Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows men, boys and horses standing outside Grimes Livery, Feed & Sales Stable. A note etched on the glass plate negative says "Compliments of J. H. Grimes, Ellenboro, WVa; Come and see us." 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_F1045
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Photography; Livestock; Agriculture; Rural life
Places: Ellenboro (West Virginia)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows a barn and greenhouse on the Brigham farm owned by J.S. Brigham in Bowling Green, Ohio. On 60 acres, Brigham grew tomatoes, cabbage, potatoes, celery, melons, and various other produce. Sixteen of the 60 acres were used for corn, and nearly six for alfalfa. Brigham also had 52 acres of farmland six miles from this farm. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F21_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Barns; Greenhouses; Rural Life
Places: Bowling Green (Ohio); Wood County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. It shows a barn on the 150-acre farm of J.F. Gordon near Jamestown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F25_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture; Barns; Rural Life
Places: Jamestown (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a general view of an unidentified Appalachian farm. The photograph shows the farmhouse, farm buildings to the left, and two horses pulling a hay wagon though the field. 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_b12_f675
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Landscape photography; Agriculture; Rural Life; Farms
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Taken in the 1990s, this photograph shows a rural road winding past a barn or other farm building on the left. The photographs in the Community Profiles Collection, images of Ohio's cities, towns, and villages, were taken by the Ohio Film Commission. The Ohio Film Commission was established in 1979 to promote Ohio to the film industry as a diverse place to film and a home to specialists with a wide range of film-making skills, including actors and set crews. The commission worked to bring to Ohio such films as Rain Man, Eight Men Out, City of Hope, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Deer Hunter, among others filmed in Ohio. The commission's functions included scouting locations, arranging support services and helping in-state filmmakers to make and export their work. In 2002, the commission was eliminated as a cost-saving measure. The Division of Travel and Tourism absorbed all functions. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA6576AV_B56788_F2-25_image10
Subjects: Barns; Agriculture; Rural life; Photography--Ohio
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows a young man receiving a prize in the 4-H beef cattle show with his bull. The Ohio State Fair is an annual exhibition held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus that showcases Ohio farming and commercial products and achievements. In the 1840s, farmers began to join agricultural organizations, and the state of Ohio began to take an interest in the challenges that farmers faced. As a result, the state government created the Board of Agriculture in 1846. The Board of Agriculture planned to hold the first statewide fair in 1849, but a cholera epidemic forced the fair's cancellation. The first Ohio State Fair was held the next year instead. The city of Cincinnati hosted the fair in 1850, which went on for three days. Ultimately, the Board decided that the state capital should be the permanent site for the state fair, and it moved to Columbus in 1874. By the 1870s, the state's railroad system had improved significantly, and it was much easier to travel from all parts of the state. The current fairgrounds, known today as the Ohio Expo Center, were completed in 1886. The Ohio State Fair has been held at these fairgrounds ever since. This photograph is part of the Ohio Expositions Commission Photograph Collection, a series of black and white photographs, the majority of which were taken between 1955-1968, which consist of livestock at fairs, primarily horses, and documents many types of State Fair activities, especially horsemanship and livestock activities. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA768AV_B01F13_001
Subjects: Ohio State Fair; Expositions and fairs; Livestock; Prizes; Cattle; Agriculture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows an elderly farmer standing in the yard with farm buildings, cows, and chickens. 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_b17_f1182
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Older men; Agriculture; Rural life; Farming
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: This photograph shows members of the Society of Separatists of Zoar harvesting crops in a field located at the northeast end of Zoar village. The older man pictured in the foreground is Michael Miller, the last Separatist who immigrated to Zoar from Germany. The Society of Separatists of Zoar were a group of German religious dissenters who immigrated to Ohio in 1817. Finding it difficult to make ends meet on their own, they formed a communal society in 1819 in which all members shared equally. After a few hard years, the group became solvent by helping build seven miles of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which passed through their lands. The canal enabled them to get their produce to market and allowed them to be financially successful. The Zoarites manufactured much of what they needed themselves. The village of Zoar, named for the Biblical city that Lot fled to from Sodom and Gomorrah, included grist mills, a wool factory, iron furnaces, a tannery, a foundry, garden, and store. After leader Joseph Bimeler (1778-1853) died, however, the group experienced a slow decline, since no one could match his business or spiritual leadership. Tourism helped keep the community afloat for a while, but in 1898, the society disbanded and its assets were divided. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00828
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Agriculture; Rural life; Harvesting
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows seven men standing in a field with tools. 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_B16_F1081
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Men; Agriculture; Rural life
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Taken in the 1990s, this photograph shows a small industry building, possibly a mill, in an unidentified location in Ohio. The photographs in the Community Profiles Collection, images of Ohio's cities, towns, and villages, were taken by the Ohio Film Commission. The Ohio Film Commission was established in 1979 to promote Ohio to the filming industry as a diverse place to film and a home to specialists with a wide range of film-making skills, including actors and set crews. The commission worked to bring to Ohio such films as Rain Man, Eight Men Out, City of Hope, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Deer Hunter, among others filmed in Ohio. The commission's functions included scouting locations, arranging support services and helping in-state filmmakers to make and export their work. In 2002, the commission was eliminated as a cost-saving measure. The Division of Travel and Tourism absorbed all functions. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA6576AV_B56787_F1-31_image6
Subjects: Photography--Ohio; Mills and mill-work; Spring; Agriculture
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This print titled 'The Farmer's Door' shows a woman sitting on a porch sewing, with two young girls playing at her side, as well as a pig and cat. The original image was painted by George Morland, and this print was engraved by Benjamin Duterrau. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H27570
Subjects: Prints and printmaking; Women; Children; Rural Life; Agriculture; Livestock
 

Description: Taken by photographer Louis Baus, this photographic reproduction shows a distant view of harvest fields northwest of Zoar, Ohio, prior to 1898. In their later years the Society of Separatists of Zoar often leased their communally owned fields to non-members to plant and harvest. After the dissolution of the Society's communal economy in 1898, the fields were divided among the members. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00875
Subjects: Zoar (Tuscarawas County, Ohio); Agriculture; Farming
Places: Zoar (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)