Description: The National Road passing through St. Clairsville, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1907. Congress authorized construction of the National Road in 1806, and in 1811, awarded contracts to private builders to construct the road. The War of 1812 prevented work from beginning until 1815. Construction began in Cumberland, Maryland, and the contractors completed the road to Wheeling, Virginia (modern-day West Virginia), in 1817. Eventually, the federal government extended the road to near St. Louis, Missouri. From 1825 to 1838, the National Road was extended across Ohio. The federal government authorized individual states, including Ohio, to maintain the National Road. To cover the associated maintenance costs, Ohio turned the National Road into a toll road. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04016
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: St. Clairsville (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an aerial view of downtown Columbus, Ohio, during the mid-1950s. The Broad Street and Town Street bridges over the Scioto River are in the foreground. The tallest structure is the LeVeque Tower (formerly the American Insurance Union Citadel) which was dedicated on September 21, 1927. The 47-story tall skyscraper located at 50 West Broad Street was designed by architect C. Howard Crane in the Art Deco style. Due to the Great Depression, the American Insurance Union went bankrupt and sold the building. The tower was purchased by John Lincoln and Leslie L. LeVeque in 1945. The light-colored building situated on the Scioto's east bank between the two bridges is the Ohio Judicial Center (Ohio State Office Building). Its construction began in 1930 and was completed in 1933. The 14-story building was designed by Cincinnati architect Harry Hake and serves as a classic example of the Modernistic style. In 2011 the state Supreme Court named the center in honor of the late Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, who was the second-longest-serving chief justice in state history at the time of his death in April 2010. Visible one block east of the Judicial Center is the Ohio Statehouse with its distinctive cupola dome. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05691
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Aerial photographs; Architecture; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A road leading into Morristown. Morristown is somewhat unique in that it is old enough that it dates back before Ohio had even achieved statehood. Because of it's position right by the important National Road, the town had a strong economy and much of it exists still until this day. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06749
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio; Historic sites Ohio; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Morristown (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: A man sitting in a chair wearing a fez. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08510
Subjects: Men; Hats; Portrait photography
 

Description: Photograph of John Rumora at left with two of his fellow crew members in the U.S.S. Santa Fe engine room. John George Rumora (1927-) enlisted in the United States Navy on February 24, 1945. He processed through boot camp at Great Lakes and then was assigned to the engine room of the U.S.S. Santa Fe, a CL-60 light cruise which served in the Pacific Theater. Rumora was aboard the U.S.S. Santa Fe when World War II ended, and the crew participated in the occupation of Japan, during which the ship stopped and saw the devastation at Nagasaki in October 1945. After the ship sailed home, Rumora helped prepare the U.S.S. Santa Fe for the mothball fleet in Bremerton, Washington. He was honorably discharged as a Machinist Mate 3/c on July 19, 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5756_07
Subjects: World War II; United States Navy; Military Ohio; Ships;
 

Description: This image shows the clock tower and side facade of the Madison County Courthouse. This building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_294
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; pavilions (building divisions); Second Empire;
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio); 1 N. Main St.
 

Description: This photo depicts people sitting in a banquet hall, perhaps listening to Neil Armstrong speak during the homecoming celebration held for him in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return and Bob Hope served as marshal for the event. Guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_043
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tow path of the old Miami and Erie Canal, built between 1831-1845, St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00314
Subjects: St. Marys (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: St. Marys (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dr. Nelson Banks Sisson of Gallia County, Ohio with his third wife, Carrie Weather Holt Sisson, ca. 1890-1899. They were married in 1890. He was an abolitionist, supporter of the Republican Party and the temperance movement, and served as surgeon for the 92nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01056
Subjects: Physicians--Ohio; Other--Family History; Medicine; American Civil War, 1861-1865
Places: Gallia County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a man and woman waving from the rock shelter. A caption on the back of this photograph reads: "Rockhouse Park, Hocking State Forest." Rock House, the only true cave in the Hocking Hills region, is a tunnel-like corridor situated on the side of a 150-foot Blackhand sandstone cliff. Small recesses in the rear of the cave are believed to have been used by American Indians as baking ovens. According to local folklore, the cave was also used as a hideout by robbers, horse thieves, and bootleggers, earning it the name Robbers' Roost. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_003_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Geology; Natural features; Outdoor recreation; Hiking
Places: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Cinci., O., Mar. 1938. Pounsford Home, College Hill, Ohio." The photograph depicts a white two story Federal style home, with a small front porch, and a barn behind the house. Pounsford house was located in the College Hill community of Cincinnati Ohio. This photograph is most likely of the home which used to be located on Belmont Avenue, which, if true, means that this home was originally that of Captain A.D.E. Tweed, and built in 1865. Tweed’s home and 20acres was sold to Arthur H. Pounsford in 1883 and demolished in 1969 to make way for a new building for the First United Church of Christ. It is possible that the carriage remained, and was used by the church. A portion of the front yard of the Pounsford home was sold at an unknown point, and new houses built. It is also possible that this was the Pounsford home known as Chatfield, also located in the College Hill area, on Hamilton Avenue. This property was donated to the College Hill Presbyterian Church in 1953 (the white frame house at that time being over 100 years old). It was used as residence of head custodians until it was demolished in 1981. Arthur (A.H.) Pounsford, father of Harry Graham (H.G.), and founder of Pounsford Stationary Company, died in 1894 and buried in Spring Grove cemetery. He was an important business man, but also served many years as councilman, president of the Village Improvement Society, and involved with many other public projects. Arthur H. married Sarah M. in December, 1864. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_013_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Dayton View Bridge from the S.E." Dayton View, or Monument Avenue Bridge, is a closed spandrel-filled concrete arch bridge built in 1908-1909. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F09_011_1
Subjects: Bridges--Miami River (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)