Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a close-up portrait of a woman. She wears a dark dress with three decorative accents on her left side. Her earrings indicate that she is a prosperous and possibly upper class woman, as most of Ewing's female subjects do not wear jewelry. 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 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_B14_F739
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Women; Clothing and dress
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Cabinet card portrait of an unknown female dancer in fringed costume, tights and boots, ca. 1880-1889. She is seated on a large rock and holds a fan. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03503
Subjects: Dancers; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a woman posed outside before a hanging backdrop, wearing a long light-colored skirt and lace-trimmed blouse. Handwriting on the negative appears to include the name "Ethel S Annington." 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_F2302
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Women; Clothing and dress
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Emily Gregor and Ann Quadrano, members of the Buckeye Trail Association, shown standing at the memorial marking the entrance to the Grandma Gatewood Memorial Hiking Trail in Hocking County, Ohio. The photograph was taken during the Buckeye Trail Association's twenty-fifth annual meeting held April 27-29, 1984. Emma R. "Grandma" Gatewood was a long-time member of the Buckeye Trail Association and the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. The Buckeye Trail is 1,444 miles long and runs in a loop from Cleveland to Cincinnati along the eastern and western halves of the state. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02615
Subjects: Hocking County (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Buckeye Trail Association; Hiking
Places: Hocking County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor’s mother, Eva Walker, and maternal grandmother, Emma Revallion, with an unidentified woman in the middle. Walker-Taylor became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F05_A
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
 

Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor as a youth and her maternal grandmother Emma Revallion. Walker-Taylor became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F05_B
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
 

Description: Picture of Charlotte Reeve Conover, who was born in 1855 to parents John Charles Reeve and Emma Barlow (Reeve) in Dayton, Ohio. She was an author whose works include “On Being Eighty,” “Concerning Our Forefathers,” “The Story of Dayton,” “An Intimate History,” and many other books and articles which were often about the history and people of Dayton, Ohio. She was known for her wit and lively writings. She also worked as a teacher and lecturer. In 1879, Conover married Frank K. Conover, an attorney educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They had four children: Emily Dickson Conover, John Charles Reeve Conover, Wilbur Dickson Conover, and Charlotte Mary Conover. She died in 1940 at the age of 85. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07657
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio)--Authors; Ohio authors; Ohio Women
 

Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor as a youth and two unidentified individuals (possibly relatives). Walker-Taylor became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F05_C
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators
 

Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor as a teen with two unidentified children. Walker-Taylor became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F05_D_1
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 woman posing in front of a dark background for a studio portrait. 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_f940
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Women
Places: Lowell (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a young woman seated in front of a hanging backdrop. She wears a photographic cameo pinned to a bow at her throat, over a dark blouse with pintucks and button detailing, and a flower in her hair. Handwriting on the negative identifies her as Miss Dora Freed, and a matching negative provides the location of Hartley, West Virginia. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was taken in the region of southeastern Ohio and 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 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_B27_F2514
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; Young women; Clothing and dress
Places: Hartley (West Virginia)
 

Description: Photograph of Yvonne Walker-Taylor as a teen with a group of unidentified individuals at summer camp. Walker-Taylor became one of the first female African American college president in the United States when she was named the 16th president of Wilberforce University in 1984. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_P2_B06F05_D_2
Subjects: Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Wilberforce University; African American men; African American women; African American Educators