Description: Original description reads: "Ohio River. Cincinnati, Ohio? Majestic showboat. Capt. Thomas J. Reynolds, owner. Son, Marion Reynolds pulling mooring line up the hill." This photo was actually taken at the Middleport Wharf in Middleport, Ohio. Built in 1920, the Majestic is the last of the original traveling showboats on the Ohio River. It is a registered historic riverboat in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on December 20, 1989. It is currently permanently docked at the Cincinnati Public Landing and is a venue for comedies and musicals. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_020_001
Subjects: Showboats; Ohio River
Places: Middleport (Ohio); Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: Grandstand and race track at the Wyandot County Fair, with a crowd waiting in anticipation. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07778
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Fairgrounds; Fairs--Ohio; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harry Kinley in costume, posed with an unidentified man dressed as a woman in a cart drawn by a donkey in front of Kinley's Department Store in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley's Department Store operated between 1896 and 1929 at 132 North Sandusky Avenue, and was opened by Harry's father, John H. Kinley. Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969) was a native of Upper Sandusky. He was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07832
Subjects: Horse-drawn vehicles--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Department stores; City and town life; Advertisements
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: An unidentified young man sitting in a homemade, 2-cylinder automobile. The name "Havoline" appears twice on the car, referring to a company that still produces automotive maintenance products. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07773
Subjects: Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Automobiles--Ohio--History; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Lucille Kinley, age 6, seated on porch steps wearing a straw hat and placing berries in an enamel pail. This photograph was taken by her father, Harry Kinley. Lucille was born to Harry and his wife, Abbie (Lowry) Kinley in 1919. Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969) was a native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05393
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Families--Ohio; Children;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two women sitting on a tree limb overhanging a body of water. The women are seen from behind. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07836
Subjects: Multicultural Ohio--Ohio Women; Streams; Trees--Ohio
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harry Kinley in costume, posed with an unidentified man dressed as a woman, and a donkey in front of Kinley's department store in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley's department store operated between 1896 and 1929 at 132 North Sandusky Avenue, and was opened by Harry's father, John H. Kinley. Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969) was a native of Upper Sandusky. He was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07831
Subjects: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Department stores; City and town life; Advertisements
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: Horse-drawn sleigh in front of the community Christmas tree, outside the Wyandot County Courthouse in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. A man is posed in the sleigh dressed as Santa Claus. The Wyandot County Courthouse is one of the best-preserved examples of classical architecture from the turn of the century, built in 1899 on the site of a cemetery for soldiers who died in battle in the War of 1812. The County Municipal Courtroom served as the setting for courtroom scenes in the film “The Shawshank Redemption.” Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07785
Subjects: Christmas trees; Holidays; Ohio History--State and Local Government; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Historic buildings--Ohio;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image, taken from the town square, shows the front facade of the Lorain County Courthouse. Construction on this Renaissance Revival building was completed in 1881. It is made of Amherst sandstone and is identical to the courthouse in Marion, Indiana, which was built at the same time. The central dome of the courthouse was removed in 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_280
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; pilasters; balustrades; pediments; bays (building divisions); porticoes; pavilions (building divisions); cornices; Renaissance Revival
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio); 308 2nd St.
 

Description: This image shows the front entrance of the Lorain County Courthouse. Construction on this Renaissance Revival building was completed in 1881. It is made of Amherst sandstone and is identical to the courthouse in Marion, Indiana, which was built at the same time. The central dome of the courthouse was removed in 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F04_283
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; pilasters; balustrades; pediments; bays (building divisions); porticoes; pavilions (building divisions); cornices; Renaissance Revival
Places: Elyria (Ohio); Lorain County (Ohio); 308 2nd St.
 

Description: A crowd watching a parade, likely in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, August 1914. The marchers are identified as the "Order of Redmen." Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07780
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Parades & processions;
Places: Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: A group of four young men and four women sitting single file on a flight of steps. Another negative identifies the date as July 1908. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's department store, and later as a travelling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). He was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07763
Subjects: Photographers--Ohio; Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Couples;
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio)