Description: This is an image of a perforated skimmer with a long handle. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H8278
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Cooking tools and equipment; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus in 1930, this photograph shows a southwest view of the idle woolen mill and machine shop Zoar, Ohio. The mill was operated by the Society of Separatists of Zoar before the dissolution of their communal economic system in 1898. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) 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. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00913
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Mills; Machinery industry -- Ohio; Small towns
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This chisel was manufactured from wood and iron, and used to remove material from a wood surface. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73281
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Tools
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Defiance County and the city of Defiance, between stations 2910 and 3042. The Maumee and Auglaize Rivers and streets and properties in Defiance are pictured, and bridges, railroads, stations, locks, 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: BV4924_006
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio;
Places: Defiance County (Ohio); Paulding County (Ohio)
 

Description: Advertisement for J. L. Booth's Grain Separator and Winnowing Machine, patented April 8, 1851. It was highly recommended in the book titled "The American miller, and millwright's assistant" by William Carter Hughes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02659
Subjects: Summit County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture
Places: Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Interior photograph of a crowd in the Ohio Statehouse rotunda during the first inauguration of Ohio Governor George K. Nash, January 13, 1902. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03617
Subjects: Governors--Ohio; Ohio--Politics and government; Nash, George Kilbon, 1842-1904
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Men's black beaver felt top hat, ca. 1816. Beaver felt hats were popular from the 16th century through the 19th century. Beaver fur was useful in creating a hat that retained its shape even after becoming wet. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05041
Subjects: Hats; Popular culture; Clothing and dress; Men
 

Description: Portrait of Civil War General Quincy Gillmore, from "Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1907. In addition to his military career, Gillmore (1825-1888) was a civil engineer and an author. He was born in Black River, Ohio, and as a young man graduated first in his class at West Point. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04240
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military officers
Places: Black River (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: Stevengraph portrait of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). This item was sold for only a short period and is consequently very rare. Weaver Thomas Stevens of Coventry, England, invented the woven-silk pictures, which he called “stevengraphs.” His company first produced woven-silk bookmarks in 1862. Coventry, England, was the heart of a ribbon-weaving industry during the mid-19th century. Stevengraphs were made using a jacquard loom in which mechanically operated devices wove intricate, three-dimensional patterns in silk. The design was actually part of the fabric, not a painted or dyed image. This ribbon features a bust of Benjamin Harrison, a shield and flags with the Stars and Stripes, and a reproduction of Harrison's signature. A fringe runs along the bottom border. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05912
Subjects: Stevengraph pure silk woven pictures; Jacquard weaving; Stevens, Thomas, 1828-1888; Decorative arts
Places: Coventry (England)
 

Description: This color image shows a male golfer watching the results of his latest swing, ca. 1965-1970. The man faces away from the camera. He is wearing green slacks and a light-colored shirt and cap. Observers are visible in the far background. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06959
Subjects: Golf; Sports; Recreation; Golf courses
 

Description: The village of Pohang Dong, Korea, where Pvt. Michael Petrucci was stationed from September 1953 to July 1954. Petrucci was born August 9, 1930, in Youngstown, Ohio, where he grew up and attended school. Petrucci enlisted in the Marine Corps in July of 1952, and began basic training at Cherry Point Marine Base in North Carolina in August 1953. He received orders for overseas duty in May 1953, but when the United States and North Korea ended hostilities in July 1953, his transfer to Korea was halted. Petrucci was eventually sent to Korea in September 1953 and stationed at the First Marine Aircraft Wing base in the town of Pohang Dong, where he served until July 1954. By September 1954, Petrucci had returned to civilian life in Youngstown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07480
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military life; United States Marine Corps; Korean War (1950-1953)
Places: Pohang Dong (Korea)
 

Description: Group portrait of eleven young women, taken in a photography studio in Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1861-1865. Ten of the women are gathered around a woman in the center who appears slightly older than the others. The photograph is oval-shaped and presented in an oval-shaped mat. Text on the frame reads "Photographed by CADWALLADER & TAPPAN. Front St. over the Bank, Marietta, Ohio." Bits of ephemera are affixed to the frame, including what appear to be a stamp, a label for headache powder, and a label from the India Spice Drug Co. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC5739_01
Subjects: Teenagers; Women--Ohio; American Civil War, 1861-1865; Photography--Ohio--History--19th century
Places: Marietta (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)