Description: This is a photo of a waterworks filtering plant in Williamsburg, Ohio in Clermont Couty. The photo is of the outside of the plant that shows the back of a brick building. To the right of the building, the front of an old automobile can be seen. The back of the photo reads, "Project W.P. #3634. Williamsburg, Ohio. Waterworks Filtering Plant, completed." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_015_001
Subjects: Clermont County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Williamsburg (Ohio); Water treatment plants
Places: Williamsburg (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of a Waterworks and Filtering Plant in Williamsburg, Ohio in Clermont County. This picture displays the back of a brick building and shows a holding tank filled with water. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_024_001
Subjects: Clermont County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Williamsburg (Ohio); Water treatment plants
Places: Williamsburg (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a picture of the reservoir or stream in Williamsburg, Ohio that would probably be the source of water to be treated at a Water Treatment Plant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_025_001
Subjects: Clermont County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Williamsburg (Ohio); Waterworks
Places: Williamsburg (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This flag, the national colors of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.), bears 34 gold painted stars arranged in a grid pattern on a blue canton. In the middle of the flag, painted in gold, is "89th. Regt. O.V.I. U.S.A." The flag, which measures 62.20 by 101.18 inches (158 by 257 cm), has gold fringe. Attached is a tag that documents the capture of the flag by the Confederates at the battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, in 1863 and its subsequent recovery in 1880 by William Barnes of Williamsburg in Clermont County. Barnes was a member of Company C of the regiment. The 89th O.V.I. formed in 1862 and was made up of men from Clermont, Brown, Ross, and Highland counties. During the battle of Chickamauga, nearly 200 men from the regiment were captured and sent to Libby and Andersonville prison camps, where many died. Ohio battle flags were on display at the Ohio Statehouse until the 1960s, when the state formed a committee to oversee efforts to restore the fragile flags. Some of the battle flags were on display on the plaza level of the Ohio History Center from 1970 until 1989. For conservation reasons, the flags have been in storage since 1989. In the 1960s, the collection was photographed and commercial artist Robert Needham painted illustrations of many Civil War flags. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1330_1607335_004
Subjects: Military Ohio; Civil War; Flags; 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.)
Places: Williamsburg (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 158 cm high by 257 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 89th Regt. O.V.I. USA Captured Sept. 20th 1863 at the battle of Chickamauga, Tenn. And after a long and diligent search through the North and South found and obtained possession of June 30, 1880 by W. M. Barnes Co. C., Williamsburg, Clermont Co., O. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02050
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Winfield Scott Hancock, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. A native of Montgomery Square, Pennsylvania, Hancock was considered one of the best military commanders in the Union (nicknamed "Superb Hancock"), though he never rose above corps command. He is best known for his fighting at Gettysburg and Spotsylvania Court House, but also fought at Williamsburg, where he earned his nickname, Fredericksburg, the Wilderness, Chancellorsville, and Petersburg. Due to his wounds, and the self-criticism resulting from his only major defeat, at Petersburg, Hancock resigned from command, and took over in the now-quiet Shenandoah Valley. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_43
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio; Montgomery Square (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Rockefeller Building, a 17-story office building erected by John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) between 1903 and 1905. The view is of the front entrance. A lone male pedestrian is walking past the building. Designed by Know and Elliot, the Rockefeller Building exemplifies the "Sullivanesque" style as it resembles to Louis Sullivan's Guaranty Building in Buffalo, New York. The historic Weddell House hotel built in 1847 previously stood on the site, which is at the corner of Superior and West 6th Street. The Rockefeller Building was rented to businesses involved in iron, coal, and lake-shipping industries. The original structure consisted of seven bays along Superior Avenue, and in 1910 an additional four bays in the same design were added to the west side. Josiah Kirby bought the building in 1920 and changed its name to the Kirby Building. Rockefeller was angered by the change and bought the building back, restoring the name in 1923. Rockefeller moved to the Cleveland area with his family at age fourteen. He ventured into the oil business in 1863. During the 1870s and 1880s, Rockefeller sought to expand Standard Oil's influence. The company began to purchase or drive oil refiners out of business across the United States. By 1878, Standard Oil purportedly controlled ninety percent of the oil refineries in the United States. In 1881 the Standard Oil Company became known as the Standard Oil Trust. In essence, the Standard Oil Company created various companies across the United States that were purportedly their own entities. In reality, Rockefeller directed all of these businesses. Rockefeller was alive during the government's attack on Standard Oil, but he had retired from the company in 1895, well before the dispute ended. In 1901, his wealth was estimated at $900 million, making him the wealthiest man in the world. He dedicated the remainder of his life to philanthropic efforts. He used his wealth to establish the University of Chicago in 1892 and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1901. Rockefeller also was a driving force behind the preservation of Williamsburg, Virginia, as an historic landmark. He donated funds to innumerable other charities through the Rockefeller Foundation. John Rockefeller died in 1937 at Ormond Beach, Florida. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06619
Subjects: Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937; Buildings; Cities and towns--Ohio.; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image shows the Rockefeller Building, Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) erected the seventeen-story structure by between 1903 and 1905. The historic Weddell House Hotel, built in 1847, formerly stood on this site. Located on the corner of Superior and West 6th Street, the Rockefeller Building contained offices for iron, coal, and lake-shipping industries. Josiah Kirby bought the building in 1920 and changed its named to the Kirby Building. Angered by the change, Rockefeller bought the building back, restoring the name in 1923. John D. Rockefeller moved to the Cleveland area with his family at age 14. He ventured into the oil business in 1863. During the 1870s and 1880s, Rockefeller sought to expand Standard Oil's influence. The company began to purchase or drive out of business oil refiners across the United States. By 1878, Standard Oil purportedly controlled ninety percent of the oil refineries in the United States. In 1881 the Standard Oil Company became known as the Standard Oil Trust. In essence, the Standard Oil Company created various companies across the United States that were purportedly their own entities. In reality, Rockefeller directed all of these businesses. Rockefeller was alive during the government's attack on Standard Oil, but he had retired from the company in 1895, well before the dispute ended. In 1901, his wealth was estimated at 900 million dollars, making him the wealthiest man in the world. He dedicated the remainder of his life to philanthropic efforts. He used his wealth to establish the University of Chicago in 1892 and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research in 1901. Rockefeller also was a driving force behind the preservation of Williamsburg, Virginia, as an historic landmark. He donated funds to innumerable other charities through the Rockefeller Foundation. John Rockefeller died in 1937 at Ormond Beach, Florida. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06620
Subjects: Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937; Buildings; Cities and towns--Ohio.; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of national colors of the 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 158 cm high by 257 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 89th Regt. O.V.I. USA Captured Sept. 20th 1863 at the battle of Chickamauga, Tenn. And after a long and diligent search through the North and South found and obtained possession of June 30, 1880 by W. M. Barnes Co. C., Williamsburg, Clermont Co., O. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02508
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865