Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of 44-year-old Andrew Berry. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Berry was the 269th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 269 Andrew Martin Berry of Lucas County, Legally Electrocuted April 29, 1949 for the Murder of Emanuel E. Watkins.” 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: AL08321
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); Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows the Kinley family home, located at 328 Henderson Street in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in winter. Snow lies on the ground and roof of the house. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He 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_21
Subjects: Daily life; Families; Houses; Snow
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 the 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_004_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Rural Life; Barns; Farmhouses
Places: Stark County (Ohio); Alliance (Ohio)
 

Description: Protestors holding banners walk down the street at an anti-racism demonstration. The lead banner reads, "Akron-Canton-Cleveland-Kent-Lorain-Youngstown We Stand United Against 200 Years of Racism and Attacks on the Poor." This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. 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_B04F07_06
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Activism; Civil rights;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: John Glenn breaks ground to plant a tree during a NASA goodwill visit to Japan on May 24, 1963. Among the attendees is his wife, Annie Glenn. 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_B01F04_01
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Tourism; Trees; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Places: Japan
 

Description: Carte de visite of Major General George B. McClellan, 1862. McClellan was a prominent 19th century American military and political leader, born December 3, 1826, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1842, McClellan received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in 1846, ranking second in his class. McClellan resigned his army commission in 1857 to become involved in the railroad industry, and using his training in engineering from West Point, he served as an engineer for the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad and the Illinois Central Railroad. During this time, he lived primarily in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the beginning of the American Civil War in April 1861, McClellan reenlisted in the United States Army and played an important role in Ohio's early defense. Early in the war, General McClellan enhanced his reputation as a skillful military leader and was appointed as commander of the Army of the Potomac by President Abraham Lincoln. But after his unsuccessful assault on Richmond, Virginia, and his failure to defeat General Lee’s forces in the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln removed McClellan from his command in November 1862. McClellan never received another military command and later became one of Lincoln’s chief critics. In 1864, the Democratic Party selected McClellan as its presidential candidate to oppose Lincoln’s reelection, but Lincoln won the election by an overwhelming margin. McClellan resigned his commission in the United States Army and later became the governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881. He died on October 29, 1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC3535_E1_02_01
Subjects: McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Generals; Military officers
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Women celebrating the end of Word War II with streamers, 1945. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00137
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Popular culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hercules Chain, made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, is used to pull cars through a wash rack in Akron, Ohio, April 19, 1929. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00997
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Akron (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph (ca. 1935-1943) of the Nati Enquirer newspaper with an engraving depicting a painting of street scene in Cincinnati. Heading reads "Cincinnati Enquirer, Sesqui-Centennial Edition, October 12, 1938" Caption reads "In 1830. This old painting shows Fourth Street, east of Vine. The house with the pillars belonged to William Groesbeck." William Groesbeck graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1835 where he studied law. He moved to Cincinnati in 1836, after being admitted to the bar, and commenced practice. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth United States Congress in March 1857, and he served as a United States Representative from Ohio until March 1959. He was unsuccessful in his bid to the Thirty-six Congress in 1858. Among his many other accomplishments, Groesbeck also served in the State Senate from 1862-1864. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F01_018
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Groesbeck, William S. (William Slocomb), 1815-1897; United States. Congress (35th : 1857-1859). Senate; United States. House of Representatives; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Newspapers
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows several docks along the coast of Lake Erie. Just right of center is a white cylinder which could be a fuel pump. A small crane is located at the end of the building, and the large doors behind it imply that this is probably a boat repair shop. A light on a scaffold-type tower can be seen on the far right. More information needed View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F09_034_1
Subjects: Lake Erie; Erie, Lake, Coast (Ohio); Geography and Natural Resources; Docks and ports; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: A photograph of a man at work. The caption reads "People at Work and Play". View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F03_030_01
Subjects: Books; Chapter headings; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: National colors of the 146th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. Rectangular flag measures 138 cm high by 180 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02237
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; World War, 1914-1918