Description: Reproduction of an end view of the home used by Rev. Seth Chapin to conceal fugitive slaves in the 1830s. The home is located at North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03042
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: North Attelboro (Massachusetts); Bristol County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Photographic postcard of the men's hat department on the main floor of The F. & R. Lazarus Company, 1909. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores, and is no longer in existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04457
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Lazarus Department Store; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph portrait of Mary Ida Powelson, ca. 1900-1910, taken by the Baker Art Gallery of Columbus, Ohio. A native of Coshocton, Powelson worked as a stenographer and typist for Franklin County Courts, for J.E. Sater, attorney for the Citizens Savings Bank of Columbus, and for the Columbus law office of Harrison, Olds, Henderson & Harrison. Circa 1900, she moved to New York. From approximately 1902 to 1911, Powelson was secretary to New York lawyer Henry W. Taft, brother of President William Howard Taft. She continued living and working in New York until the 1960s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06150
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Women--Employment
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Fans arriving for soap box derby races at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio, 1954. The first All American Soap Box Derby races were held in Dayton, Ohio in 1934. In 1935 the races moved to Akron, Ohio where they are still held today. Derby Downs was built in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05311
Subjects: Sports; Popular culture
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows an aerial view of Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur and Orville attended the local public schools in Dayton, but neither graduated from high school or attended college. Nevertheless, they grew up in an environment that encouraged creative and intellectual development. Their household included a large family library from which the brothers read extensively. While not necessarily well schooled, the brothers were well educated. The Wright brothers were continually looking for new challenges. As young men, the two brothers went into business together. In 1889, they opened a print shop and published a local newspaper using a printing press they designed and built. In 1892, they opened their own bicycle shop. By 1896, they were manufacturing their own bicycles called Wright Flyers. It was their interest in flight, however, that led to their fame as adults and reshaped the world. On December 14, 1903, the Wright brothers were ready to test the aircraft they had built. With Wilbur at the controls, the experiment failed and the plane sustained minor damage. After repairing the aircraft, they tried again on December 17. This time, with Orville piloting, the plane stayed in the air for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The length and duration of the flight were not much by today's standards, but the Wright brothers had demonstrated that sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft was possible. The brothers tested their aircraft three more times that day with increasing levels of success. The final flight of the day carried Wilbur 852 feet in 59 seconds. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06528
Subjects: Inventors--Ohio; Aviation; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 34-year-old Roger Alton Williams. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Williams was convicted of murdering 25-year-old Minta Rothwell, and was the 268th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 268 Roger Alton Williams of Logan County, Legally Electrocuted April 11, 1949 for the Murder of Minta Webb Rothwell.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08320
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Indian Lake (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio)
 

Description: Governors portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes that hangs in the Ohio Statehouse. Hayes served serve three, two year terms as Governor of Ohio from 1868-1872 and 1875-1876. He did not finish his third term because he was elected President in 1876. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04250
Subjects: Ohio--Governors--Portraits; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows Villa Kinley Neidhart outside, standing between laundry strung up on a line. A basket of clothes sits behind her and she holds laundry in her arms. She wears a bonnet and a long apron. The photograph was taken by her brother, Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B03F02_19
Subjects: Families; Daily life; Portrait photography; Photographers--Ohio
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a barn on Hantz farm owned by J.M. Hantz near Alliance, Ohio. On 70 acres, Hantz grew peaches, oats, corn, wheat, soy beans, potatoes, and tomatoes among other crops. A college graduate, Hantz had special interest in the dairy industry and for several years served on the State Board of Agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F09_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Barns; Rural Life
Places: Stark County (Ohio); Alliance (Ohio)
 

Description: Jon Weisberger of the New Jewish Agenda speaks at a demonstration against Contra Aid on the Oval at the Ohio State University, March 7, 1986. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper by photograph Allen Zak. 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_B04F04_04
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Social movements; Demonstrations; International relations; Presidents--United States
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: From left to right, actor Anthony Edwards (dressed as Mark Greene); astronauts Steven Lindsey, Curtis L. Brown Jr., John Glenn; actor George Clooney (dressed as Doug Ross) pose on the set for medical drama television show ER. Lindsey, Brown and Glenn were three of the seven crew members aboard the Discovery for the STS-95 space flight mission that launched on October 29, 1998. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B20F04_04
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Clooney, George; Astronauts; Actors;
Places: Los Angeles (California); Los Angeles County (California);
 

Description: These five photographs document damage to Washington Court House, Ohio after a tornado struck the city at 8:07 P.M. on September 8, 1885. The tornado destroyed much of the city and killed six people. The tornado left a twelve-mile path of destruction, starting seven miles west of Washington Court House and heading through the city. Damage was estimated at one million dollars. Two of those killed were children fleeing with their family from Jamestown, Ohio, which was the target of an earlier tornado. The photographs measure 8.5" x 12" (21.59 x 30.48 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3118_3737179_001
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Climate and weather; Courthouses; Tornadoes; Natural disasters
Places: Washington Court House (Ohio); Fayette County (Ohio)