Description: Photograph of the memorial to Alfred and Rhoda Hadley dedicated on August 26, 1926. Alfred and Rhoda Hadley were conductors on the Underground Railroad in Bloomingdale, Indiana. The inscription reads: "1850 [large space] 1863 A MEMORIAL TO ALFRED & RHODA HADLEY AND OTHERS OF BLOOMINGDALE WHO MAINTAINED AN UNDERGROUND RAIL ROAD STATION TO ASSIST FUGITIVE SLAVES TO FREEDOM PARKE CO. & PENN. TWP. [township] HISTORICAL SOCIETYS. 1929" 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: AL03007
Subjects: Underground Railroad--Indiana; Siebert, Wilbur Henry, 1866-1961; Abolitionists; Activists
Places: Penn Township (Indiana); Parke County (Indiana)
 

Description: After migrating from New Jersey to Ohio in 1828, Major William Hunt (1797-1867) purchased a Springfield (Clark County), Ohio, farm that belonged to Simon Kenton. Hunt was postmaster of Urbana from 1828 to 1858, founded the Mad River and Lake Erie Railroad, and was a partner in a wholesale livestock and grain business. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03784
Subjects: Springfield (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Railroads
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustrated portrait of a young Ulysses S. Grant published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04583
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States
 

Description: This aerial view of Toledo, Ohio, shows the downtown area marked by several skyscrapers. The Maumee River is seen in the upper right section of the photograph. The tallest structure is the former National City Bank building (now the PNC Bank), 405 Madison Avenue, built in 1932. The steel-frame skyscraper, which has a limestone exterior, is designed in the Art Deco style. It was the tallest building in downtown Toledo until 1969, when the Fiberglas Tower was completed. Another landmark structure is the Cherry St. Bridge (now the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge), which spans the Maumee River. In this photo, the bridge is visible above and to the right of the National City Bank. It is a bascule bridge (drawbridge), whose moveable section is located slight left of center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06163
Subjects: Aerial photographs; Toledo (Ohio); Cityscapes; Bridges; Maumee River (Ind. and Ohio)
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Burnetti, of Stark County, was electrocuted February 1, 1918, for the Murder of John O'Brien. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08100
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment; Death row; Portrait photography
Places: Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a street scene of William Harrison's inauguration. William Henry Harrison was an American political and military leader and the ninth President of the United States. He was born in Charles County, Virginia, on February 9, 1773. He attended and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College and, at his father's insistence, studied medicine from 1790 to 1791 at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Upon his father's death in 1791, Harrison immediately joined the United States Army. Harrison continued to serve in the military until 1798, when he resigned and accepted a new position as the Secretary of the Northwest Territory. He held this position until 1799. Because of Harrison's excellent political skills, President John Adams selected him to be the governor of the Indiana Territory on May 12, 1800. The Indiana Territory included modern-day Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. He held this office until 1813. In 1812, the War of 1812 began between the United States and Great Britain. President James Madison promoted Harrison to the rank of brigadier-general and put him in command of the Army of the Northwest. In October 1813, Harrison led the Army of the Northwest against a combined British and Native American force led by General Henry Proctor and Tecumseh. Known as the Battle of the Thames, the United States emerged victorious. The British ran from the battlefield, leaving the Native Americans to fight on alone. The Americans defeated the Native Americans, killing Tecumseh. Following the War of 1812, Harrison returned to politics. He made his home at North Bend just west of Cincinnati, Ohio. He represented Ohio in the United States Congress for two terms. He also served as the United States ambassador to Colombia in 1828 and 1829. In 1836, he ran as a member of the Whig Party against Democrat Martin Van Buren for the Presidency of the United States. Van Buren, Vice President under Andrew Jackson, won the election. In 1840, Harrison ran against the incumbent. He emphasized his military record against Tecumseh and the British in the War of 1812 with John Tyler of Virginia as his running mate. His campaign slogan was "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." The sixty-eight-year-old Harrison was inaugurated into office on March 4, 1841, on a cold, overcast day. His speech was one of the longest inauguration speeches in presidential history at 8,445 words. He served the shortest time in office of any man elected to the presidency. He died from pneumonia on April 4, 1841, one month after taking office. John Tyler was his Vice president and successor. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07698
Subjects: Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Presidents--Inauguration--United States; Politicians
Places: Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: Photograph showing a trainer identified as Jim with a horse at River Ridge. The photograph was originally preserved in the scrapbook of Ruth Herndon. Ruth Weinman Herndon (Mrs. L. Kermit Herndon) 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 20th century. Ruth Weinman (1907-2002) lived with her parents at grew up 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_006
Subjects: Sports; Societies and clubs; Animals; Horseback riding; Horses
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing nine women standing along the "Road to Remembrance," a designated stretch of the "River Road" (possibly Olentangy River Road) where members of the Columbus Federation of Women's Clubs planted trees. This effort was likely in honor of those Columbus soldiers who were killed during World War I. 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_166
Subjects: Clinton League; Women--Charities; World War I, 1914-1918; Commemorations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two women, one barefoot, walk down a rainy sidewalk along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. Across the street can be seen a shoe repair shop, a theater marquee, a McDonald's, The University Shop and other campus-area businesses. 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_B12F328_01
Subjects: Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Pedestrians; Stores and shops; Businesses;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press of a young girl and her mother, identified as Kristen (left) and Freda Trotter (right), looking at a work of art on display at the Near East Area Arts Invitational Art Show at the Martin Luther King Center in Columbus, Ohio. The fiber sculpture is the work of artist Gail Larned. 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_B02F02_02
Subjects: Art and artists; Galleries and museums; Textile arts; Families; Sculptures;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Logan County Courthouse. This Italianate and Second Empire structure is the county’s third courthouse. Its tower is 135 feet tall and has a statue of justice. It sits on the site of the county’s former courthouse, in the public square and cost $125,000 to build. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_272
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; hood moldings; mansard roofs; dormers; Second Empire; Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Places: Bellefontaine (Ohio); Logan County (Ohio); 101 S. Main St.
 

Description: Carte de visite of unidentified Civil War officer, probably from Southeastern Ohio. Subject has full beard, and is wearing uniform jacket. Shoulder insignia appear to denote a Major General or Lieutenant General View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f32_02
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio