Description: Built in 1910, the old Ohio Union was the first student union building constructed on a public university campus and the fourth to be built in the United States. Made possible by a direct appropriation from the 77th Ohio General Assembly and private funds raised by students, the building officially opened on January 11, 1911 with considerable fanfare. By erecting a student union building, the university gave official sanction to extracurricular activities. Although there have been seven additions, this Jacobethan Revival style building retains its original exterior form and character. The "Old Ohio Union" was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. This building is now called Enarson Hall. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06808
Subjects: Historic sites Ohio; Students--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio); Ohio State University; College buildings
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: Three female members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union posed with a strike sign. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00049
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
 

Description: Various businesses and buildings are seen along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio, including Gordon's Ice Cream & Candy, Pearl Alley, Sweet Shack and PJ's Clothes Closet. A billboard above the stores reads "Jesus Christ died for you. Now why do you think He did that?" and various messages are spray painted on the side of the building, likely across the street from the Ohio Union. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B11F284_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Stores and shops; Restaurants; Billboards;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Ohio Governor C. William O'Neill with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, ca. 1957. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03588
Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Map of Union County, Ohio, from surveys by Andrew S. Mowry, published in 1870 by F.W. Beers & Co. of New York. This map shows land ownership within the county, and includes a table of distances and population chart for Union County in 1870. It also includes a view of the Courthouse in Marysville, Ohio, as well as insets of Irwin Station, Watkins, Pleasant Valley, Richwood, Marysville, Milford, Newton, Raymonds P.O., Essex, New California, Frankfort, Pharisburg, Broadway, New Dover, York Centre, Pottersburg P.O., Somersville and Unionville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MAPVFM347_2_01_Union_Co
Subjects: Maps--Ohio; Surveying; Union County (Ohio);
Places: Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color photograph is a close-up of the cornerstone of the historic First Presbyterian Church in West Union, Ohio, ca. 1965-1970. The text reads: “First Presbyterian Church / organized 1800 / erected 1810.” Possibly made of granite, the cornerstone contrasts sharply with the warm-toned stone wall that encases it. The congregation was organized circa 1800 on Thomas Kirker's land on Eagle Creek, about three miles from West Union. Kirker, Ohio's second governor, was influential in organizing the congregation and raising funds for the building’s construction. Stonemason Thomas Metcalfe, Kentucky governor from 1828-1832, was awarded the contract to build the walls for $250; total construction cost was $500. Before the American Civil War, the First Presbyterian Church's ministers and congregation played an active role in the abolitionist movement, including assisting fugitive slaves. During the Civil War, the church also briefly served as a barracks for the Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment of recruits from Adams County and eastern Brown County. The church was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06961
Subjects: Church buildings--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio; Cornerstones; National Register of Historic Places; West Union (Ohio); Adams County (Ohio)
Places: West Union (Ohio); Adams County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated July 1937, this photograph shows the central street of Union Village, also referred to as Shakertown. The first building on the left appears to be Marble Hall. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "View of the central group of buildings at the old Shaker settlement, 3 miles east of Lebanon, Ohio, formerly known as Union Village and commonly as Shakertown. Now the Otterbein Home, conducted for the aged and the orphans of the United Brethren Church. The entire tract of 4,500 acres formerly belonging to the Shakers is now know as Shaker Acres." Union Village was the first, and largest, Shaker community west of the Allegheny Mountains, and was established in 1805. By the 1940's, Union Village was the second largest Shaker settlement with a population of 700. The village was disbanded in 1912 and the last building was demolished in 1965. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_017_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio); Shakers--Ohio--Union Village--Pictorial works; Shakers--North Union (Ohio); Religion in Ohio; Historical societies
Places: Union Village (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Union County Courthouse was built next to the county jail in 1880. The land had been purchased in 1871 for the jail, and when two more lots were purchased in 1880, the courthouse construction began 100 days later in September of that year. The architect was David W. Gibbs of Toledo, Ohio, who also designed four other county courthouses in Ohio. The contractors were Karst and Woodruff. The bell tower reached 168 feet in height and the original clock was by Howard and Co. of Boston, Massachusetts. It was wound once a week by the courthouse janitor until 1942. At that time a rusty cable broke and one of the weights fell through the skylight of the rotunda, narrowly missing a court reporter. After that mishap, the clock was electrified. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_060_001
Subjects: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio); Courthouses; Architecture--Ohio; Government buildings
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of "The North Family" Shaker village at Union Village. The village is 3 miles west of Lebanon, Ohio. There are several empty buildings on either side of the dirt road that runs through the picture. The back of the photo reads, ""The North Family" group of buildings at Union Village (Shakertown) 3 miles west of Lebanon, Ohio, now known as The Otterbein Home. The central building of the picture was the broom factory and the one to the left, now used as a hospital for the home, was a group residence". Union Village was the first, and largest, Shaker community west of the Allegheny Mountains, and was established in 1805. By the 1940's, Union Village was the second largest Shaker settlement with a population of 700. The village was disbanded in 1912, and the last building was demolished in 1965. For more information, please visit the Warren County Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_016_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Shakers--Ohio--Union Village--Pictorial works; Shakers--North Union (Ohio);
Places: Union Village (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Testing lights at Safety Lane in Union Terminal, Cincinnati, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F05_13_01
Subjects: Cincinnati Union Terminal (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tree of Heaven drawing by James Mott, a member of the Shaker community at North Union, Ohio, 1848. The drawing consists of a geometric design with extensive handwritten detailing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04486
Subjects: North Union (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Shakers--History
Places: North Union (Ohio); Shaker Heights (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the facade of the third Union Station, Columbus, Ohio. The station was located at the intersection of N. High St. and E. Naghten. Daniel H. Burnham & Company, architectural firm located in Chicago, designed the station in the Beaux-Arts Classicism style. An arcade that housed shops and offices faced High Street. The facade's graceful arches and pillars are visible in this photograph. Horse-drawn vehicles pass by the station. The arcade was demolished in October 1976; Union Station was demolished in 1979. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05984
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Railroad stations; Architecture--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)