Description: This cast-iron ice wagon with a team of horses was made by the Kenton Hardware Company in Ohio. It measures 5" by 12" by 3" (12 by 31 by 7 cm). Cast-iron toys were all the rage among American children during this era. These toys were described by the company as "perfectly safe for any child to enjoy." The Kenton Hardware Company was promoted as "the largest factory in the USA exclusively making cast iron toys" at the turn of the twentieth century. One of Hardin County's largest employers, the factory produced a variety of toys that were miniature versions of fire engines, circus wagons, carriages, banks, trains, and stoves. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1470_1533986_001
Subjects: Arts and Entertainment; Business and Labor; Daily Life; Toys; Toy industry; Horses; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons
Places: Kenton (Ohio); Hardin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This shop was part of the Toy Lending Project, which allowed children to "check out" toys like books from a library. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F6_007_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Toys
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "District #12. Project WP #8960. Toy Lending Project, located at C. & O. Center, Fourth and Smith Street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by Federal Writers' Photographer. 12-17-36" The Toy Lending Project allowed children to "check out" toys like books from a library. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F03_35_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Toys
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Black and white photograph of a woman surrounded by her large doll collection, taken by Joe Munroe ca. 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05917
Subjects: Dolls; Toys; Joe Munroe
 

Description: This image is a of toy carousel with striped airplanes. The toy carousel is made of steel and has a wolverine mark. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H79255
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Toys
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This portrait of a young boy seated outdoors on a settee with a teddy bear was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Written on the negative is the name W. Louther of Macfarlan, 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_F2043
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; Children; Toys
Places: Macfarlan (West Virginia);
 

Description: Photograph of a young boy perched on a porch railing with his teddy bear behind him. 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: AL05113
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Toys; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Children
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Photograph of a small boy standing at the base of a staircase and holding a toy gun. 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: AL05123
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Toys; Portrait photography--United States--History--19th century; Children
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This portrait of a young boy seated outdoors on a settee with a teddy bear was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Written on the negative is the name W. Louther of Macfarlan, 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_F2044
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; Children; Toys
Places: Macfarlan (West Virginia);
 

Description: This is a portrait of a little girl sitting in a chair holding a porcelain doll. 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: AL06257
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Children; Toys; Dolls
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Portrait of a young child in a perambulator, flanked by a smiling little girl holding her doll, taken in Calcutta, West Virginia. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. 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: AL06277
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Children; Toys
Places: Calcutta (West Virginia)
 

Description: This cloth-bodied doll has a dress, apron, and scarf. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8798
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Toys; Textiles
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)