Description: 1905 bookplate belonging to New York Reverend George Robert Hewlett (1878-1972). The image features a study containing religious items and an inscription over a bookcase that reads "My silent but faithful friends." The illustration is bordered by oak branches, leaves, and acorns. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05712
Subjects: Bookplates; Books and reading
 

Description: The exterior of the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Sandusky. This building was built after the American Civil War as a place for men who had served in the military and required a place to live. Later on, men who would serve in later wars were also cared for at this location. While some men pay to stay at the home, others who live in poverty or are otherwise unable to take care of themselves are afforded housing and services free of charge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06770
Subjects: Veterans; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Sandusky (Ohio); Erie County (Ohio); 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 Barn #63, located on Route 22 three miles west of Route 104 in Pickaway County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08532
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Pickaway 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_012
Subjects: Ohio Reformatory for Women; Correctional institutions; Prisoners; Flags
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press, demonstrators march with a large banner and flags, likely during a Columbus Pride Parade in Columbus, Ohio. One marcher's t-shirt reads "Bigotry - The Real Sin." 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_B03F09_06
Subjects: Gay rights; LGBTQ Community; Parades & processions; Activists
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the front 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_343
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: Neil Armstrong is surrounded by several journalists, policemen and supporters as he exits an event during the homecoming celebration held for him in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Pictured in this photo are Neil Armstrong, Jack Hoffman, Marilyn Armstrong, Dean Armstrong, June Armstrong Hoffman, and Caroline Korspeter. 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_055
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Memorial commemorating Fort Defiance, built in 1794 at the junction of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00335
Subjects: Memorials--Ohio; Ohio History--Military Ohio
Places: Defiance (Ohio); Defiance County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting the store and office at Buckhorn Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken between 1865 and 1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01186
Subjects: Stores, Retail; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows a central courtyard lawn with several young trees. This green space is surrounded on three sides by town houses. Sidewalks line each side of the lawn, and there are several benches in front of the buildings. The buildings are all two stories tall and made of brick. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F06_004_1
Subjects: Housing; Domestic architecture; Dwellings--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This building used to be a Presbyterian Female Seminary and is an example of Greek architecture in Ohio. It was built in 1847 and currently serves as a private residence. It was converted into a home by Henry Wooster in 1855. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_031_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Religion in Ohio; Theological seminaries
Places: Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located at 5870 Belmont Avenue in the College Hill area of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Peter G. Thomson Home is better known as Laurel Court and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The Beau Arts Neoclassical style home, completed in 1907, was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of Champion Paper, and designed by James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter’s wife Laura Gamble Thomson. It was modeled after the Petit Trianon, a “small” chateau on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in France, and is considered one of the finest homes in America. The exterior is made from chiseled granite and was originally built on twenty three acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County. The Thomson family lived in the home until 1947. Today, the private residence stands on seven and a half acres of land, and the numerous original buildings, gardens, statues and fountains are open for tours and special events by reservation only. Some of the notable features of this home include the retractable roof of the two story Atrium in the center of the house, the Rookwood tiled swimming pool, the African Rosewood tiled Library, and the gilded Music Room. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_b03f03_040_001
Subjects: Architecture; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc; Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931; Rogers, James Gamble, 1901-1990; National Register of Historic Places; Atriums; Sculpture; Fountains
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)