Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing on November 27, 1908, this photograph shows the students of Brand School. The small chalkboard in front of the students reads "Brand School, Nov 27, 1908, Chloe Belt, teacher." 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_f860
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Education; School children; School buildings
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing on October 5, 1908, this photograph shows the students of Myers Fork School near Petroleum, West Virginia. The small chalkboard in front of the students reads "Myers Fork School, October 5, 1908," with "Myres" spelled incorrectly. 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_f861
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Education; School children; School buildings
Places: Petroleum (West Virginia)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing on October 14, 1909, this photograph shows students of the Milo School, likely in Milo, West Virginia. The small chalkboard in front of the students reads "Milo School, October 14, 1909, Ella Connally, teacher." 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_b15_f852
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Education; School children; School buildings
Places: Milo (West Virginia)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1860, this is the earliest known photograph of Oberlin College's campus. A note on the photograph's reverse reads "The view includes two buildings: on the left the Chapel; and on the right Tappan Hall, which contained dormitories for men and classrooms." This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_034_1
Subjects: Education; Universities and colleges; Oberlin College; College campuses; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Oberlin (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio)
 

Description: A woman locks the door of the Career Academy in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Located at 71 South High Street, across from the Ohio Statehouse, the academy offered vocational classes in radio broadcasting, medical assisting, and nursing. The United Technical Institute was a division of the Career Academy. 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_B05F127_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Vocational education; Career academies
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Several cosmetology students stand on the sidewalk in front of the Ohio State School of Cosmetology, formerly located at 197 South High Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State School of Cosmetology currently has several locations in Central Ohio, including Canal Winchester, Columbus, and Westerville. Founded in 1958, the Ohio State Barber College teaches students the theory and techniques of professional barbering, including hairstyling, shaving, and facial services. Now known as the Ohio State College of Barber Styling, the school is currently located at 4614 East Broad Street. 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_B07F187_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Cosmetology schools; Vocational education
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Miniature portrait believed to show Rachel (Robinson) Johnston around the time of her wedding to John Johnston, which took place July 15, 1802. The small oval portrait is surrounded by a gold frame on a wooden mount. John Johnston (sometimes spelled Johnson) was an Indian Agent in Ohio in the early years of the new state. He was born in 1775 in Ireland, and when he was a young child, his family immigrated to Pennsylvania. Johnston participated in Anthony Wayne's assault on American Indians living in the Northwest Territory during the early 1790s. President James Madison selected Johnston as the Indian Agent overseeing the native reservations in northwestern Ohio. He served in this position for more than thirty years until the 1840s, during which time his office was located in Piqua. Johnston played an important political and social role in Ohio as well; he was a strong advocate of the Whig Party, helped found Kenyon College and also served on the board of trustees of Miami University. With his wife, Johnston formed the first Sunday school in Miami County. He also published one of the earliest histories of the American Indian tribes that once called Ohio home. He died in 1861 in Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73139_01
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; American Indians in Ohio; Education--Ohio; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Weddings;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph from a distance showing buildings of the Pontifical College Josephinum, located along North High Street in the Worthington suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Father John Joseph Jessing founded the institution in 1888 for the training of young men for the priesthood, and in 1931 the Josephinum moved to the 100-acre campus seen here. The Pontifical College Josephinum the only pontifical seminary outside of Italy. 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_B14F376_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Religious education; College buildings;
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Miniature painted portrait of a young man in a red jacket with brown hair. The painted oval portrait is encircled by a gold frame on a wooden mount and marked: "My Mother's Grandfather--John Johnston Piqua, Ohio." This portrait is believed to show John Johnston at the time of his wedding to Rachel (Robinson) Johnston, which took place on July 15, 1802. John Johnston (sometimes spelled Johnson) was an Indian Agent in Ohio in the early years of the new state. He was born in 1775 in Ireland, and when he was a young child, his family immigrated to Pennsylvania. Johnston participated in Anthony Wayne's assault on American Indians living in the Northwest Territory during the early 1790s. President James Madison selected Johnston as the Indian Agent overseeing the native reservations in northwestern Ohio. He served in this position for more than thirty years until the 1840s, during which time his office was located in Piqua. Johnston played an important political and social role in Ohio as well; he was a strong advocate of the Whig Party, helped found Kenyon College and also served on the board of trustees of Miami University. With his wife, Johnston formed the first Sunday school in Miami County. He also published one of the earliest histories of the American Indian tribes that once called Ohio home. He died in 1861 in Washington, D.C. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H73138_01
Subjects: Johnston, John, 1775-1861; American Indians in Ohio; Education--Ohio; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood; Weddings;
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)