Description: Regimental colors of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 181 cm high by 185 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 21st Regt. O.V.I. U.S.A. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01920
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: 83rd Infantry Division Football Team, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, ca. 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03371
Subjects: Sports; Military Ohio; Football
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: "Glory of Mosses" rose, an illustrated plate from "The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees Carefully Drawn and Colored from Nature for the Use of Nurserymen," by Frank Morse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04827
Subjects: Gardening; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Flowers
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: The pictured weather vane is a replica of the one that was on top of the courthouse that served as Ohio's first capital building in Chillicothe from 1803-1810. Chillicothe was named the capital of the Northwest Territory in 1800 and became the first capital of the State of Ohio in 1803. The presence of influential men such as Thomas Worthington, the "father of Ohio statehood" and Edward Tiffin, Ohio's first governor, near Chillicothe made the city a convenient place to locate the capital. The capital was moved to Zanesville in 1810, but returned to Chillicothe in 1812. In 1816, Columbus became the permanent state capital. The weather vane depicts a simplified version of the eagle from the Great Seal of the United States. It holds an olive branch in one talon and arrows in the other. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06997
Subjects: Ohio--Capital and capitol; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood;
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Sketch done by Henry Howe of Western Reserve College located in Hudson, Ohio. It opened in 1826 and became an important center for anti-slavery sentiment in Ohio. Western Reserve College was closely affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. The school fell on hard times, and thanks to a generous donation by Amasa Stone in 1892 it was relocated to Cleveland. The former site is now home to Western Reserve Academy. Image taken from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1847. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04055
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Anti-slavery; Abolition
Places: Hudson (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: The main chapel on the grounds of the Order of the Sisters of St. Francis in Sylvania, Ohio. The organization dates back to around 1930, and formed for the betterment of the community as a whole. The organization has played an active role in providing education among other forms of community building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06785
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Ohio--Religion; Churches
Places: Sylvania (Ohio); Lucas 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 #82, the 82nd barn that Hagan painted, located at the intersection of South Crissey Road and Route 2 in Lucas County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08547
Subjects: Centennial celebrations; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Barns; Ohio Bicentennial, 2003
Places: Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Passengers boarding a Ford Tri-motor in Port Clinton, Ohio. This Ford Tri-motor flew for Island Airlines, the passenger service from Port Clinton to the Lake Erie Islands. Island Airlines got its first Ford Tri-motor in 1946, which flew twice-daily flights between Port Clinton Municipal Airport (now Erie-Ottawa International Airport) and Put-In Bay, Kelleys Island, and Middle Bass and North Bass Islands. The airline eventually operated four Tri-motors, each of which could transport 10 passengers. Island Airlines ceased operations in 1985. 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_B02F09_01
Subjects: Aviation; Lake Erie Islands (Ohio); Airplanes; Island Airlines; Transportation--Ohio--History;
Places: Port Clinton (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Brookpark Viaduct in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, which carries Brookpark Road/OH-17 over the Rocky River. The bridge was designed by D. Henry Overman for the Ohio Department of Highways. The photograph was collected in the D. Henry Overman Bridge Collection, which documents the career of Overman, a native of Waverly, Ohio, and a resident of Columbus. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1923 with a degree in civil engineering. Overman joined the Ohio Department of Highways (now the Ohio Department of Transportation) on June 10, 1918, where he was employed until his retirement in 1964, serving as assistant chief for the Bureau of Bridges for nine years, and as the chief of the Bureau for his last eight years on the job. During his approximately 45 year career, Overman designed a number of bridges in Ohio, including the stone-faced bridge over the Scioto River at Routes 161 and 33 in Dublin, and the Lorain Avenue Viaduct, a steel bridge in Cleveland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV184_B01F02_02
Subjects: Bridges; Engineering; Ohio Department of Highways; Transportation--Ohio--History; Rivers--Ohio;
Places: Fairview Park (Ohio); Cuyahoga 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 rotunda. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F05_328
Subjects: Courthouses; Neoclassical
Places: Celina (Ohio); Mercer County (Ohio); 101 N. Main St.
 

Description: Tintype photograph of unidentified Civil War soldier. Subject is seated and wearing a shell jacket, and is probably from the Washington County, Ohio area View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b02_18
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Neil Armstrong exits an event during the homecoming celebration held for him 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 "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_051
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)