable and heavily-utilized line in Ohio was the ABC (Akron, Bedford, and Cleveland) Line. By World War I, 2,798 miles of interurban track existed within Ohio, which exceeded the next closest state by approximately 1,000 miles. The advent of the automobile quickly led to a decrease in interurban popularity among travelers, and by the early 1930s, most interurban lines in Ohio had ceased operation. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS2610
Subjects: Railroads--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio--History; Travel; Cities and towns--Ohio;