Description: "Perpetual White Rose," an illustrated plate from "The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees" by Frank Morse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04824
Subjects: Gardens; Gardening; Flowers; Ohio Economy--Agriculture
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: A sketch of Union Furnace in Lawrence County, done by Henry Howe in 1847. Lawrence County is part of an area known as "Hanging Rock Iron Region," which includes parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The area was known for its abundance of high quality ores and minerals. Former slave owner and eventual abolitionist John Means built the first iron blast furnace north of the Ohio River during the early 1820s. It was known as the Union Furnace and was located near the city of Ironton. This image is taken from "Historical Collections of Ohio," by Henry Howe, 1847. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04052
Subjects: Blast furnaces; Ohio Economy--Economy--Labor; Lawrence County (Ohio); Hanging Rock Iron Region (Ohio)--History
Places: Lawrence County (Ohio)
 

Description: This bookplate of Clara Prentis Sherwin (1861-1939) depicts an outdoor scene that includes trees, flowers, rock wall, and gate. In the distance are three triangular mountain peaks. In front of the wall is a wooden post and a sign bearing the motto "Droit et Avant" (literally, "right and forward" but translated as "be right and then [proceed] forward"). Note: This phrase is the motto of the Inspector General, U.S. Army. Clara Prentis Sherwin was the eldest daughter of Nelson Boynton Sherwin (1832-1911) and Elizabeth Martha Kidder (1834-?). She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was active in charitable causes, most notably the Rainbow Cottage Foundation, of which she was president from 1911-1915. Rainbow Cottage was a precursor to Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05724
Subjects: Bookplates; Books and reading
 

Description: An exterior view of the Sunbury Town Hall. The building has stood since 1868. In it's long years of standing the building's functions have been greatly varied, from housing criminals to becoming a financial institution. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06782
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio; Historic sites Ohio;
Places: Sunbury (Ohio); Delaware County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Bicentennial barn-painting program was an inexpensive, grassroots marketing campaign that painted the official logo of the Ohio Bicentennial on a highly visible historic barn in each of Ohio's 88 counties. Over 2,000 farmers and landowners submitted their barn descriptions to the committee for consideration. Beginning in 1998, artist Scott Hagan spent five years painting the logos, tailored to every barn's unique character. Typically, the barn owners hosted a celebration at the completion of their barn painting. This photograph is an exterior view of Barn #80, the 80th barn that Hagan painted, located at 333 Prospect-Mt. Vernon Road in Marion County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08544
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a Lane Aviation Seabee, 1947. The Seabee, an amphibious aircraft introduced in 1946, was designed by aviation pioneer Percival Spencer and manufactured by Republic Aircraft Corporation. Just over 1,000 Seabees were produced between 1946 and 1947, and many are still in operation. Lane Aviation Corporation, a fixed-base operation in Columbus, Ohio, was established as the Port Columbus Flying School in 1935 by Foster Lane and his wife, Ruth. The Ohio History of Flight Museum, located at Port Columbus, was the creation of Foster Lane, founder of Lane Aviation in Columbus, Ohio. It opened to the public in 1984 and gained a reputation as one of the top aviation resource centers in the United States. In 1999, its collection (which includes this image) was donated to the Ohio History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1704AV_B02F05_01
Subjects: Aviation; Aircraft; Manufacturing industries--Ohio; Transportation;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph taken by Sarah Cloud for the Columbus Free Press, attendees gather at the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Civil Rights, April 25, 1993. Two protestors have climbed into the branches of a tree, one with a sign reading "AIDS CURE NOW," and a wheelchair is seen at the base of the tree. 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_03
Subjects: Social movements; Activists; Gay rights; LGBTQ Community;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Mercer County Courthouse was completed in 1923 by architect Peter M. Hulsken of Lima, Ohio. It represents Neoclassical architecture, has a stained-glass dome and feature figures from Greek mythology in a frieze that border the top floor of the rotunda. This building replaced one that had become too small and lacked modern conveniences such as electricity, telephones, heating and means of sanitation. This image shows the building's cornerstone. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_327
Subjects: Courthouses; Neoclassical
Places: Celina (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio); 101 N. Main St.
 

Description: This photo depicts unidentified men, perhaps journalists, walking into a press event during the homecoming celebration held for Neil Armstrong in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. More than 80, 000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return and Bob Hope served as marshal for the event. Guests included sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_064
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Home of Peter Hitchcock (1781-1853), known as the "Father of the Ohio Constitution." Hitchcock served on the Ohio Supreme Court, and was Chief Justice for 21 years. The home was located in Burton, Geauga County, Ohio, but was later relocated to Century Village, an authentic representation of a Western Reserve Village from 1798 to the turn of the 19th Century operated by the Geauga County Historical Society. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00347
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Burton (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, made this ice chain conveyor to move blocks of ice into a storage house to await delivery, ca.1905. The trough below the ice carries the chain on its return trip to the beginning of the conveyor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01225
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Hampton (Virginia)
 

Description: This photograph shows the exterior of the Republic Steel plant in Warren, Ohio. Republic Steel Corporation was founded in 1899 in Youngstown, Ohio. The firm was originally known as Republic Iron and Steel Company. In 1927, Cyrus Eaton purchased a majority of the stock in the Republic Steel Company. Under Eaton's leadership, the Republic Steel Company expanded its manufacturing holdings to include plants in Massillon, Elyria, Canton, Cleveland, and Warren, Ohio. The company ceased to exist in 1984 when it merged with the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company to create LTV Steel. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F07_008_1
Subjects: Republic Steel Corporation; Factories; Industries--Ohio; Steel-works--Ohio--Pictorial works;
Places: Warren (Ohio); Trumbull County (Ohio)