Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of Washington Irving Tenney (1833-1922), member of the 75th and 76th Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1903-1904, 1904-1905). Tenney was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, and moved with his family to West Milton, Ohio, in 1848. During the Civil War he served with the 147th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Tenney served two terms as Miami County auditor and was secretary of the county agricultural board. He farmed near Troy, Ohio, and later moved to town, where he was a member of the board of education. He taught school for more than twenty years. Tenney died in 1922 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07017
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Troy (Ohio); Educators; Veterans
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL, May 28, 1937- Miami Co. Troy, Ohio." This is a photograph of Heywood Elementary in Troy, Ohio. The building in this photo is still in use. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_025_001
Subjects: Elementary schools; Schools--1930-1940; Schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Woman working as a book binder, a Works Progress Administration employment training program in Troy, Ohio, 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00015
Subjects: Troy (Ohio); Women--Employment; Bookbinding; Photography--Ohio
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Miami and Erie Canal in Miami County through Troy, Ohio, between stations 8244 and 8312. The Ohio, Indiana and Western Railroad, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad, bridges, and other landmarks along the route and throughout the town are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4927_006
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of a guidon of the 71st Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. The swallowtail flag has a blue field with thirty four stars representing the states of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. The Ohio 71st was organized at Camp Tod in Troy, Ohio from September 1861 to January 1862. They were involved the Battle of Shiloh, the Atlanta Campaign, the Siege of Atlanta, The Battle of Lovejoy's Station, the Battle of Jonesboro, Franklin-Nashville campaign, the Battle of Franklin and the Battle of Nashville. They were mustered out on November 30, 1865 in San Antonio, Texas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02025
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of John Milton McCampbell (1809-1889), who was an agent of the Underground Railroad at Troy, Miami County, Ohio. This cabinet card is from James Photographic Gallery in Troy, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03162
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of John A. McCurdy (1841-1925) is a formal portrait of the state legislator who represented Miami County in the 74th Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1900-1901). The oval portrait shows an older man with white hair and mustache and a cleft chin. On the left lapel of his jacket is an engraved round button or pin. This photograph was published in "The Ohio Manual of Legislative Practice Published by the Authority of the Seventy-Fourth General Assembly, 1900-1901." McCurdy was born on March 26, 1841, in Staunton Township, Miami County. He was the son of James and Mary (MacDonald) McCurdy. James McCurdy was a native of Ireland. The family later moved to a farm in Concord Township, near Troy, Ohio. In February 1865, John McCurdy enlisted in Company B, 194th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and was mustered out later that year. He resumed farming, but in 1874 he moved to Troy, Ohio, where he engaged in business ventures. Troy was his home for the remainder of this life. He was active in the Republican Party in Miami County and in Troy. He twice was elected county treasurer, serving from 1875 to 1879. In 1897 he was elected to the Ohio state legislature as the county’s representative and served two terms (73rd and 74th General Assembly, . He held several other posts in city and county government. He died August 28, 1925, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07016
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; 194th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.); Veterans
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_006_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F07_008_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_001_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_003_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Miami County - Troy, Ohio - May 28, 1937. BOOK PROJECT IN HEYWOOD SCHOOL" This appears to be a photo of a book repair project that was sponsored by the WPA. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F10_004_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Book repairing
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)