Description: Regimental colors of the 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment, U.S. Volunteers. Rectangular flag measures 139 cm high by 162 cm wide. Text on flag reads: 6th Ohio Inf Vol's. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02208
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Spanish-American War, 1898
 

Description: This photograph shows the famous doorway of Penn Tavern (note the sign on the door reading "C.V. Penn") in Middlebourne, Ohio, along the National Road. The National Road was the United State's first federally-funded interstate, built between 1811-1834. It connected the eastern states to the west and ran through central Ohio. Many inns and taverns were built to accommodate the travelers along the route. The Penn Tavern was demolished prior to November 8, 1996, having stood on the same site since 1842. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F07_003
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture, Domestic--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Inns; Taverns
Places: Middlebourne (Ohio); Guernsey County (Ohio)
 

Description: Located 801 Plum St., City Hall occupies the entire block from 8th to 9th Sts, and from Plum St to Central Ave. A smaller building housed city council on the same site from 1852. Hannaford's Romanesque revival was dedicated May 13, 1893. Large stained glass windows by the New York firm Pottier Stymus & Co. depict the benevolent dictator Cincinnatus, the trials of early settlers, and Cincinnati as the Queen City of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Catawba Wine". Samuel Hannaford and Sons remains the most prolific and widely-studied Cincinnati architectural firm; a company register from the 1930s lists 1000 buildings completed, and Hannaford family members were active from 1857 to the post-WWII period. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F14_037_1
Subjects: Cincinnati--Buildings, structures, etc.; Hannaford, Samuel, 1835-1911
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Bishop Dougal Ormonde Beaconfield Walker kneeling in the front yard of his home. Walker was the 66th Bishop of the the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the 10th President of Wilberforce University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B05F07_E_1
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Religion in Ohio; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American Educators
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1939, this photograph shows the intersection of Back Street and Hamer Street in Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati, Ohio. Germans fleeing the upheaval of the revolutions of 1848 settled in Cincinnati in large numbers. By mid-century, a German area north and east of Central Parkway, centered on Vine Street, had become known as Over-the-Rhine. By the 1890s its high concentration of breweries and bars made it the entertainment center of the city; though the neighborhood never recovered from Prohibition, it retains the greatest density of Italianate architecture in the United States. The area was a poor and working-class neighborhood for much of the 20th century, and in the 21st century it continued to endure alternate periods of investment and disinvestment. The area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F10_32_01
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Streets; Automobiles; Immigrants--Ohio; Stores and shops; Over-the-Rhine (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Works Progress Administration in Ohio Federal Writers Project 1 902 Municipal Building Akron, Ohio Sept 8 1937 Activity: Foot paths along lake of 27 acres being built by C.C.C. men of Camp Jefferson (Colored) Picture shows part of lake with wooded section where trees are being planted by C.C.C. men. Foot path on left shows type of work done by the boys and extends for several miles into wild game preserve. CCC Camps" This photograph is believed to show Jefferson Lake State Park in Richmond, Ohio. The lake and other park facilities were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. The dam was constructed in 1934, while the lake was filled by 1946. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F11_038_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Dams; Foot paths; Landscapes; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Richmond (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of earthwork restoration finished on Section IV, D-2 at Fort Ancient. 1,000 feet of restoration on the earthworks was completed. Seventy-five acres of tree planting was completed. Trees were donated to the park by Dr. Burl W. Gray. Fort Ancient features 18,000 feet of earthen walls built 2,000 years ago by American Indians who used the shoulder blades of deer, split elk antler, clam shell hoes and digging sticks to dig the dirt. They then carried the soil in baskets holding 35 to 40 pounds. Portions of the walls were used in conjunction with the sun and moon to provide a calendar system for the peoples. Section assignment in the photo corresponds with the Fort Ancient map at http://www.ohiomemory.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15005coll32&CISOPTR=272&CISOBOX=1&REC=4 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 3076_89_22_01
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); New Deal, 1933-1939; Fort Ancient State Memorial (Ohio); Mounds--Ohio
Places: Fort Ancient (Ohio); Warren County (Ohio)
 

