Description: Photograph showing the exterior of the John Stark Edwards House, in Warren, Ohio, which was completed in 1807. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. John Stark Edwards was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 25, 1877. In 1800, he became the first recorder of Trumbull County after being appointed by Northwest Territory Governor Arthur St. Clair. He died on February 22, 1813. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06768
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio; Historic sites Ohio; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Scott Hagan posing in front of Barn #63, located on Route 127 just north of Route 40 in Preble County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08530
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003; Artists;
Places: Preble County (Ohio)
 

Description: This broadside, printed in 1791, commemorates the Columbian Tragedy, a reference to the Battle of the Wabash, also known as "St. Clair's Defeat." The battle occurred on November 4, 1791, near several Miami villages along the Wabash River in what is now Mercer County, Ohio. At daybreak that morning, a large alliance of American Indians, led by Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and Miami chief Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle), surprised and overwhelmed an American army of about 1,600 men under Major General Arthur St. Clair, wounding or killing over half of the unprepared troops. The conflict is known as the greatest Indian victory over American military forces in the nation's history. 39 officers, whose names are listed on this broadside, were killed, along with over 900 soldiers. Also included on the broadside are engravings of Major General Richard Butler, who was killed in the battle, and a scene titled "Bloody Indian Battle Fought at Miami Village, Nov. 4, 1791," as well as a lengthy funeral elegy.. The location of the Columbian Tragedy is now the site of Fort Recovery State Memorial and the village of Fort Recovery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS2500
Subjects: Warfare; St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818; Battlefields; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Little Turtle, 1747?-1812; American Indian history and society;
Places: Fort Recovery (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows inmates at the Ohio Reformatory for Women producing Ohio and American flags as part of their vocational training. In 1911, the Ohio General Assembly authorized the establishment of a separate women’s penal institution which opened on September 1, 1916, as the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, with a population of 34 inmates. When Marguerite Reilley was appointed superintendent of the Reformatory in 1935, she found dirty and unkempt inmates with excessively restricted living habits. She instituted the “human being” program which provided recreation, entertainment, jobs, and vocational training for the inmates. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2002AV_B03_00189_009
Subjects: Ohio Reformatory for Women; Correctional institutions; Prisoners; Flags
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. It shows two women carrying a banner that reads "Organization for the Promotion of Animal Welfare Champaign-Urbana Illinois." The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B03F08_03
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Social movements; Demonstrations; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the side facade of the Montgomery County Historical Society, the former Montgomery County Courthouse. This structure, built between 1847 and 1850 at a cost of $63,000, was designed in temple form and is recognized as an outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture. It has a stone roof and a cantilevered stone staircase. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_341
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; vaults (structural elements); pilasters; Greek Revival
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); 451 W. 3rd St.
 

Description: This photo depicts Bob Hope and his wife, Dolores Hope, exiting an event during the homecoming celebration held for Neil Armstrong in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. There are several journalists and supporters waiting to get a glimpse of Neil Armstrong. 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_053
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Eight photographs document the Donald Gray Memorial Gardens in Cleveland, Ohio. Gray designed the Horticultural Gardens for the Great Lakes Exposition of 1936-1937. The gardens remained north of the Cleveland Municipal Stadium after the exposition and were named for Gray after his death. The garden did not survive the demolition of Memorial Stadium and the rebuilding of the Cleveland Browns Stadium in 1997. Donald A. Gray (1891-1939), landscape architect and designer, was born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles G. and Rose (Williams) Gray. He graduated from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and attended Harvard University, afterwards working briefly with Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., in the Olmsted Brothers firm in Brookline, Massachusetts, the premier landscape architect firm in America. Gray came to Cleveland in 1920, establishing a practice in landscape architecture and designing many private gardens and estates in Cleveland, the Heights, and outlying suburbs. In 1925 he traveled to England, studying the gardens of great houses there. He designed the landscaping for the development of Fairhill Road houses in 1931, making his own home there for several years. He designed the landscape for Forest Hill Park and some of the designs for the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in Rockefeller Park. Dedicated to "making a beautiful city of Cleveland," Gray worked on developing the Cleveland Garden Center with Mrs. William Gwinn Mather and Mrs. Charles. A. Otis. On 11 Jan. 1928, Gray married Florence Ball. They had 1 daughter, Virginia. Gray died in Cleveland and was buried in Highland Park Cemetery. The photographs were taken by Ihna Thayer Frary. The Ihna Thayer Frary Audiovisual Collection was given to the Ohio Historical Society by Mr. Frary in two sections. One was in March of 1963 and the remainder in May of 1965 by his sons, Dr. Spencer G. and Allen T. Frary following their father's death. I.T. Frary (1873-1965) was the publicity and membership secretary for the Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. He taught for many years at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Western Reserve University's School of Architecture. He did much research of Ohio and American architecture and was the author of seven major works and numerous scholarly articles on architectural and art history. One of his major works was Early Homes of Ohio published in 1936. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3347_4834646_001
Subjects: Plants and Animals; Architecture; Stadiums; Gardens; Boats and boating
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Cleveland Art Museum, built in 1916, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00333
Subjects: Art and Artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the manager's residence at Buckhorn Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken between 1865 and 1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01182
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a gravel street with three houses visible. The middle house has a chicken coop visible close to the road. On the near side of the street, there is a utility pole and a sign reading "RAIL ROAD CROSSING" in an X-shaped configuration. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F06_001_1
Subjects: Dwellings; Railroads; Traffic signs and signals; Chickens; Housing
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "'Leafing through Pages of the Miami Valley Album' (Dayton Daily News-Dec 1, 1934) . The second 'REO' pleasure car in Greene County, was owned and cranked by E.J. Harrison. Photo shows Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and their daughter Helen, posing on the front lawn in 1908." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_055_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Automobiles
Places: Greene County (Ohio)