Description: Photograph of a battery charger from the Adams-Barre Company of Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1890-1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05318
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: This image shows the exterior of the courthouse in Somerset, Ohio. In 1807, John Finck erected the first log cabin in what would become Somerset. Several years later, Jacob Miller arrived, becoming the second settler in this community. The men named the town Middletown, since it was approximately equal distant to Lancaster to the west and Zanesville to the east. Soon residents changed the town's name to Somerset, as most early residents were from Somerset, Pennsylvania. In the 1810s, Somerset grew quickly and, in 1817, became the Perry County seat of government. In 1846, Somerset boasted a population of nearly 1,400 residents. That same year, the community included four churches, three newspapers, sixteen stores, an iron foundry, and a tobacco warehouse. The town also claimed a Catholic nunnery and St. Mary's Seminary, a school for young women. Two miles south of Somerset was also located St. Joseph's Church, the first documented Catholic Church in Ohio. During the remainder of the nineteenth and the first portion of the twentieth centuries, Somerset's population remained stable at approximately 1,200 residents. Many residents earned their livings in the surrounding iron and coalmines. As iron and coal deposits began to decline, residents began to find employment in other industries principally in the nearby cities of Lancaster and Zanesville. In 2000, Somerset's population had reached 1,500 people. Civil War General Philip Sheridan spent much of his youth in Somerset. Although not open to the public, his home remains standing today. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06530
Subjects: Courthouses; Buildings; Law & legal affairs
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of Ralph Reed, age 27, from Cleveland. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. was the 270th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 270 Ralph Reed of Cuyahoga County, Legally Electrocuted May 4, 1949 for the Murder of George Margulis.” 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: AL08322
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); Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows Harry Kinley sitting in a chair outside. He wears a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up, dark pants, and a straw boater's hat. A trellis, garden, and houses can be seen behind him. Photograph from the collection of 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_22
Subjects: Families; Portrait photography; Young men
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 family home 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_005_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Farmhouses; Rural life
Places: Stark County (Ohio); Alliance (Ohio)
 

Description: Protestors carry signs in support of migrant farm worker rights and calling for a boycott of grapes and lettuce outside of a Kroger grocery store in Columbus, Ohio. 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_B04F08_01
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Activism; Labor movement--United States--History--20th century; Agriculture;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken on May 19, 1983, this photograph shows John Glenn talking with a member of a crowd during his presidential campaign. He announced his candidacy for president earlier that year on April 21, 1983. 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_B08F06_02
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Presidential campaigns; Politicians;
 

Description: Seated carte de visite portrait of Major General George B. McClellan, ca. 1861-1865. 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_03_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 employees of Columbus Merchandise, Inc. packing orders on an assembly line, ca. 1940-1950. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00138
Subjects: Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A cow named Spotty with her unusual two-headed calf, 1941. They were owned by W. A. Rasor of Brookville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01002
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Cows
Places: Brookville (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Colonel George N. Gray who was the manager of Vesuvius Furnace in Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. The furnace was built in 1833 and produced ten tons of iron per day. Wilbur Stout, former chemist at the Columbus Iron and Steel Company and Ohio's state geologist, researched and collected photographs of blast furnaces in Ohio. He received this photograph from Earl Stewart of Ironton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01701
Subjects: Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Carnegie Library was dedicated in 1903, with Andrew Carnegie donating $25,000. Work began on constructing the St. Clair Memorial Hall in the spring of 1910, and was dedicated in May of 1912. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F07_023_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Literary Ohio; Libraries
Places: Greenville (Ohio); Darke County (Ohio)