Description: An unidentified woman being sworn in to testify at the Ohio Pen Investigation, January 1935. The investigation of the Ohio Penitentiary Fire that broke out the evening of April 21, 1930, killed 322 inmates and is regarded as the worst disaster in American prison history. Official investigation into the penitentiary tragedy was started the following morning by the attorney general's office. Governor Myers Y. Cooper and E.C. Snively, assistant attorney general, headed the board of inquiry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05671
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Fires; Ohio Penitentiary (Columbus, Ohio); Prisons--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The field of Tank Memorial Stadium in Ironton. Previously the Ironton Tanks used to be a popular team in their home town, and they were good enough to attract over 1,000 spectators to their games. The Tanks were known for going up against the NFL teams of their day in the 1920s and their impressive winning average against some of the best teams. Unfortunately, the team fell apart once the Great Depression hit the country and after 1930 the team no longer existed as anything more than a memory. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06728
Subjects: Sports; Football
Places: Ironton (Ohio); Lawrence County (Ohio); Ohio
 

Description: A little boy holding on to a tricycle. Glass plate negatives of various Trumbull County and northeastern Ohio scenes, places, people and events taken by John E. Pickering and Edward D. Pickering from the 1880s to the 1910s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08489
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Bicycles
 

Description: This image shows a courtroom of the Marion County Courthouse. This courthouse is almost identical to the one that stands in Fayette County. Ten sandstone faces are carved into the exterior walls, representing the races of man, pioneer spirit and the ages of man, including one that resembles William Shakespeare. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_309
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio); 100 N. Main St.
 

Description: Carte de visite of General Winfield Scott, who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Originally from Petersburg, Virginia, he refused to resign from his position when his home state seceded. Placed in command of the Union Army, he held himself responsible for the loss at Bull Run. By the start of the war, he was old and too overweight to ride a horse. Command was given to McClellan shortly after. While he did not serve much during the Civil War, his career was long and distinguished, having spent nearly 50 years in the US military. Scott served with great distinction in the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, and is considered one of the best, if not the best, general to ever serve the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f33_37
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military officers--Union; Military Ohio
Places: Ohio; Petersburg (Virginia)
 

Description: Marker recognizing the birthplace of the tomato, Reynoldsburg, Franklin County, Ohio, ca. 1965. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00297
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Agriculture
Places: Reynoldsburg (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Licking County (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: Street scene in Chillicothe depicting decorations for the celebration of the Ohio centennial, 1903. In 1802, as Ohio moved toward statehood, Chillicothe hosted the Ohio Constitutional Convention. When Ohio became a state in 1803, Chillicothe was named its capital, in part due to its central location as well as the prominent political figures, like Edward Tiffin and Thomas Worthington, who resided there. The city served as Ohio's capital until 1810, when state government moved to Zanesville. The capital returned to Chillicothe two years later, only to move to Columbus, 45 miles to the north, in 1816. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01153
Subjects: Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio; Centennial celebrations; Capitols; Ohio--Politics and government
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Rectangular flag measures 208 cm high by 195 cm wide. Text on flag reads: Ivy Mountain; Stone River; 2nd OVI; Lookout Mountain; Perryville; Hoover's Gap; Chickamauga; Missionary Ridge. Pinned to flag are three streamers from reunions held in Addison, Goshen and Middletown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01863
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Caption reads "Champaign County, St. Paris, Ohio, Oct. 1936. State 14-11-64 WPA 4020. Section of sidewalk just finished. Part of the 7000 ft. of 4 ft. walk being built in St. Paris." This is a photograph of sidewalk construction in Saint Paris, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F09_005_1
Subjects: Sidewalks; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Saint Paris (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is of a map of the east side of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Main roads on this map are Central Parkway, Reading Road and Eggleston Avenue. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F03_26_01
Subjects: Cincinnati Metropolitan Area (Ohio)--Maps; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Maps; Cincinnati (Ohio). East End
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "St. John's School Lima Lima Allen Co" Construction on this building began in 1901 and it was razed in 1959. It is unclear if the school is still in operation in a new building. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F06_023_001
Subjects: School buildings--Pictorial works; High Schools--Ohio; Lima (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; Education; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: WPA Recreation Pgoram -- Norwood, May 1936" This May Festival was held at St. Xavier Stadium, at St. Xavier College. Known today as Xavier University, the school demolished the stadium in 1988. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F06_026_001
Subjects: Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.); Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History; Children
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)