Description: This is a photograph of two women and a child sitting in a horse-drawn buggy and looking back to the camera. A marking on the negative reads: "CA Smith Big Bend WVA." 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 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: AL06696
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Horse-drawn vehicles; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Photography--History
Places: Big Bend (West Virginia)
 

Description: View of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse facing High Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1860-1869, located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio. This building, in the Greek Revival style, was constructed over the course of 22 years, ending in 1861. There were five principle architects, including Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley, who was eventually fired because the extra flourishes he added to the design were deemed too expensive and too ornate for the original design of the building. Inmates from the Ohio Penitentiary constructed the found View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00531
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Street scene in Circleville, Ohio, ca. 1907-1915. The scene features the 101 Main Street building, the former Circleville headquarters of the I.O.O.F., or the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. This society is a fraternal organization with the noble goal of providing assistance to those in need and promoting friendship, love, and truth. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02701
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Places: Circleville (Ohio); Pickaway County (Ohio)
 

Description: Fire engine and crew, possibly in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06002
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Transportation--Ohio; Equipment; Buildings; Clothing & dress
Places: Blanchester (Ohio); Clinton County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the Ohio Statehouse and grounds in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1865-1875. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01754
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: People waiting in line on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse to pay their respects to President Abraham Lincoln, Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1865. Lincoln's body began the trip from Washington D. C. back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois, on April 21, 1865. The funeral train generally followed the route that Lincoln took when he traveled to Washington as President-elect in 1861. On Saturday, April 29, 1865, the train arrived in Columbus at 7:30 A.M. Lincoln's casket was taken to the Ohio Statehouse where he laid in state in the rotunda. The Statehouse was draped in black crepe for the occasion. Thousands of visitors came throughout the day to honor the fallen President. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05164
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Presidents--United States; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Death and burial; Statehouse--Ohio; Assassinations
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A photograph of a horse-drawn carriage in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F07_016_1
Subjects: Fremont (Ohio); Transportation--Ohio--History; Carriages and coaches; Horse-drawn vehicles
Places: Fremont (Ohio); Sandusky County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "'Leafing Through Pages of the Miami Valley Album.' The Robbert Dickey wedding party in 1894 before leaving for Johnson Station; taken in front of Ed. Thacker's home, across from the Central Reformed Church at Second and Ludlow Sts. Others in the bridal party are George Shaw, Tom Legler, Charles Graves, D. Legler, Harry Smith with bugle, the driver is Fred P. Mc.Gowan." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_023_1
Subjects: Transportation--Ohio--History.; Horse-drawn vehicles; Carriages and coaches; Carts and wagons; Weddings
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Giant coal loader built by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It was owned by the Big Four Company, Toledo, Ohio, 1917. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01368
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Toledo (Ohio)
 

Description: A-6 wagon loader made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. It was owned by the Big Four Coal Company, Toledo, Ohio, 1917. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01369
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Author Paul Laurence Dunbar riding in a horse-drawn buggy driven by an unidentified man, ca. 1890-1906. Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1872 to Joshua and Matilda Dunbar, both former slaves, and was encouraged by his mother in poetry and his schooling from an early age. He attended Dayton Central High School and was the sole African American student at that time. Following his high school graduation, Dunbar worked as an elevator operator while writing poetry in his free time. He built a reputation as a successful literary voice and writer of dialect poetry, and was the first African American poet to receive critical acclaim for his work. Dunbar authored twelve collections of poetry, five novels, one play, and a large number of newspaper articles before his death from tuberculosis on February 9, 1906. He is buried in the Woodland Cemetery in Dayton. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05269
Subjects: Authors, American--Ohio; Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906; Multicultural Ohio--African American Ohioans; Literary Ohio; Horse-drawn vehicles;
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reproduction of a photograph depicting children arriving at Luna Township Consolidated School in a horse-drawn wagon Summit Station, Licking County, Ohio, ca. 1906-1908. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01115
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Education
Places: Licking County (Ohio)