Description: A large pile of coal stands in front of a heapstead (above-ground building for an underground mine) in Athens, Ohio, ca. 1970-1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06861
Subjects: Coal mines and mining; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This view of the Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, Ohio, shows a cannon displayed on the lawn and a white van parked in front of the building. Two men are standing near the van. Another man is walking in the opposite direction. The Statehouse Complex includes the Statehouse, Senate Building, and the Capitol Atrium, which connects the two buildings. Construction on the Statehouse began in 1839; the goal was to replace an older two-story brick structure that could not accommodate the rapidly growing town and state. Initial projections estimated that construction would take two years and cost $200,000. In fact, the building was 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: AL05697
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Architecture; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Huron County courthouse in Norwalk, a place that gets it's name from the other settlement of the same name in Connecticut. The courthouse was built in 1882. The architect was Vernon Redding and the architectural style is Renaissance, Queen Anne. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1974. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06755
Subjects: Courthouses; Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
Places: Norwalk (Ohio); Huron County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1910, this photograph shows a woman standing in a yard in summer. This photograph is part of the Richard K. White Glass Plate Negative Collection which is composed of glass plate negatives of animals, vehicles, and mostly unidentified people at unknown locations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08517
Subjects: Women; Photography--Ohio; Summer
 

Description: Photograph of C. Walder Parke in uniform with his mother Grace B. Parke. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F03_002
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Mothers and sons; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots
 

Description: This image shows the front facade of the Madison County Courthouse. This building represents several architectural styles, including Beaux-Arts Classicism and Second Empire. This was intended to be a smaller version of the 1887 Franklin County Courthouse which was built by the same architect. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_295
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places; mansard roofs; dormers; pediments; pavilions (building divisions); Second Empire;
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio); 1 N. Main St.
 

Description: This photo depicts Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes speaking to a crowd during the homecoming celebration held for Neil Armstrong in Wapakoneta, Ohio on September 6, 1969. Neil Armstrong stands on the left side of the frame and the words "Welcome Home Neil," are written on the wall. More than 80,000 supporters greeted Armstrong upon his return and Bob Hope served as marshal for the event. Guests included "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon, and Dr. Albert Sabin, inventor of the polio vaccine. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV_203B2F5_042
Subjects: Armstrong, Neil, 1930-2012; Wapakoneta (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works
Places: Wapakoneta (Ohio); Auglaize County (Ohio)
 

Description: Captain John Cleves Symmes Memorial, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Symmes was a captain in the War of 1812, an educator, surveyor, and a philosopher responsible for the Theory of Concentric Spheres and Polar Voids. This monument was erected in the 1840s and the photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00320
Subjects: Monuments; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting Monroe Furnace in Jackson County, Ohio. The original photograph was taken ca. 1870. Monroe Furnace, built in 1856, was the largest blast furnace in southeastern Ohio and produced as much as fifteen tons of iron per day. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01184
Subjects: Jackson County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Jackson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Old Man’s Cave at Hocking Hills State Park in Hocking County, Ohio. In 1924, the state of Ohio purchased 146 acres in the Hocking Hills that became Hocking Hills State Park in 1949. Hocking Hills State Park is known for its geologic features of Blackhand sandstone including Old Man's Cave, Cedar Falls, and Rock House. Old Man's Cave derives its name from Richard Rowe, a hermit who, according to local legend, lived in the cave beginning in 1796. It also appears that two brothers, Nathaniel and Pat Rayon, arrived in 1795 and built a cabin in the area. Evidence exists that various groups occupied Old Man's Cave well before Rowe or the Rayon brothers arrived. Archaeologists have documented that American Indians visited the region perhaps as early as 7,000 years ago. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F04_009_1
Subjects: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); State parks and reserves; Geology; Natural features; Outdoor recreation
Places: Hocking Hills State Park (Ohio); South Logan (Ohio); Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated January 1938, this photograph shows the Burnside House in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The Burnside House was located on the block of East Ninth Street at 24 East Ninth, which is now the Public Library of Cincinnati. This three story red brick building was once General Burnside's headquarters during the Civil War. Ambrose Burnside was a Union Army General, as well as a politician, industrialist and an inventor. It was from this house that he issued Order 38, which stated "The habit of declaring sympathy for the enemy will not be allowed." His characteristic facial hair led to the style which is now called sideburns. Signs on front of the building read "24 East Ninth" and "Hotel America, for Ladies and Gentlemen, Rates Weekly $3 up, Night 75 cents up." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F05_016_001
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hotels; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: A Edwin M. Stanton Monument stands in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse, at 301 Market Street. The courthouse was originally designed and built with six floors, high arched windows with hood-moulds and keystones, sectional Corinthian columns, and a flight of stairs to each entrance. Above the entrances are high Corinthian columns supporting a pediment. The main entrance has Justice standing on the peak of the pediment. The mansard roof contained dormer windows with a central tower capped with a mansard roof. It was constructed in 1871 through 1874 by Heard & Blythe architectural firm. The sandstone building became severely discolored due to the polluted air from the surrounding steel factories and heavy traffic. In 1950 during a ferocious snowstorm, the top floor collapsed, destroying the ornate roof and tower. Instead of reconstructing the mansard roof and tower, the county officials decided to keep the roof flat, cutting the number of floors to five. Photo taken between 1936-1943 by the Works Progress Administration View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_022_001
Subjects: Architecture-Civil War, 1861-1865-Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869--
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)