Description: This manufactured tin tray is round with scalloped sides. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H9434
Subjects: Society of Separatists of Zoar--History; Kitchen utensils--United States--History
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Tacy C. Robinson (1818-1887) was the daughter of William and Jane Robinson, operators on the Underground Railroad in Emerson (now Mt. Pleasant) in Jefferson County, Ohio. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03144
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Underground Railroad--Ohio; Antislavery movements--Ohio--History--19th century; Ohio women; Abolitionists;
Places: Mount Pleasant (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Nadine Burden's son admiring a toy plane in The F. & R. Lazarus Company's toy department, ca. 1950-1959. Between 1851 and 1965, the F & R Lazarus Company retail store dominated the trade and physical landscape of Columbus. The company rose from its early years as a men's clothier in a 20 x 40 foot room downtown, to its position by 1965 as a member of the largest department store chain, Federated Department Stores. Lazarus' growth reflects that of the capital city; from small beginnings through a "golden age" of downtown development, and eventually branching out into the surrounding countryside. In 2003, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores, and is no longer in existence. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04448
Subjects: Children; Toys; Lazarus Department Store; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Group photograph of the Black Diamond Girl Scout Council Area 2 Representatives. These scouts represented Area 2 of the Black Diamond Girl Scout Council for a statewide celebration of the 75th anniversary of the birth of the Girl Scouting movement in May 1987. Front row, from left are: Valerie Gerchow of Bellaire, Amanda Schnelle of Wheeling, Beth Ronevich of Bellaire and April Fullerton of Cameron; second row: Patty Perry of Bellaire, Carrie Dorsey of McMechen, Jennifer Hornyak of Wheeling, Dolly Groves of Cameron, Andrea Gerchow of Bellaire and Heather Martin and Melissa Carnahan, both of Wheeling; and back row: Michaelann Kalinowski of Bellaire and Carrie Stingle. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06062
Subjects: Women--Societies and clubs--Ohio; Popular culture; Children; Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Places: Martins Ferry (Ohio); Belmont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus is of Floyd Dace, a 21-year-old waiter from Cleveland. His formal attire suggests that the photograph was taken during his trial or sentencing. Dace was convicted, along with Robert Britton and James Griffen, of murdering Henry Lee Webb during a dice game in Cleveland. The caption at the bottom reads: “No. 256, Floyd Dace of Cuyahoga County, Legally Electrocuted March 12, 1948, for the Murder of Mr. Henry Lee Webb.” In 1885 the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio, became the location for all executions, which previously took place in the various county seats. In 1896 the Ohio General Assembly mandated that electrocution replace hanging as the form of capital punishment. The Ohio Penitentiary regularly offered tours as well as souvenir photographs and postcards of the building and prisoners on death row. A total of 315 prisoners, both men and women, were executed in the electric chair known as “Old Sparky” between 1897 and 1963. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08310
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Electrocution; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows twelve members of the Kinley family gathered on the front steps of a brick house with the numbers "328." Harry Kinley's parents, siblings, and siblings' spouses are all featured in the photo. A blurry John H. and Caroline Kinley, Harry Kinley's parents, sit at the top of the steps. Harry and Abbie Kinley sit on the bottom left, with Harry's brother Avery sitting above them. George Kinley sits in the middle looking at the camera with, Villa Kinley's husband, Joseph Neidhart, sitting on the step below to his right. The man seated on the right with his head turned is the youngest Kinley brother, Everet. Photograph from the collection of Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley 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: AV30_B03F02_10
Subjects: Families; Reunions; Portrait photography
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio, and shows the Kirk family farmhouse and various farm buildings, owned by H.H. Kirk near Canfield, Ohio. On his 100 acres, Kirk had three acres of apple orchard and eight acres of wheat. He also grew rye, clover, oats, and Timothy-grass, and raised dairy cattle and 75 head of sheep. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F07_005_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Rural Life; Farmhouses; Barns
Places: Canfield (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio);
 

Description: Dated ca. 1940, this is a photograph of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House located at 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45206. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut on June 14, 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was a prolific author and abolitionist. She moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, to stay with her father, Reverend Lyman Beecher, a prominent religious leader, and his large family, a prolific group of religious leaders, educators, writers and antislavery and women's rights advocates. Harriet lived there during her formative years which later led her to write the best-selling novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," a fictionalized account of the pain slavery imposed on its victims and of the difficult struggles of slaves to escape and travel via the Underground Railroad to freedom in the northern states or Canada. The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is an Ohio History Connection site managed locally by the Friends of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Inc. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P365_B13_F09_03
Subjects: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896; Historic houses; Historic preservation; Women abolitionists - Ohio; Authors; Activists
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two men hold signs calling for a boycott of the fast food restaurant Borden Burger, in support of Columbus Coated Fabrics (CCF) textile workers, 1974. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. 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 pri View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B04F08_06
Subjects: Protests and protestors; Demonstrations; Activism; Labor movement--United States--History--20th century; Labor unions -- Ohio; Fast food restaurants
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This portrait shows Annie Glenn smiling while seated on a light-colored chair. She is wearing a pink suit and a pale gold bracelet. The photograph was taken in 1969 in Zanesville, Ohio. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B01F03_04
Subjects: Glenn, Annie, 1920-2020; Portrait photography
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Formal portrait of Philip H. Sheridan in his later years. Sheridan (1831-1888) was born to Irish immigrants John and Mary Sheridan, who settled in Somerset, Ohio. As a young man, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point. When the Civil War broke out, Sheridan was a captain in the army; by the end of the war, he had been promoted to major general. Just before his death he became the fourth man to receive the rank of full general, following George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. Over the course of his career he held numerous important positions, including Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah, military governor of Texas and Louisiana, and commander in chief of the U.S. Army. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SC2855_05
Subjects: Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union; Military Ohio
Places: Somerset (Ohio); Perry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Style show at Memorial Hall. Sewing Project - 26 N. Jefferson St. Mrs. Gadde's." Memorial Hall was dedicated in 1910 and has been a popular venue for everything from business meetings to grand balls. It was added to the National Register of Public Places in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_001_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Buildings; Daily Life; Textiles
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)