Description: Illustration from "The Black Phalanx: A History of the Negro Soldiers of the United States in the Wars of 1775-1812, 1861-'65" by Joseph T. Wilson. Caption reads: "Negroes building fortifications for the Confederates at James Island, S. C., under direction of General Beauregard, to repel the land attack of the Federal troops." ALTERNATE TEXT: A large Confederate army camp during the American Civil War: A group of African Americans digging a hole in the ground, none are dressed as soldiers. They are largely in farming type clothes, including bibbed overalls. Most men are using pick axes and shovels to work the ground. One man is pushing a wheelbarrow full of dirt. A man on a horse watches the men dig. A few men on a hill near the digging site stand and talk. There are two cannons near the middle of the scene, and horses are pulling a train at the far middle of the scene. Down the hill from the scene are large tents in the rest of the army camp. There is a fort to the far right of the camp and what looks to be water and boats near the fort. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: blackphalanx_31
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; Civil War 1861-1865
 

Description: This is an image of a framed, oil painting made of masonite. The painting is signed, "A.F. Biehle.". The artist, August F. Biehle, was an Ohio artist from Cleveland. The painting depicts a fireplace and mantle with a clock on it. This painting is located in the first home in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H79246
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Artists--Ohio; Art, American--Ohio; Biehle, August F., 1885-1979
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows a view of the brewery and ice house in 1875 in Zoar, Ohio, from the southwest with a group of men standing outside. Led by Joseph Bimeler in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. Louis Baus was a prominent photographer in Cleveland, Ohio, who began his career with studio work, but in 1911 became a staff writer for the "Cleveland Advocate, " a local newspaper that was later purchased by the "Cleveland Plain Dealer." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B04_Series2Album1_64
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Communal Societies; Breweries
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This punch is made of iron and has "Ryan Tools" on it. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H72228
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools and equipment
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated 1920, this photograph shows Florence Kling Harding, wife of Warren G. Harding, standing outside her home in Marion, Ohio, shaking hands with a woman. This photograph is part of a photograph album in the Warren G. Harding Photograph Collection (P146). Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States (1921-1923), was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio, in 1865. At age 14, Harding attended Ohio Central College in Iberia, Ohio, 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 1900 by winning a seat in the Ohio legislature. After serving two terms as an Ohio Senator, Harding served as Lieutenant Governor in 1904 for two years before returning to the newspaper business. Although he lost the 1910 gubernatorial race, Harding was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1914. Political insider Harry Daugherty promoted Harding for the Republican presidential nomination in 1920. His front porch campaign was centered on speeches given from his home in Marion, Ohio, pledging to return the country to “normalcy” in this post World War I era. Harding easily won the election, gaining 61 percent of the popular vote. On August 2, 1923, Harding unexpectedly died from a massive heart attack while touring the western United States, and is entombed in the Marion Cemetery. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P146_B20P29_001
Subjects: Harding, Florence Kling, 1860-1924; First ladies (United States); Ohio women
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a woman as she reads a mystery novel in bed. The subject of the photo is a government milk tester who was also depicted at work in other photographs by Joe Munroe, 1948. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05908
Subjects: Women -- United States; Joe Munroe; Books and reading.; Dairy products industry
Places: New York
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the route of the Ohio and Erie Canal in Pickaway County, Ohio, between stations 2706 and 2852. Bridges, culverts and weirs along the route are also noted, as well as the adjacent town of Millport. 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). The Ohio and Erie Canal was constructed between 1825 and 1832, eventually connecting Cleveland and Lake Erie with Portsmouth and the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4916_007
Subjects: Maps; Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Pickaway County (Ohio);
 

Description: National colors of the 15th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Shilo[h] Sto[n]e R[i]ve[r?] 15th Reg Me[?] Chickam[auga] View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01886
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: "Keep the Home Front Pledge," a 1944 poster promoting conservation of resources during World War II and cooperation with government rationing. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04789
Subjects: World War II; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Ohio History--Military Ohio; War posters--Ohio; Rationing
 

Description: The Ohio Mechanics Institute in Cincinnati, from a letterhead engraving. Organized in 1828, this non-profit institute organized lectures and provided other types of practical training for mechanics. Later evolving into a college-level educational program, it was incorporated into the University of Cincinnati in 1969. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04019
Subjects: Education; Industries--Ohio--Cincinnati
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the Interior of the Ohio Senate Chamber, Ohio Statehouse, ca. 1960. Surrounded by an elegant ballustrade, four parallel rows of individual desks face a marble dais and podium from which the president of the Ohio senate presides. The Statehouse Complex includes the Statehouse, Senate Building and the Capitol Atrium, which connects the two buildings. Construction began in 1839 to replace an older two-story brick structure after several complaints about the its lack of space to accommodate the rapidly growing town and state. Initial estimates of a two-year construction period and a cost of $200,000 were wrong. The building was eventually completed 22 years later (in 1861) at a price of $2.2 million. The Statehouse is a National Historic Landmark and is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States. The Senate Building was completed in 1901 and was built in the Neoclassical Revival style. Salmon P. Chase was the first governor to occupy the new Statehouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05694
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Architecture; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: An exterior view of the Tuscarawas Courthouse and the statue that is erected in front of the building. The building is located in in the town and county seat of New Philadelphia, taking it's name from the much more well known Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania. While the town often experienced economic success because of it's advantageous location, it would eventually experience a downturn with the falling importance of it's main industries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06752
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); New Philadelphia (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Tuscarawas Courthouse (Ohio)