Description: Trips into town were infrequent, often just once a week, and it was important to look your best. This photograph by Joe Munroe shows a young farm boy unhappy with his mother's decision to try and clean him up before their Saturday trip into town for shopping and a movie. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F05_001
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farm life; Family farms; Bathing; Children
Places: Laurel (Indiana)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Pickaway County, Ohio, between stations 3107 and 3249. Fences and railroads along the route are also noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4916_010
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads--Ohio
Places: Pickaway County (Ohio);
 

Description: National colors of the 26th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01911
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of the tattered and torn national colors of the 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, ca. 1865. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03361
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Illustrated print of the public square in Troy, Miami County, Ohio, ca. 1886-1888. The scene shows a horse and buggy, clothier, dentist, and gazebo with a clock tower in the distance. It was drawn from a photograph that is part of a collection compiled by Henry Howe while researching the 1889 edition of his book "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04817
Subjects: Miami County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Stores & shops; Streets--Ohio
Places: Troy (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This portrait depicts Ezekial Walker (1802-1883) of Cincinnati, Ohio, ca. 1870-1879. He is described as "a lawyer and money broker, a civic worker, a promoter of art, a maker of violins, a philosopher in a school of his own and in his later years a recluse." The photograph shows him seated painting a portrait, with a violin leaning against his chair. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06979
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Lawyers--Ohio; Artists; Musical instruments
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Edward Tiffin (1766-1829), who became Ohio's first governor in 1803. He also served as senator in the United States Senate (1807), member of the House of Representatives (1809), chief commissioner of the United States General Land Office (1812), and Surveyor General of the Northwest (1814). Tiffin, Ohio, is named in Tiffin's honor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04045
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Northwest Territory--History
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: The design of this bookplate of Mary E. Rath Merrill, Columbus, Ohio, is symbolically rich. The inscription in the frame reads: "My soul what gracious glorious powers to hue and radiance God has given," followed by the attribution "Cautley Emblems." The attribution may refer to "A Century of Emblems," a book published in 1878 by Rev. George Spencer Cautley, a scholar and collector of emblems. The design includes a quote from poet and Anglican priest George Herbert (1593-1633): "What is fairer than a rose, what is sweeter?" It also includes a motto in Latin: "Patior Putior." Rath-Merrill and this bookplate are mentioned in the book "Some American College Bookplates" (1915) by Harry Parker Ward, Winward Prescott, and Theodore Wesley Koch. The relevant text reads: "The heraldry is: the Crest, the emblem of the Blessed Virgin as patron saint. The dexter shield contains the arms of learned societies to which Mrs. Rath-Merrill belongs. The plate is surmounted by the Mystic Rose. The Tree 'Igdrasel' or tree of knowledge, with its three roots and sleeping serpent suggests the power of knowledge over ignorance. Mrs. Rath-Merrill has taken an important part in the restoration of Ecclesiastical Symbolism and Embroidery to its former high position. She designed the famous symbolic Ohio Memorial Bookplate for the Ohio Alcove in the American Library of Manilla [sic], the engraving being done by Mr. W.F. Hopson." This page identifies Rath-Merrill as the principal of Columbus School of Applied Decoration and Art. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05718
Subjects: Bookplates; Books and reading
 

Description: The tomb of John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814). Symmes would come to be a prominent figure in the history of the early United States. He served some time in Congress and was also at one time a judge for the state of New Jersey. Symmes would eventually decide that it would be a good idea to start a settlement in what is today Ohio, pooling money together with others to acquire land out in the rugged frontier. Despite his good investment, there were glaring issues that soon cropped up and caused him trouble. Because of his disregard for policies about land ownership, there were cases where many people paid Symmes for land he didn't even own, which became a disaster for these settlers. Because of this disaster, private owners were no longer able to buy up land and then sell it. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06776
Subjects: Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814; Northwest Territory--History; Northwest Territory--Politics and government; Land settlement--Ohio
Places: Northwest Territory; North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photostatic copy of an engraving which appeared in the September 27, 1862, issue of Leslie's Weekly. The illustration shows volunteers known as Squirrel Hunters boarding the train for Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Xenia Railroad Depot in Greene County on September 5, 1862, in response for a call for civilians to defend the town from Confederate forces. In the second year of the Civil War, Confederate troops were ordered to capture Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. Major General Horatio Wright, commander of Union forces in Kentucky, ordered General Lewis (Lew) Wallace to prepare Covington's and Cincinnati's defenses. Upon arriving in Cincinnati, Wallace immediately declared martial law. He issued a call in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan for a volunteer militia. Men in the regular army would fight on the battlefield, while the civilians would prepare trenches and other defensive features to prepare the two communities for attack. Cincinnati residents reportedly "cheerfully obeyed" the order. Ohio Governor David Tod left Columbus, the state capital, and came to Cincinnati to assist Wallace. Tod immediately ordered Ohio's adjutant-general to send any available troops other than those guarding Ohio's southern border to Cincinnati. A number of Ohio counties offered to dispatch men to Cincinnati as well, and civilians from 65 counties numbering 15,766 men reported for duty at Cincinnati. These volunteer men became known as the "Squirrel Hunters." Many had no military training and carried antiquated weapons, but despite these shortcomings, they still rallied together to help defend Ohio from Confederate invasion. A Confederate scout reported that, "They call them Squirrel Hunters; farm boys that never had to shoot at the same squirrel twice." Thanks to the actions of Wallace and Tod, Covington and Cincinnati had adequate defenses to repel the Confederate advance within two days. By September 13, 1862, news reached Cincinnati that the Confederate forces were withdrawing from Kentucky and that Cincinnati was no longer in danger. Wallace earned the nickname "Savior of Cincinnati" for his actions in September 1862. The Squirrel Hunters returned to their homes. To thank the Squirrel Hunters, the Ohio legislature, in 1863, authorized funds for Governor Tod to print discharges for these men from military duty. The discharges thanked the men for their patriotism and their willingness to sacrifice their lives in the defense of Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS2653
Subjects: American Civil War, 1861-1865; Squirrel Hunters; Ohio--Militia;
Places: Xenia (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph taken by Sarah Cloud for the Columbus Free Press, attendees march at the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Civil Rights, April 25, 1993. A group of families carry a banner reading "Gay & Lesbian Parents Coalition Intl. - Love makes a Family." 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_04
Subjects: Social movements; Activists; Gay rights; LGBTQ Community;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Morgan County courthouse was completed in 1858 by architect William Johnson. Though originally a Greek Revival style facade, repairs over the years have incorporated elements of the Second Empire style such as a bracketed cornice and clock tower. This image shows the building's front and side facades. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_355
Subjects: Courthouses
Places: McConnelsville (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio); 19 E. Main St.