Description: Photograph of three grave monuments in Johnston Graveyard, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Members of the Johnston family can be seen looking on. Johnston Farm, maintained as a state memorial, is the homestead of John Johnston. Johnston is best known for holding the office of Indian Agent for over 30 years, appointed by President James Madison in the early years of the state to oversee the American Indian reservations in northwest Ohio. Johnston was an important political and social figure in Ohio who also served as a state canal commissioner, helped to found Kenyon College and served on the board of trustees of Miami University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV29_B01F02_003
Subjects: Cemeteries; Death; Monuments & memorials; Families
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio);
 

Description: This cream pitcher bearing a portrait of William Henry Harrison was made in England for the 1840 U. S. presidential campaign. The creamer measures 5" by 3.5" (13.5 by 9 cm). Historians have described the 1840 campaign as the first modern political campaign. Harrison broke with tradition and campaigned actively for president on the Whig ticket. The log cabin became the symbol of Harrison's campaign when his Democratic opponents ridiculed him, saying he would be content to spend his days in a log cabin drinking hard cider. Harrison's supporters turned this insult around to portray Harrison as a man of the people. William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) was a member of a prominent Virginia family who made a career of the army where he served as aide-de-camp to Mad Anthony Wayne during the Battle of Fallen Timbers. After moving to Ohio, he became secretary of the Northwest Territory and served as the territory's first representative to Congress. In 1801, Harrison became governor of the Indiana Territory and served in that position for 12 years. As governor, one of Harrison's major responsibilities was to obtain title to Indian lands to accommodate white settlement. Harrison achieved his greatest fame during the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. He was planning an attack on an Indian settlement known as Prophet's town. Instead, the Indians attacked Harrison's camp on the Tippecanoe River. Harrison's troops repulsed the Indians, but suffered almost 200 dead and wounded. During the War of 1812, Harrison commanded the Army of the Northwest and attained the rank of brigadier general. In 1813, he defeated the combined forces of the British and American Indians at the Battle of the Thames, where chief Tecumseh was killed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1426_1535018_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidential elections; Creamers
Places: North Bend (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Guernsey County Courthouse, located at 801 E. Wheeling Ave., was built between 1881 and 1883 by architect Joseph Yost in response to the county's growing population. The sandstone facade is located in the same public square as the previous courthouse and is an example of Second Empire architecture. This image shows a street scene and monument in front of the courthouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_180
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; hip roofs; mansard roofs; pediments; Second Empire
Places: Cambridge (Ohio); Guernsey County (Ohio)
 

Description: Neil Armstrong coming back to his hometown in Wapakoneta, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F2_076
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: This coaling station used a tipple made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio, to fuel a locomotive owned by the Rock Island Railroad, ca. 1905. Jeffrey screens and crushers were used to process the coal to the proper size for use in a steam locomotive. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01239
Subjects: Tipples; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: New York
 

Description: Back reads: Nov. 24, 1937 District #5 902 Municipal Building Akron, Ohio Goodyear Zeppelin Airdock, Akron, Ohio. It is 1200 feet in length and the largest building in the world without interior supports (1937). U.S. #224 in the background. Akron Municipal Airport. The dock is long enough to form a huge covered bridge over Niagara Falls with 75 feet to spare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F10_005_001
Subjects: Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Airships
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Pittman home, woodcarving by B. Pittman." The Benn Pitman house is located at 1852 Columbia Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. The home was built between 1800 and 1804 and the exterior incorporates many styles, including Italian Chateau, Romanesque and Rococo. Among his many accomplishments, Pitman taught woodcarving at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He himself made much of the woodwork inside the home, including doors, panels and wainscoting. Much of the more delicate work depicting flowers and leaves was done by Pitman's wife and her twin sister, who taught at the local art school. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F08_007_001
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Pitman, Benn, 1822-1910; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Register of Historic Places; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior photograph of the Sinton-Taft House (also known as the Baum-Longworth-Sinton-Taft House, and now the Taft Museum of Art) in Cincinnati, Ohio. The image shows two women in front of a large fireplace. One stands, holding a fan and leaning against the mantle. The other is seated next to a drop-leaf table while embroidering a small piece of cloth. The photograph appears to have been taken by Frank J. Roos, Jr., who is known to have worked on the Ohio Federal Writers' Project. It appears as figure 103 in his 1938 PhD dissertation, "An Investigation into the Sources of Early Architectural Design in Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F12_007
Subjects: Architecture; Architectural interiors
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Cuyahoga river traffic from foot of St. Clair Avenue. This is an oil burning diesel freighter. Not many of these are seen in Cleveland and then usually at the package freight dock at 9 street. Most ships coming into Cleveland port are the traditional coal burning freighters. Bridge in photo is Main Avenue bridge." The Main Ave. (Harold H. Burton Memorial) Bridge, in its current state, opened October 6, 1939. The 6 lane bridge is Ohio's longest elevated structure at 8,000ft. Earlier bridges of varying sophistication have connected the East and West shores of the Cuyahoga River in this location since the mid-1800s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F11_33_01
Subjects: Cargo ships; Cuyahoga River (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "Federal Theater Project No. 1. Act I of "H. M. S. Pinafore" presented nightly at Burnet Woods, Cincinnati, Ohio. Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') 9-12-36. District #16." This is a Federal Theater Project production of W. S. Gilbert's HMS Pinafore. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F12_025_001
Subjects: Federal Theater Project (U.S.); Plays; Orchestras; Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. H.M.S. Pinafore
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This US Flag bears 38 stars for the 38 states of the Union. In the field of blue there are 24 stars in the square border, 13 in the circle and one large star in the center. The red and white stripes signify the thirteen original colonies. It is a rectangular shape measuring 60 by 95 cm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65546_001
Subjects: National Flag--United States; Stars & Stripes; Ceremonial artifact
 

Description: Regimental colors of the 80th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 178 cm high by 195 cm wide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02052
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865