Description: This image shows a group of young women on an unidentified street in Ripley, Ohio, in Brown County. Ripley was an important stop in the 19th century for many fugitive slaves who stopped at the Rankin House (owned by John Rankin, a Presbyterian minister) as they made their way further north along the Underground Railroad. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC652_001
Subjects: Underground Railroad; Historic sites; Historic houses; Women--Ohio;
Places: Ripley (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joan Filton of Blue Bay Press works on her monotypes.Monotyping is an artform that requires the user to cover a metal or plastic plate with ink, then, using a press, apply the ink-covered plate to the print medium (i.e. paper, silk, fabric, etc.). 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_B34_F2485_JPG334
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Monotype; Portrait photography; Freelance photography; Prints and printmaking; Artists
Places: California
 

Description: Downtown sidewalks are crowded with pedestrians in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1980-1995. This photograph was taken by a photographer for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. Businesses seen along North High Street include Pizza Lovers, White Castle, Wendy's, Revco Discount Drug Center, The Mall Cafe, Madison's and more. 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: AL01753
Subjects: Street photography; Pedestrians; Stores, Retail; Businesses; Downtowns; Fast food restaurants;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Laying blocks for traffic lane on Riverview Ave." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_036_001
Subjects: Roads--Design and construction; Transportation--Ohio--Dayton
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the birthplace of Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, 1864. Dr. J.G. Rogers, a family physician, is pictured in front of the cabin. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04518
Subjects: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Anna Arnold Hedgeman. Anna Arnold Hedgeman was a prominent figure in civil rights, women's rights and education in the 20th century. She taught at Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi after graduating as the first African American woman to earn a degree from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hedgeman was the first African American woman to serve on the cabinet of a New York mayor in the 1950s and in 1963 she helped A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin plan the March on Washington. She held honorary doctorates from both Howard University and Hamline University, was an executive of the YWCA and was the author of two books: "The Trumpet Sounds" and "The Gift Of Chaos." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS15_B05F01_05
Subjects: African American women; African American authors; African American Educators; Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Politicians; Civil rights; Howard University; Activists
 

Description: This 'Central Ohio Tours' map was produced for the Ohio Guide in 1936. The map highlights towns, parks, and natural features along six prominent routes starting in Columbus and traversing every part of central Ohio. It was used in the 1940 edition of the Ohio Guide book. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F02_062
Subjects: Maps; Tourism--Ohio; Highways; Geography and Natural Resources
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of siblings Lester and Kathryn Ealy, taken March 17, 1912. Lester is wearing an Indian costume complete with a feathered headdress. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06302
Subjects: Other--Family History; Costumes; Children's clothing; Photography - Studios and dark rooms
 

Description: Picture on a man standing in a harvested corn field. This picture was taken in Warren County, somewhere on Route #48, possibly near Lebanon, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F07_005_001
Subjects: Warren County (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Lebanon (Warren County, Ohio : Civil jurisdiction)--Pictorial works; Agricultural crops; Corn--Harvesting
Places: Warren County (Ohio); Lebanon (Ohio : Township)
 

Description: View of the west side of the Ohio State Office Building taken from the Civic Drive and Broad Street intersection, Columbus, Ohio. Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building took place on November 19, 1929. The building, located at 65 South Front Street in downtown Columbus, took the site of 34 businesses. The building, designed by architects Harry Hake, Frank Bail and Alfred Hahn, is noted as an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. Construction began on October 31, 1930 and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. An explosion occurred shortly after three o'clock on the afternoon of April 14, 1932. The building eventually opened on March 27, 1933. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05460
Subjects: Public buildings--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photo of roof sheathing in place. The structure was to be used as the residence for the caretaker. This photo was taken as part of Project No. 110, Dwellings. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_11_apr35_b35_66
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Hill State Memorial (Ohio);
Places: Hillsboro (Ohio); Highland County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a winter photograph of two horses pulling a sleigh in which a man and a child sit bundled up beneath furs. The background appears to be a residential area with frame houses, and a fence on a hillside also within view, all covered in snow. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06648
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Horse-drawn vehicles; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Photography--History; Winter; Snow
Places: Ohio; West Virginia