Description: This cheese skimmer is made of pressed brass and iron and has perforations. Marks: Size View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H79216
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Skimmers (culinary tools)
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This woman's work apron is made of white and blue plaid cotton. It was hand-sewn. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9603
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Clothing & dress
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Thomas Williams (1820-1906) was an agent of the Underground Railroad in Morganville, Morgan County, Ohio. W.J. Graham was the photographer. 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: AL03164
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Abolitionists;
Places: Morganville (Ohio); Morgan County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a reproduction of a photograph depicting the barn where Richard Plummer concealed fugitive slaves, located at 63 Federal Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The barn is visible behind the left side of the house. The women standing at the doorway are not identified. The original photograph was likely taken between 1890 and 1910. 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: AL03052
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Massachusetts; Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights
Places: Newburyport (Massachusetts); Essex County (Massachusetts)
 

Description: Photograph taken during the first floor anniversary sale, The F. & R. Lazarus Company, 1920. Decorative banners are seen hung above the first floor counters and clothing tables. 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: AL04465
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Lazarus Department Store; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tomb of William Henry Harrison in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, ca. 1924-1960. Harrison was the ninth President of the United States and the first president to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Harrison personally chose his burial site. His wife, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison, along with two of their children and other relatives, are also buried here. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06232
Subjects: Hamilton County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photograph of the left page of the sports scrapbook kept by a young Zane Grey, ca. 1890. Prior to becoming a well-known author of western novels, Ohio native Zane Grey was also a dentist and a semi-professional baseball player, with teams including the Orange Athletic Club and the Newark (New Jersey) Colts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02960
Subjects: Sports; Grey, Zane, 1872-1939; Authors
 

Description: Photograph of a young boy feeding a lamb with a bottle, 1903. At the boy's feet are a litter of puppies. 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 travelling 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: AL05390
Subjects: Wyandot County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Rural life
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: McPherson Cemetary, in Clyde, is named for a general that is buried there. The subject of the photo is a memorial for George Burton Meek. The engraving reads: "BORN MAR 6 1871/ KILLED IN ACTION ON/ TORPEDO BOAT WINSLOW/ MAY 11 1898/ THE FIRST TO BE KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF U.S. IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN." Burton was killed at the battle of Cardenas Bay. The Winslow and the Hudson were participating in the blockade of Cuba in the Cardenas Bay area. According to various sources, the Winslow, the Hudson and a gunboat, having spotted Cuban gunboats in the harbor, moved in to attack. The Winslow, commanded by Lt. John B. Bernadon, sped ahead, possibly hoping to capture a gunboat for which naval officers could receive prize money at the time. Unfortunately for the crew of the Winslow, came under heavy fire from Spanish shore batteries. Two Spanish gunboats were sunk, but the Winslow eventually was hit hard. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06535
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898; Ships; Memorials--Ohio
Places: Clyde (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of Mahlon Wisecup, age 49. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Wisecup, convicted of murdering his stepfather, was the 275th individual to be executed via the electric chair in Ohio. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 275 Mahlon Wisecup of Highland County, Legally Electrocuted July 25, 1949 for the Murder of Honey Grant Nichols.” 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: AL08327
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); Brushcreek Township (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Company H of the 120th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.), titled "Marching by Plattoon." Handwriting on the back of the photograph indicates that it was taken in Plaquemine, Louisiana, in November of 1863. Organized in Mansfield, Ohio, the 120th O.V.I. was mustered into service on August 29, 1862. They were active until November 25, 1864, when the regiment was consolidated with the 114th O.V.I., and saw action at the Siege of Vicksburg and Siege of Jackson, among other battles. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC4479_CompanyH_01
Subjects: United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 120th (1862-1864); Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; Soldiers--Ohio--Photographs; Military life;
Places: Plaquemine (Louisiana)
 

Description: The photograph shows Harry Kinley's wife, Abbie Lowry Kinley, sitting in a chair outside. She wears a white dress with a black belt. A garden with a trellis, houses, and trees can be seen behind her. Photograph by 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_27
Subjects: Families; Portrait photography; Women
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);