Description: Sketch of a female American Velvet Scoter, Okanogen County, Washington, December 10, 1895. by William L. Dawson 1873-1928). This pencil sketch includes a profile view of the duck's head and bill as well as an overhead view of the bill. A caption located on the lower left corner reads: "Female Am. Velvet Scoter, Showing encroachment of frontal feathers. Dec. 10, 1895. WLD." Dawson was an ornithologist and author of "The Birds of Ohio" (Columbus: Wheaton Publishing Company, 1903); "Birds of Washington" (Seattle: The Occidental Publishing Col, 1909), and "The Birds of California" ( San Diego: South Moulton Co., 1923, 4 vol.). Dawson was an alumnus of Oberlin College (1897, 1903) and Oberlin Theological Seminary (1899). He was an ordained minister who served as pastor of North Church, Columbus, Ohio, from 1900 to 1902. Circa 1904 he moved to Washington State, and later moved to California (1911?), where he was a co-founder and the director of the International Museum of Comparative Ooology, Santa Barbara (now the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History). Dawson founded Wheaton Publishing Co. (Columbus), Occidental Publishing Co. (Seattle), and Birds of California Publishing Company (Santa Barbara). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06066
Subjects: Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Ornithologists; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: Okanogen County (Washington)
 

Description: Photograph of a man painting a large outdoor mural featuring the Statue of Liberty, taken by Roger Graham of Barberton, Ohio. The image was the first prize winner in the Amateur category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B01_10
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Mural painting and decoration; Public art; Artists--Ohio; African American Ohioans
Places: Barberton (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: This ambrotype depicts Cleveland's Public Square. It was probably taken in the autumn of 1859 by Albert Bisbee. Within the image can be seen the Public Square fountain, Second Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, and St. Pauls Episcopal Church. In the foreground lies the outline of a ball diamond. An 1845 ordinance prohibited baseball playing on Public Square, but was repealed in 1856. The ambrotype is 9.5" x 7.5" (24.13 x 19.05 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01100
Subjects: Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Parks--Ohio--Cuyahoga County; Public buildings
Places: Cleveland (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic reproduction of a drawing showing Ulysses S. Grant, captioned "The March from the Wilderness. Scene on the road to Spotsylvania C. H. May 9th 1864." Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Upon entering the United States Military Academy at West Point, he attempted to change his name from Hiram Ulysses to Ulysses Hiram but found that his name had already been mistakenly recorded at West Point as Ulysses Simpson Grant, which he never corrected. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union Army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. This drawing was incorrectly attributed to Ulysses Grant as the artist, but appears to be the work of Edwin Forbes (1839-1895). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04526
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio History--Military Ohio, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Artists
Places: Spotsylvania (Virginia)
 

Description: Illustration of General Ulysses S. Grant and soldiers at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04529
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Artists
Places: Vicksburg (Mississippi)
 

Description: Photograph of General Ulysses S. Grant, his wife, Julia, and his son taken in City Point, Virginia, in the winter of 1864. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04531
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Artists
Places: City Point (Virginia)
 

Description: Quilt which won Best of Show at the Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1992-1993. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01046
Subjects: Franklin County (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Ohio State Fair (Columbus, Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Expositions and fairs;
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Illustrations of scenes from the childhood of Ulysses S. Grant taken from "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson, 1885. These are: "Tan Yard," "Bark Mill," "Beam Shop," Homestead," "School House," "Horsemanship," and "Dave and Me." Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04555
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Artists
Places: Georgetown (Ohio)
 

Description: Print of a painting by Gilbert Gaul titled "Battery H, 1st Ohio Lt. Art., in Action at Cold Harbor, VA. in 1864." The Battle of Cold Harbor, near Richmond, Virginia, was fought from May 31 through June 12, 1864. With over 15,000 casualties, it was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Also known as Huntington's Battery, Battery H of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery was mustered in a Camp Dennison on November 7, 1861. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS7280
Subjects: United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1860-1865) Battery H; Artists; Battlefields; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865;
Places: Cold Harbor (Virginia);
 

Description: Bookplate designed for Hubbard Avenue School (Columbus, Ohio) by Josephine Klippart (1848-1936). The rectangular form features a border of lilies and an image of a woman reading a book. On a scroll at the top is the name "Hubbard Avenue School." The inscription reads: "Use the book but let no one misuse it; the bee does not stain the lilies but only touches them." Designed by David Reibel, an important Columbus architect, Hubbard Avenue School was completed in 1896 and is located at 104 West Hubbard Avenue on the near north side of Columbus. Klippart (1848-1936) was the daughter of John Hancock Klippart and his wife, Emeline. Born in Osnaburg, Ohio, she grew up in Columbus and began to paint as a young girl. A specialist in the scientific illustration of Ohio's fishes and birds, Klippart assisted Virginia Jones with the coloring of the nests for "Illustrations of the Nests and Eggs of Birds of Ohio" after Genevieve Jones died. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05660
Subjects: Bookplates; Klippart, Josephine, 1848-1936; Schools--Ohio; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Women artists--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Literary Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a girl and woman at easel, ca. 1890-1899. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03773
Subjects: Children--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
 

Description: Caption reads: "These photographs show a Cleveland Polish folk artist at work. Madame Piotrowska is putting the finishing touches on an accurate image of a Polish peasant girl. carved from wood. Madame Piotrowska's brothers were officers in the Polish arms; since the invasion; one is missing, the other in a concentration camp. She has sent many hand painted postcards to the incarcerated brother, hoping to cheer him. these cards are painted in Oil on paper-thin, card -size pieces of wood. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F05_001_001
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio); Folk artists
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)