Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Warren G. Harding sitting on the front porch of his home in Marion, Ohio. This photograph is part of the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection. Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States from 1921-1923, was born near Marion, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College, where he edited the campus newspaper and became an accomplished public speaker. He married Florence Kling de Wolfe in 1891, and embarked on his political career in 1898 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature for two terms. Harding became Lieutenant Governor in 1903 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. While unsuccessful in a run for Governor in 1910, Harding won election to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty began promoting Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His campaign, known as “The Front Porch Campaign,” was centered on low-key speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy.” Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding died from a massive heart attack and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20_P50_01_H69
Subjects: Presidential campaigns; Presidential candidates; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923--Photographs
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Allen County, between stations 5026 and 5186. Roads, properties, bridges, locks, rail lines and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4925_005
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Railroads
Places: Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Night meeting of the Ohio State Konklave, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at Buckeye Lake on July 12, 1923. The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was originally founded in 1866, but was disbanded in the years after the Civil War. The Klan arose again in 1915 by the efforts of William Joseph Simmons. This new Klan not only targeted blacks, but Catholics, Jews, and foreigners. During the 1920s, Klan membership increased dramatically. In Ohio, membership is estimated to have reached 300,000. Rallies like this one occurring at Buckeye Lake were some of the biggest in the country during this time. At this time, Licking County had a strong Klan presence, one reason why this site was chosen for the statewide konklave (meeting). The all-day event included speeches by notable Klan members, an initiation ceremony, a cross set afire, and fireworks. It is estimated that the rally drew 75,000 attendees. Text at bottom of image reads "OHIO STATE KLONKLAVE KNIGHTS OF THE-KU-KLUX-KLAN BUCKEYE LAKE JULY 12 - 1923." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02931
Subjects: Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Ohio--History--20th century; Racism--United States--History--20th century;
Places: Buckeye Lake (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Engraved images of university buildings at National Normal University, from the "26th Annual Catalogue of the Teachers and Students of the National Normal University, Lebanon, 1881." The buildings depicted are Endetian, The Principal's Residence, Heptoitian, and Duodecian. The National Normal University was established in 1855 to train teachers. Due to financial difficulties the university closed in 1917. Written at top: UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS. Below top depiction: ENDETIAN. Below center depiction: THE PRINCIPAL'S RESIDENCE. Below bottom left depiction: HEPTOITIAN. Below bottom right depiction: DUODECIAN. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03861
Subjects: Adult education; Universities and colleges Ohio; College campuses
Places: Lebanon (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys and girls swim meet, March 1970. Fans watch as young women begin their event. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07635
Subjects: Sports; Swimming; Sports for women; Sports--Ohio--History
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image depicts the Goodyear Zeppelin Airdock in Akron, Ohio in 1937. 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: AL06204
Subjects: Airships; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; Rubber industry
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Noble "Red" Holt, of Hamilton County, was electrocuted April 27, 1923, for the Murder of Detective Hueftlien. He was a white male, age twenty-seven and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08140
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio
Places: Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Hocking Valley railroad depot in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The Hocking Valley Railway was an Ohio railroad with a main line connecting Toledo and Athens via Columbus. The company was a continuation of the Mineral Railroad (1864), with the name Columbus and Hocking Valley Railroad adopted in June 1867. The main line opened for business in 1869. 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: AL07783
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Railroad stations Ohio; Railroads--Ohio; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio)
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group photograph showing members of the United Spanish War Veterans. The U.S.W.V. was a fraternal organization that eventually included men who fought in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Mission. It was organized into "Departments" by state, and then into smaller groups called "Camps." The organization lasted until 1992, when its last remaining member died at age 106. The Spanish American War was the shortest war in United States history, lasting less than four months. More than 15,000 Ohioans served in the militia and the volunteer army during the war during this time. Of those, few were involved in major action, although 230 died of disease. The Treaty of Paris, negotiated in part by Ohioan Whitelaw Reid, formally ended the war on December 10, 1898, and Spain relinquished to U.S. control the territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC1279_11_01
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898; Veterans; Soldiers--Ohio; Military Ohio; Fraternal organizations;
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of Clinton League member Mrs. Alexander McCall posed with heirloom quilts made by her mother. This image was included in a "Memory Book" compiled by Mrs. H. V. Cottrell, historian for the Clinton League (sometimes called the Clinton Welfare League) from 1938-1943. The book shows the development of the Clintonville neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio, and records the history of the League. The Clinton League was a women's group founded in 1912 to promote child welfare and later general welfare in Columbus, but which was based in and primarily focused on the area of Clintonville. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P285_MB1_207
Subjects: Clinton League; Women--Charities; Quilts;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Various businesses and buildings are seen along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio, including Gordon's Ice Cream & Candy, Pearl Alley, Sweet Shack and PJ's Clothes Closet. A billboard above the stores reads "Jesus Christ died for you. Now why do you think He did that?" and various messages are spray painted on the side of the building, likely across the street from the Ohio Union. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B11F284_01
Subjects: Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Stores and shops; Restaurants; Billboards;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

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);