Description: Photograph showing Ruth Weinman Herndon at the River Ridge Riding and Polo Club in her riding gear. Ruth Weinman Herndon (1907-2002) was a life-long resident of Columbus, Ohio. Born September 6, 1907, she was the daughter of Henrietta Heinmiller Weinman (1869-1957) and William Nelson Weinman (1868-1950), owner of the Weinman Pump Manufacturing Company. The Weinmans were a prominent German-American family in central Ohio throughout the twentieth century. Ruth lived with her parents at 380 King Avenue in Columbus until 1914, when her parents hired Columbus architect Frank Packard to build a home at 1445 Roxbury Road in Marble Cliff. After graduating from Columbus School for Girls in 1925, Ruth studied sociology at Ohio State University, graduating in 1929. She married L. Kermit Herndon. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1344AV_B03_BOOK01_015
Subjects: Women; Horseback riding; Horses--Training; Societies and clubs; Sports; Animals;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: An African American man wearing thick-rimmed eyeglasses and a white smock is photographed along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. 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_B11F302_01
Subjects: Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); African Americans; Portrait photography;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two musicians identified as Harvey Phelps (left) and Jim Gayle (right), posed with a banjo and guitar, in a photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press. 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_B02F04_04
Subjects: Musical instruments; Musicians; Folk music; Performers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a man with muttonchops wearing a hard hat and looking directly into the camera, taken in Bowling Green, Ohio, and titled "Portrait of a Laborer." The image was submitted by photographer Matt McGookey of Castalia, Ohio, in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F112_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Employees; Labor--Ohio; Factories;
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: Nine photographs of Seneca Lake in northeastern Noble County, Ohio were taken in the 1960s. Two photographs show water-skiers on the lake. Two others document the marina. The final five photographs show the beach area and people swimming in the lake. The photographs measure 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). Seneca Lake is the largest lake in the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, with more than 3500 acres of water. The conservancy district was created in 1933 to control flooding and conserve natural resources in southeastern Ohio. Recreational activities at Seneca Lake include boating, fishing, swimming, and camping. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3040_3655092_001
Subjects: Sports; Plants and Animals; Geography and Natural Resources; Lakes & ponds; Swimming; Water skiing
Places: Senecaville (Ohio); Noble County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Holmes County Courthouse was completed in 1886 by architect Joseph Yost. The building is made of locally-quarried stone and steel with a Corinthian-columned entrance. On the east side of the building, there is a hitching rail for Amish buggies. This image shows the building's front entrance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F03_228
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; porticoes; pilasters; mansard roofs;
Places: Millersburg (Ohio); Holmes County (Ohio); 1 E. Jackson St.
 

Description: Carte de visite of unidentified Civil War soldier, probably from Southeastern Ohio. Subject has very large full beard, and is wearing a dark coat with ribbon at neck View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f30_12
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs
Places: Ohio
 

Description: 100th Anniversary logo of the East Ohio Gas Company with the slogan, A Century of Service. The East Ohio Gas Company was incorporated on September 8, 1898 and celebrated their centennial in 1998. In 2000 the company was purchased by Dominion Resources and is now known as Dominion East Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00687
Subjects: Gas industry--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
 

Description: Trolley conveyor made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio being used to load ice on to refrigerated railroad cars at the St. Louis Independent Packers Company, St. Louis, Missouri, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01500
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: St. Louis (Missouri)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a carpenter's vault in the basement of the Stark County Courthouse in Canton, Ohio, with a caption which reads "General view of West side of "Carpenter's Vault, Basement Stark County Courthouse, Room #2- Probate Court. Showing conditions of vault." 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_B13F07_007_001
Subjects: Courthouses; Stark County (Ohio); Archives; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Captions read: "Robins House, Zanesville, O.; The 'Old Stone House,' Zanesville, built 1808." The Stone Academy is located at 115 Jefferson Street. This building was originally constructed in 1809 with funds donated by Dr. Increase Mathews, Levi Whipple, and Ebenezer Buckingham, in Putnam, which was then a separate and rival community. Built of sandstone from nearby Putnam Hill, it was originally meant to serve as the new state capitol building. John McIntire and others constructed a building of their own to compete for the honor. State legislature selected Zanesville to serve as the capital of Ohio from 1810 to 1812, and the Putnam building became a school and held many public functions. The State Abolition Society held meetings there in 1835 and 1839, and it also served as a station on the Underground Railroad. In 1840, it was converted to a private residence and was the childhood home of author, actress and activist Elizabeth Robins. Sometimes called The Robins House, the 2-story stone building was left to the Pioneer and Historical Society in 1983 by Mrs. Richard (Lydia McHenry) Taylor and it has served as a museum since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F06_043_001
Subjects: Zanesville (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Historic buildings--Ohio--Zanesville--Pictorial works; Ohio Government
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph ca. 1935-1943 is of Saint Teresa of Avila Catholic Parish, located at 1175 Overlook Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238, in the community of Price Hill. The original church was dedicated in 1916. The photograph shows a cornerstone with the date 1922, which indicates an addition or renovation. The building appears to be stucco with terracotta roof tiles with a keyhole shaped opening in the bell tower. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F09_030
Subjects: Churches--Ohio; Catholic churches
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)