Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Monument at Washington D.C." The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, standing 555 feet 5⅛ inches. There are taller monumental columns, but they are neither all stone nor true obelisks. It is also the tallest structure in Washington D.C.. It was designed by Robert Mills, an architect of the 1840s. The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after the architect's death. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848; the capstone was set on December 6, 1884, and the completed monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885. It officially opened October 9, 1888. Upon completion, it became the world's tallest structure, a title previously held by the Cologne Cathedral. The monument held this designation until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was completed in Paris, France. The monument stands due east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_050_1
Subjects: Washington, D.C. Washington Monument; Mills, Robert, 1781-1855; Washington, George, 1732-1799
Places: Washington (District of Columbia)
 

Description: This is a portrait of William B. Hazen. William B. Hazen was born in West Hartford, Vermont on September 27, 1830. He moved to Ohio when he was three years old. He was a United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, the Union Army during the Civil War and served as a Chief Signal Officer with the U. S. Army. He died in Washington D. C. on January 10, 1887. The photograph was apparently taken by C. M. Bell, who was a photographer in Washington D. C. in the 1870's and 1880's. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06865
Subjects: Civil War 1861-1865; Military Ohio; Military officers; U.S. Army
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a United States Navy sailor in a tattered uniform, raising a clenched fist above him, with an image of the bombing of Pearl Harbor below. At the center of the poster is the message "Avenge December 7," which was the date on which Japanese air forces attacked the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This poster is number 15 commissioned by the United States Office of War Information (O.W.I.). A note at the bottom reads "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F28_05
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941)
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: This World War II poster shows a photograph of Nazi officers burning books with German civilians doing the Hitler salute in the background, with the message "Ten years go: the Nazis burned these books" at the top and "...but free Americans CAN STILL READ THEM" at the bottom. This is poster number 66 commissioned by the United States Office of War Information (OWI). A note at the bottom reads "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F12_12
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Censorship
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: Dated 1941-1945, this World War II poster shows a man, woman, and young boy harvesting produce in their garden, with the message "Plant a Victory Garden" across the top and "Our food is fighting, a garden will make your rations go further" at the bottom. This is poster number 34 commissioned by the United States Office of War Information (OWI). A note at the bottom reads "Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington D.C." This style of poster promoted how civilians could contribute to the war effort through their everyday activities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series_2829_F27_07
Subjects: World War II; War posters; Propaganda; Daily life; Agriculture; Military Ohio
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: 1956 Malabar Farm calendar which includes small calendar pages and substantial essays on various themes in conservation agriculture, soil science and mid-century agriculture, written by Malabar Farm denizen and prominent farm writer Louis Bromfield. The Friends of the Land Collection (1930-1960) contains the papers of the Friends of the Land (1940-1959), a prominent national soil conservation education organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. FOTL produced an international literary arts quarterly, THE LAND (edited by New Deal agriculture writer Russell Lord) in addition to several members' only publications (LAND LETTER) and informational pamphlets. They also hosted annual conferences; ran conservation tours, teacher training labs, and workshops; and operated as a national clearinghouse for conservation information. Ohio farmer and novelist Louis Bromfield was active in the organization. Much of the collection reflects the career and interests of FOTL Executive Secretary Ollie Fink, who was a prominent conservation education pioneer in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Conservation education; Bromfield, Louis (1896-1956); Agriculture; Soil science; Malabar Farm
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black and white photograph of the aerial view of Washington, D. C. The image was taken from an airplane flying over several famous attractions of Washington, D. C., including U.S. Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Lincoln Monument, Reflecting Pool, National Museum of National History, Arlington Memorial Bridge, and The Library of Congress. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F05_022
Subjects: Washington (D.C.); Aerial photographs; Monuments & memorials
Places: Washington, D.C.
 

Description: A black and white photograph of the aerial view of Washington, D. C. The image features a blimp flying over the Lincoln Memorial. The memorial is located in Washington, D.C at the west end of the National Mall. Finished in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was built in memory of President Abraham Lincoln. Other famous attractions shown in the photograph includes U.S. Capitol Building, Washington Monument, Reflecting Pool, National Museum of National History, Arlington Memorial Bridge, Potomac River and Tidal Basin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F05_023_01
Subjects: Washington (D.C.); Aerial photographs; Monuments & memorials
Places: Washington, D.C.
 

Description: This photograph shows the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. and the crowd gathered to hear President William McKinley's first inaugural address, March 4, 1897. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00532
Subjects: Presidents--Inauguration--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Places: Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Railroad car on tracks with uniform soldiers on guard. Reverse side reads "Copy of a lithograph showing the Lincoln Funeral car as it appeared in Washington, D.C. the morning the train left for Springfield [Illinois], train carriage, Hale collection." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F03_017_001
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works; Funeral vehicles; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral
Places: Washington D.C.
 

Description: Photographic print of an engraved portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1861-1865. The original image was a larger carte de visite photograph. Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. He became President of the United States in March of 1860. Shortly after being reelected for a second presidential term, Lincoln was shot at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln died the following day and was buried in Springfield, Illinois, after a lengthy funeral procession from Washington D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04260
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Portraits
 

Description: Caricature of James A. Garfield titled "From the Tow-Path to the White House." This piece of political memorabilia features one of Garfield's campaign slogans from the 1880 presidential campaign. Garfield was the twentieth President of the United States, and was born on November 19, 1831, in Orange, Ohio. His father died in 1833, and James spent most of his youth working on a farm to care for his widowed mother. At the age of seventeen, Garfield took a job steering boats on the Ohio and Erie Canal--the origin of the campaign slogan. After winning election to the Ohio Senate as a member of the Republican Party in 1859, Garfield joined the Union army at the outset of the Civil War and attained the rank of major general before resigning in 1863 to serve nine consecutive terms in the House of Representatives. He was elected president in 1880, but served only four months before being assassinated. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04239
Subjects: Cartoonists; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Political cartoons; Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Places: Ohio; Washington D.C.