Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows a canal boat on the Ohio and Erie Canal west of Zoar, Ohio, 1889. The original photograph was taken prior to the locks being cemented over in 1907. Starting in 1825, Zoarites were paid to dig part of the Ohio and Erie Canal which ran along the Separatists' property, earning $21,000 for the community in addition to income from selling food to neighboring laborers. 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. 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: AL00871
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Tuscarawas River; Canals; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This hand saw was manufactured from iron, with a wood handle. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73287
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 Paulding County between stations 3520 and 3692. Blue Creek is pictured, and properties, bridges, aqueducts, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are also 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_009
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Bridges
Places: Paulding County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a reproduction of a portrait of inventor Wilbur Wright from Dayton, Ohio, ca. 1900-1912. Wilbur and his brother Orville built and flew the first mechanically powered airplane. Wilbur was born April 16, 1867 in Millville, Indiana and died at age 45 on May 30, 1912 in Dayton, Ohio View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02664
Subjects: Montgomery County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Aviation
 

Description: Group photograph of Buckeye Steel Castings Company employees described as "Inspectors et al," Columbus, Ohio, August 23, 1915. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03622
Subjects: Labor--Ohio; Steel castings industry--United States; Employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Back view of grey silk faille wedding gown in the "mode of 1830," worn by Hannah Adams when she married Charles K. West. Mr. West brought it to Ohio in 1834 and it has remained in the state since that time. The dress features large puffed sleeves and a full skirt. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05045
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Popular culture; Dresses; Clothing and dress; Wedding costume; Weddings
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Stevengraph image entitled "Landing of Columbus, Oct. 12, 1492." It was woven at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. The manufacturer was the Thomas Stevens Company of Coventry, England. Stevengraphs are images created using a jacquard loom equipped with mechanically operated devices that weave intricate, three-dimensional patterns in silk. Coventry weaver Thomas Stevens, who invented the process in the mid-19th century, called the images "stevengraphs." This stevengraph has a companion piece, "Columbus Leaving Spain." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05916
Subjects: Silk pictures; Stevengraph pure silk woven pictures; Silk pictures--Exhibitions; Decorative arts; Stevens, Thomas, 1828-1888; Columbus, Christopher, 1451-1506
Places: Chicago (Illinois); Cook County (Illinois)
 

Description: This color illustration is a full-length profile of a woman with dark hair wearing a long evening dress. The artist, Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952), was famous for his portraits of the so-called "Christy Girl," his romanticized vision of the modern young society woman. Born in Morgan County, Ohio, Christy spent his youth on his parents' farm near Duncan Falls. Later in life he recorded fond memories of the time that he spent along the Muskingum River. Christy’s mother encouraged his work as a painter and sketch artist. During the 1890s Christy moved to New York City and studied under William Merritt Chase, who encouraged his students to paint their subjects in a realistic manner. After achieving success as an illustrator, Christy open his own studio and began painting portraits and landscape scenes. Christy became a well-known artist because of his involvement in the Spanish-American War. During this conflict, he accompanied American soldiers into battle. He provided magazines, such as "Scribner's," "Harper's," "The Century", and "Leslie's Weekly," with drawings of the battlefields. After the war, Christy became famous for his artwork depicting the "Christy Girl," whose image he used in books, magazines, calendars, and even patriotic posters. Over the next decade, Christy emerged as one of America's most popular artists and illustrators. He returned to his childhood home in Ohio and opened his own studio. His fame continued to grow during the 1910s. He returned to New York and opened a studio in 1915. During World War I he drew posters encouraging his fellow Americans to support the war effort. Once again, the "Christy Girl" figured prominently in his artwork. Following the world war, Christy slowly turned away from painting the "Christy Girl." During the 1920s the artist painted the portraits of a number of well-known Americans, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Eddie Rickenbacker. At the beginning of the Great Depression, Christy's popularity briefly declined, but the artist returned to painting women and landscape scenes. His celebrity status revived, he created commemorative paintings of historical events. His most famous painting from this era shows the signing of the United States Constitution. It hangs in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building. Two of Christy's works from this period also hang in the Ohio Statehouse. Christy died in 1952 in New York City. He was buried in the Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06980
Subjects: Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952; Illustration; Morgan County (Ohio); Artists
 

Description: Cpl. Robert Francel (left) and PFC Michael Petrucci (right) standing outside the bunker nicknamed "Stalag 70" in Pohang Dong, Korea, in the fall of 1953. 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: AL07484
Subjects: Ohio History--Military Ohio; Military life; United States Marine Corps; Korean War (1950-1953)
Places: Pohang Dong (Korea)
 

Description: Winter scene of a man butchering a large hog, ca. 1912. The Circle Family Glass Plate Negative Collection came in with the records of John Circle, who served as Franklin County Surveyor between 1981 and 2000. The plates are thought to be part of the family history but have no identification. The images are agricultural but have no other known history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV82_001
Subjects: Agriculture; Meat industry and trade--Ohio; Animals; Farms; Farmers
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Governor James A. Rhodes with attendees of an "Early Bird" dinner at the Governor's Mansion, June 10, 1978. Located on Parkview Avenue in Bexley, Ohio, the 25-room Tudor-Norman mansion was a gift to the state of Ohio in 1955, and has been the residence of Ohio's governors since 1957. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_08_32_03
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Ohio Governor's Residence and Heritage Gardens
Places: Bexley (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Card reading "Season's Greetings" from "Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Jones and Grandchildren." Includes images of eight grandchildren from three different states. 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_003
Subjects: Clinton League; Women--Charities; Holidays; Christmas; Families
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)