Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of Jefferson Stone Combs (1870-1946), a member of the 79th Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1911-1912). This photograph appears in the "Legislative Manual of the State of Ohio 1912." He was born in Leonardtown, Maryland, where he attended public schools. He worked as a businessman in Washington, D.C. and in Dayton, Ohio, before moving to Troy, Ohio, in 1898. There he began his association with Hobart Electric Manufacturing Company. He also was director of the First National Bank of Troy and a member of the city council. When he was elected to the Ohio General Assembly, Combs was the first Democratic representative from Miami County in 45 years. He died on Nov. 6, 1946 and was buried in Our Lady's Church at Medley's Neck Cemetery, Leonardtown, Maryland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07019
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated March 30, 1999, this photograph shows Ohio Governor Bob Taft speaking at the unveiling of his predecessor George Voinovich's official portrait at the Ohio Statehouse. Taft was born on January 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, but was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in government from Yale University, a master's degree in government from Princeton University, and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati Law School. Before becoming governor in 1999, Taft served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Hamilton County's commissioner, and Ohio's secretary of state. During his two terms as governor, he focused on creating jobs, building up Ohio's technology sector, and improving Ohio's school systems, especially those located in underserved communities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00554
Subjects: Taft, Bob, 1942 -; Governors; Portrait photography; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Governor Bob Taft, Janet Voinovich and former Governor George Voinovich admiring the official portrait of Voinovich after it was unveiled at the Ohio Statehouse, March 30, 1999. Taft was born on January 8, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, but was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in government from Yale University, a master's degree in government from Princeton University, and his law degree from the University of Cincinnati Law School. Before becoming governor in 1999, Taft served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Hamilton County's commissioner, and Ohio's secretary of state. During his two terms as governor, he focused on creating jobs, building up Ohio's technology sector, and improving Ohio's school systems, especially those located in underserved communities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00555
Subjects: Taft, Bob, 1942 -; Governors; Portrait photography; Politicians; Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image is a formal portrait of Lorain A. Pearson (1859-1935) of the 83rd Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1919-1920). Pearson was born in Miami County, Ohio, and attended school in Covington, Ohio. He served two terms in Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1918 to 1920). He was a banker in West Milton, Ohio. Pearson died in April 1935. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07021
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: West Milton (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is a formal portrait of S.A. Blessing, who served in the 87th Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives (1927-1928). A native of Indiana, S.A. Blessing was a minister in the Church of the Brethren. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07023
Subjects: Legislators--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians; Ohio General Assembly House of Representatives; Miami County (Ohio)
Places: Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer R.F. Bowdish in the 1870s, this stereograph shows members of the Ohio Senate in the assembly room at the Ohio Statehouse located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, on the corners of Broad and High Streets. This stereograph is part of the John H. Klippart Family Collection, an audiovisual collection of 433 items, including tintypes, stereoviews, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, and carte-de-visites from 1850-1920, belonging to John H. Klippart. Born in Canton, Ohio, in 1823, Klippart took on many business ventures throughout his life, but is most noted for his roles in the agriculture industry. In 1855 Klippart was associate editor of the "Ohio Farmer" and in 1856 was elected corresponding secretary of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. As secretary he promoted agricultural improvement and education throughout the state of Ohio, and in 1865 toured Europe under a commission from the United States Commissioner of Agriculture to gather information on agricultural procedures. He also served as an assistant on the Ohio Geological Survey, and in 1873 was appointed commissioner of fisheries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P157_B02F03_001
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio General Assembly Senate; Ohio Government; Architecture; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer R.F. Bowdish in the 1870s, this stereograph shows the Ohio General Assembly room at the Ohio Statehouse, located at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus, Ohio, on the corners of Broad and High Streets. This stereograph is part of the John H. Klippart Family Collection, an audiovisual collection of 433 items, including tintypes, stereoviews, daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, cabinet cards, and carte-de-visites from 1850-1920, belonging to John H. Klippart. Born in Canton, Ohio, in 1823, Klippart took on many business ventures throughout his life, but is most noted for his roles in the agriculture industry. In 1855 Klippart was associate editor of the "Ohio Farmer" and in 1856 was elected corresponding secretary of the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. As secretary he promoted agricultural improvement and education throughout the state of Ohio, and in 1865 toured Europe under a commission from the United States Commissioner of Agriculture to gather information on agricultural procedures. He also served as an assistant on the Ohio Geological Survey, and in 1873 was appointed commissioner of fisheries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P157_B02F03_002
Subjects: Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio General Assembly Senate; Ohio Government; Architecture; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Marigene Valiquette, who served as a representative from Lucas County in the Ohio General Assembly from 1963-1968. She was elected to the State Senate in 1969. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00157
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of politician and temperance activist Viola D. Romans as a young woman, ca. 1890-1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00159
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Women social reformers - Ohio; Temperance; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Viola D. Romans, the first woman to represent Franklin County in the Ohio General Assembly, ca. 1920-1930. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00160
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph, U.S. President John F. Kennedy (left) and astronaut and politician John Glenn (right) while Glenn holds a helmet. The phrase "J. F. Kennedy President of the U.S.A" is painted on the front of the helmet above the brim. The photograph was taken during the ceremony where President Kennedy awarded Glenn with the NASA Distinguished Service Medal for Glenn's successful Friendship 7 mission. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B25F30_03
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Politicians; Astronauts;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida);
 

Description: Portrait of Lulu Gleason, representative from Lucas County, who was one of the first women to serve in the Ohio General Assembly, from 1923-1924. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00162
Subjects: Women--Ohio; Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Politicians
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)