Description: Lois K. Ide (1920-2010) made this quilt block twice, one for the White House and one for herself. First Lady Hillary Clinton and her staff chose Lois to make Ohio’s block for the tree skirt of the Blue Room Christmas tree in 1993. Each state and territory provided one block for their state. Lois created an original design and did all the work by hand. She chose a cardinal image and had a local company transfer it onto cloth for appliquéing. The carnation is rouched and red beads mark Ohio communities with a heart for the capital Columbus. The quilt measures 56 cm x 56 cm (22 in x 22 in). Lois was a native Ohioan and resident of Bucyrus who began sewing at the early age of four. She learned appliqué and patchwork from her mother and embroidery from her aunt. After years of mastering her craft, she became a master quilter and an internationally-known teacher with students worldwide. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3698_6643363_005
Subjects: Ohio Women; Quilts; Ohio state symbols
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio); Washington (D.C.)
 

Description: Photograph of an unidentified young man inside Payne Seminary also known as the Chapel of the Living Savior and later renamed Holy Trinity, which is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, which is one of the oldest Black seminaries in the United States. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F02_R
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a seated young woman wearing a light colored skirt, white blouse, necklace, and glasses. There is an illegible note etched at the top of the glass plate negative. 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. 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 (now the Ohio History Connection) 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_b15_f930
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Women; Eyeglasses
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a seated elderly woman holding a book in her lap posing with foliage behind her. 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. 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 (now the Ohio History Connection) 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_b17_f1166
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Older women; Books; Eyeglasses
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Dining room at Lake Erie College, ca. 1888-1892. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00084
Subjects: Painesville (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Queenie E. Edmonds, a friend or relative of Colonel Charles Young. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS5_B10F04_A
Subjects: African American women; African American soldiers; African American men; Newspapers; Correspondence; Military officers; World War I, 1914-1918; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
 

Description: Dormitory room at Lake Erie College, ca. 1888-1892. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00085
Subjects: Painesville (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a young woman seated before a backdrop on a large stump. This 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. 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 (now the Ohio History Connection) 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 History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B25_F2213
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Young women
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Dated ca. 1880, this is a formal portrait of Rickie Rieker Lauglotz and Mary Rieker Ruof. One woman is seated, flanked by a standing woman whose hand rests on the other's shoulder. Led by Joseph Bimeler (sometimes spelled Bäumeler) in 1817, a group of Lutheran separatists left the area of Germany known as Wurttemberg and eventually established the small community of Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The community of Zoar was not originally organized as a commune, but its residents had a difficult time surviving in 1818 and early 1819. As a result, on April 19, 1819, the group formed the Society of Separatists of Zoar. Each person donated his or her property to the community as a whole, and in exchange for their work, the society would provide for them. Additional modifications to the society's organization were made in 1824 and a constitution established in 1833. In the decades following the establishment of the Zoar commune, the Separatists experienced economic prosperity. The community was almost entirely self-sufficient and sold any surpluses to the outside world. In addition to agriculture, Zoar residents also worked in a number of industries, including flour mills, textiles, a tin shop, copper, wagon maker, two iron foundries, and several stores. The society also made money by contracting to build a seven-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. The canal crossed over Zoar's property, and the society owned several canal boats. The canal traffic also brought other people into the community, who bought Zoar residents' goods. By the second half of the nineteenth century, the community was quite prosperous. After Bimeler's death in 1853, the unity of the village declined, and by 1898 the Zoarites disbanded the society. The remaining residents divided the property, and the community continued to prosper in Zoar. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05979
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Ohio Women; Communal societies; Costume and dress
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a young woman standing by a tree with her hand on her hip. A hillside with split-rail fencing is visible in the distance. This 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. 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 (now the Ohio History Connection) 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 History Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_B25_F2247
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Women
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Photograph of Julia Ann James, an ex-slave who lived at 232 Buxton Avenue in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, District 6. The photograph was taken by staff of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was a United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression. On April 1, 1937, the FWP received formal approval and instructions to conduct interviews of surviving ex-slaves in Ohio. Most of the narratives were compiled in 1937 and 1938 and gathered from around the state. After the termination of the Federal Writers' Project, most narratives were transferred to the Writers' Unit of the Library of Congress. However, an additional 28 narratives were discovered in the State Archives holdings of the Ohio History Connection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: sc1495_03_01
Subjects: African American women; African American Ohioans; Slavery; Former slaves
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Jeffrey Manufacturing Company's branch office in New York City, 1916. The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, had branch offices in eight major U. S. cities and many countries around the world. Framed Jeffrey product photos are hanging on the walls. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01345
Subjects: Women -- Employment; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: New York (New York)