Description: 3"x 4" photograph of a steel truss bridge from a collection of models for the Ohio State School for the Blind. The model is a replica of a highway bridge over the Wabash river in Mercer County, Ohio. The model is length 59.5", width 15", height 13.5". Photographs and descriptions of models were included in the book "Models for the Blind," compiled by workers of the Ohio Writers' Program. The book was meant as a guide, to be used in the building and study of models, and as documentation of the achievements at the Ohio State School for the Blind. The models were a result of research, design and construction by employees of the Works Projects Administration. Models were made of durable materials to withstand regular usage. The average cost of labor for larger models was $45. A special room was built to store the models where teachers could borrow them to be used in classroom instruction. In 1837, the Ohio government established the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind. This institution was the predecessor of the Ohio State School for the Blind. It was the first public school for the blind in the United States. It was the first in the nation to be created and maintained entirely by the State government. The school opened its doors in 1839, and it was located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Any blind children residing in Ohio could attend the institution. Eleven students enrolled at the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind this first year. The school initially had a maximum capacity of sixty students, but upon moving to a new building in 1874, more than three hundred students could attend at one time. Between 1839 and 1901, 2,058 students enrolled at the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind, with 339 attending in 1901 alone. In the early 1900s, the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind became known as the Ohio State School for the Blind, and the Ohio Department of Education assumed control of the school. In 1953, the school moved ten miles north of its original location to its present home. In 2005, 126 students enrolled in the Ohio State School for the Blind. Students as young as three and as old as twenty-one years of age attended the school. Students could receive their entire education (kindergarten through high school) at the institution. In addition, the Ohio State School for the Blind offered vocational training for its students. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_019_001
Subjects: United States. Work Projects Administration; Blind--Education--Ohio; Ohio State School for the Blind; Truss Bridges Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is most likely the Libbey Glass Company Plant in Toledo, which manufactures tumblers, cut-glass, thin-blown stemware, engraved and decorated glass. A workman sits at a table, cutting or polishing a small glass object. It could also be the Anchor-Hocking Glass Company in Lancaster or any of the other glass making plants in Ohio The Libbey Glass Company Plant, located at 1000 (now 940) Ash Street in Toledo, Ohio was an affiliate of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company from 1933 until it was spun off as Libbey Inc. in 1993. The company, owned by William L. Libbey, moved to Toledo in 1888 with the city providing a 4 acre factory and 50 lots for employee homes. The company changed their name from W. L. Libbey & Sons Company to Libbey Glass Company in 1892, the same year they secured a contract from Edison General Electric to produce hand blown light bulbs. Michael J. Owens, in charge of the Toledo plant, designed machines to produce things such as light bulbs and tumblers and in 1903 he invented the automatic bottle blowing machine. The company’s growing success was stifled by the Depression, which resulted in Owens-Illinois buying Libbey. With better management of the plant, the company was able to pull Libbey out of its financial problems. With the onset of World War II, the company began producing tubes for x-ray machines and other electronic equipment, as well as preparing to the postwar market. Libbey continued to be a profitable part of the Owen-Illinois company until the 1990’s. Spinning off the division in 1993 was a way to free Libbey of the constraints of being part of a large company, and unburden the large debts that were piling up. In 2001, Libbey attempted to buy Anchor-Hocking, but the Federal Trade Commission opposed the deal. As of 2004, it was the United States' largest manufacturer of glass dinnerware, with plants in Louisiana, California, and Ohio, as well as in the Netherlands. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F03_029_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Toledo; Glass blowing and working--United States; Libbey Glass Manufacturing Co; Libbey, William, 1855-1927; Owens, Michael Joseph, 1859-1923; Owens-Illinois Glass Company; Libbey Inc
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Home of American Legion: situated on East Main Street hill, overlooking the business section. Particularly good example of Colonial architecture. Lancaster, Ohio" This home was built by Daniel Sifford for himself, but he ran out of money to furnish the home. It was then finished by A. I. Vorys, who added the large porch. It was later purchased by the American Legion, who sold the building to private individuals in 2005. It is no longer open to the public. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F01_007_1
Subjects: Lancaster (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works; American Legion
Places: Lancaster (Ohio); Fairfield County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an infant seated on the lap of its mother, who is covered head to toe in a quilt. This technique, referred to as the "Hidden Mother," was often used in turn-of-the-century child photography. The photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. s. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b06_f353
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Children; Hidden Mother
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: The caption reads: "N.Y.A. youth learn by doing." They are building a stone wall at the entrance of Fort Laurens Park in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The National Youth Administration was a part of the Works Progress Administration, developed to help youth learn a vocation. Both the youth and their families received payment for the work and job training. The NYA was in operating from 1935 to 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F02_030_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); NYA
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)