Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows four men reclining on rocks on the side of a hill. They each wear suspenders, bowties and hats. 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_B16_F1024
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Men; Clothing and dress
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Illustration of the 302nd squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen 332nd fighter group, Spit Fire, by A. Ric Druet. This print is autographed by A. Ric Druet and several Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American pilots in the armed forces of the United States. The squadron was formed in 1941 and based in Tuskegee, Alabama. Print 33 of 1500 ALTERNATE TEXT: Three airplanes sit on a runway at a military base. There is one plane in the air, which is blue with large clouds. The planes all have red noses and tails, with silver bodies. The closest plane is the "Ina the Macon Belle", and it has a pilot inside and a mechanic on the wing. The second plane, "Alice-Jo", also has a pilot in the cockpit and mechanic on the wing. The last plane grounded is "Lucifer" and has the mechanic on the ground and a mechanic looking at the nose. Three men stand to the left next to a Jeep-like Humvee vehicle, marked 219321. Two men are further to the left with the furthest man in a brown leather jacket. Another Humvee sits further up the runway, in front of the last plane. A tent is behind that Humvee. The bottom of the image has signatures with an image of a red flying devil wielding a pitch fork. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS_6_B11F2_01
Subjects: African American soldiers; African American men; African American Ohioans; Air pilots; Airplanes; Tuskegee Airmen; United States. Air Force.; World War II
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows Zoar villagers fishing in the Tuscarawas River near Zoar, Ohio, ca. 1885-1900. From left to right, the men are Aug. Kuecherer. Louis Zimmerman, Ben. Beither, C.F. Sylvan, Eugene Heid, David Harr, and Alex[ander] Gunn, reclining. 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. 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. By the second half of the 19th 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. Louis Baus was a prominent photographer in Cleveland, Ohio, who began his career with studio work, but in 1911 became a staff writer for the Cleveland Advocate, a local newspaper that was later purchased by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B04_Vol2_46
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Society of Separatists of Zoar; Fishing; Outdoor recreation; Men
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows two seated young men posing in front of a backdrop. The man on the left has a cigarette in his mouth and the man on the right holds a cigarette in his right hand. 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_F839
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Men
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Three men and a boy, possibly a father and his three sons, pose for a portrait seated in the yard of a home. 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_B26_F2334
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photographers--Ohio; Portrait photography--United States--History; Men; Children; Families
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Photograph showing two unidentified men standing on the porch of a house in Zoar. The top caption reads: "Kappel house? 3rd & Main." Led by Joseph Bimeler 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. They would become known as the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1819. 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. Today, the Ohio Historical Society operates a portion of the town as a historic site. A number of the Zoarite buildings are restored and are open to the public. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV9_B03F06_004
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Houses; Men; Photography--Ohio
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This portrait depicts two standing men on either side of a rocking chair on which a banjo sits. 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: AL06352
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Musical instruments; Men
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Men's straw hat, ca. 1830-1850. This natural-colored hat has a brown leather hatband and is lined with pink and white silk that is marked "J & M Saunders, 21 N. Fourth St. Philadelphia." It is housed in a leather hat box and was worn by Israel Woodruff (1786-1851). The hat was donated by Israel Woodruff's daughter-in-law, Catherine E. Woodruff, in 1937. Israel Woodruff died in 1851. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04934
Subjects: Hats; Popular culture; Clothing and dress; Men
Places: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
 

Description: Two young men are photographed at an outdoor table near the White Castle restaurant at North High Street and Second Avenue in the Short North neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The man at left has several tattoos on his bare arms and the man at right holds a lighter in his hand. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B08F224_01
Subjects: Street photography; Short North (Columbus, Ohio); Young men;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated August 26, 1935, this photograph shows six young men holding up papier mache masks at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Brecksville Cleveland Metro Park. A note on the reverse of the photograph reads "Artistry in moulage work, the modeling of masks in papier mache, has been developed to a high degree of proficiency by several young hobbyists interested in the plastic skills. These designs range from the classic to the grotesque, as revealed by this group posing in front of the recreation hall at Camp Sp.-19, three miles south of Brecksville." The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program established as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that employed young men, ages 18-25 and later expanded to ages 17-28, with jobs in the natural resources field. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F11_033_001
Subjects: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.); Masks; Young men; New Deal
Places: Brecksville (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Front view of blue and white cotton houndstooth men's coat with tails, ca. 1836. It is trimmed with white piping on the pockets and two self-covered buttons at each cuff. The coat has six large self-covered buttons on the front. It was possibly made by Ann Tetrick as a wedding coat for her husband, Cyrus Tetrick. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04944
Subjects: Coats; Popular culture; Clothing and dress; Men--Ohio; Wedding costume; Weddings
 

Description: Back view of blue and white cotton houndstooth men's coat with tails, ca. 1836. It is trimmed with white piping on the pockets and two self-covered buttons at each cuff. The coat has six large self-covered buttons on the front. It was possibly made by Ann Tetrick as a wedding coat for her husband, Cyrus Tetrick. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04945
Subjects: Coats; Popular culture; Clothing and dress; Men--Ohio; Wedding costume; Weddings