![3733121] Circa 1870s albumen photograph of McNeely’s Normal School, later Hopedale Normal...](/pictures/thumb/3733121_1.jpg?v=1675872386)
Educator and abolitionist Cyrus McNeely was the founder of The McNeely Normal School which then became Hopedale Normal College. It was the first co-ed college..... Read More about Circa 1870s albumen photograph of McNeely’s Normal School, later Hopedale Normal College,...
![3731488] Why Not Try Them. [advertising rebus]. Woolson Spice Company](/pictures/thumb/3731488_1.jpg?v=1652720763)
A broadside with two rebus puzzles for Lion Coffee, a popular coffee brand made by the Woolson Spice Company of Toledo, Ohio, and Kansas City..... Read More about Why Not Try Them. [advertising rebus
![3730375] Ohio Colonization Society. Letter from the Secretary of the Ohio Colonization Society....](/pictures/thumb/3730375_1.jpg?v=1643483523)
1870 broadsheet issued by the Ohio Colonization Society defending the colonization of African-Americans in Liberia and writing passionately of those “...having been torn from their..... Read More about Ohio Colonization Society. Letter from the Secretary of the Ohio Colonization Society. [Liberia,...
![3731402] Champion Avenue School, Class of 1947. Unkwn](/pictures/thumb/3731402_1.jpg?v=1647536713)
Class photograph of then-segregated Champion Avenue Junior High School in Columbus, Ohio. Champion opened in 1909 as an all-Black elementary school. Despite protests from the..... Read More about Champion Avenue School, Class of 1947
![3731041] [Free Soil Party] Addresses and Proceedings of the State Independent Free Territory...](/pictures/thumb/3731041_1.jpg?v=1634827875)
Proceedings and anti-slavery resolutions adopted by the 1848 Ohio Free Territory Convention of the newly formed “Free Soil” Party. The party met in Columbus to..... Read More about Free Soil Party] Addresses and Proceedings of the State Independent Free Territory Convention of...
![3731135] The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870. Charles Thomas Hickok](/pictures/thumb/3731135_1.jpg?v=1638590780)
An important thesis and early history of African Americans in Ohio, specifically: the early years of slavery and the anti-slavery movement, the struggle for equality..... Read More about The Negro in Ohio 1802-1870
![3730799] Rahe Auto and Tractor School. ... The School with A Soul. [cover title of Cincinnati...](/pictures/thumb/3730799_1.jpg?v=1628131404)
Unrecorded, oversized, and solicitous publication targeting prospective students (whites only) to apply to the Cincinnati branch of the Rahe School, an automobile, tractor, and aviation..... Read More about Rahe Auto and Tractor School. ... The School with A Soul. [cover title of Cincinnati trade catalog
![3730357] [Post-1840 U.S. Presidential Election Autograph Letter Signed from Cincinnati,...](/pictures/thumb/3730357_1.jpg?v=1620781500)
Densely written 1841 letter from Cincinnati, Ohio on U.S. President-elect and Cincinnatan, William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), offering political insights and commentary on post-election patronage, writing..... Read More about Post-1840 U.S. Presidential Election Autograph Letter Signed from Cincinnati, commenting on...
![3730339] A Nickel and A Prayer. Jane Edna Hunter](/pictures/thumb/3730339_1.jpg?v=1617841449)
Autobiography of this nurse and lawyer noted for her commitment to help Black American women. A South Carolinian-native born to sharecropper parents, Jane Edna Hunter..... Read More about A Nickel and A Prayer
![3729638] [Collection: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 57th...](/pictures/thumb/3729638_1.jpg?v=1607458066)
Three items, viz., 1. Souvenir Journal Commemorating the Fifty-Seventh Anniversary of the ASNLH ... Cincinnati, Ohio, October 19-22, 1972. [Washington, D.C.: The Association for the..... Read More about Collection: The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 57th Anniversary ...1972
![3729360] The Color Line in Ohio. A History of Race Prejudice in a Typical Northern State....](/pictures/thumb/3729360.jpg?v=1593636998)
Study of racism using the State of Ohio as a case study, first published as a doctoral thesis in Ann Arbor in 1913. Chapters include..... Read More about The Color Line in Ohio. A History of Race Prejudice in a Typical Northern State. [facsimile reprint
![3729270] “Let Freemen Read!” Joshua R. Giddings’ Falsehoods Repelled! [opening lines of...](/pictures/thumb/3729270_1.jpg?v=1586375044)
Ohio newspaper extra attacking noted anti-slavery, Free Soil Party Congressman Joshua R. Giddings (1795–1864) of Ohio for abusing his Congressional travel mileage allowance. Cleverly using..... Read More about “Let Freemen Read!” Joshua R. Giddings’ Falsehoods Repelled! [opening lines of broadside...
![3727117] A Two Thousand Fold Agency. [Liberia, Africa Colonization Schemes]. B F. Romaine,...](/pictures/thumb/3727117_1.jpg?v=1540253931)
1870s broadside issued by the Ohio Colonization Society promoting colonization of African Americans in Liberia. The society was formed in 1827 to encourage Black Ohioans..... Read More about A Two Thousand Fold Agency. [Liberia, Africa Colonization Schemes
![3727674] Annual Catalogue of Neuhauser Bros. Jobbers of The Jones Locked Wire Fence, Stock Proof...](/pictures/thumb/3727674_1.jpg?v=1539123808)
C.1890s Cattle and other livestock fence trade catalog issued by Neuhauser Bros., Lancaster County, Pennsylvania farm machinery and hardware merchants. The Neuhausers entered fence business..... Read More about Annual Catalogue of Neuhauser Bros. Jobbers of The Jones Locked Wire Fence, Stock Proof Lock....
![3726724] “An Address on Music. Delivered before a convention of the church choirs of Summit Co....](/pictures/thumb/3726724_1.jpg?v=1652375131)
Over fifty pages, a manuscript on musical composition and performance delivered as an address before an 1844 convention of church choirs held in Summit County..... Read More about “An Address on Music. Delivered before a convention of the church choirs of Summit Co. Ohio,...
![3726056] 1850 Autograph Letter Signed by George Lyman of Wadsworth, Ohio, seeking to be Newspaper...](/pictures/thumb/3726056_1.jpg?v=1534362328)
Brief letter from George Lyman of Wadsworth, Ohio seeking summer employment as a subscription agent for a family newspaper: If you think proper to appoint..... Read More about 1850 Autograph Letter Signed by George Lyman of Wadsworth, Ohio, seeking to be Newspaper...
![3725327] College Yell March Two-Step. Dedicated to all Colleges. John Stepan Zamecnik,...](/pictures/thumb/3725327_1.jpg?v=1580241057)
Before there were mass-market movies about competing cheerleader squadrons in California comprised primarily of young screaming women, there were the “Cheer Boys.” (You can look..... Read More about College Yell March Two-Step. Dedicated to all Colleges
![372394] [1851 and 1861 St. Helena Island Autograph Letters Signed to Dr. Robert Stephenson,...](/images/noimage-req.png)
Two affecting letters touching on slavery, separation by war between men of common English ancestry, and themes of loss and suffering. Both letters are addressed..... Read More about 1851 and 1861 St. Helena Island Autograph Letters Signed to Dr. Robert Stephenson, Summerfield, Ohio
![145094] United States Secret Service Company. Three 1877 Ephemeral Items for Membership and Rules...](/pictures/thumb/145094_1.jpg?v=1580241055)
The private United States Secret Service Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio was the publisher of the American Criminal Gazetteer. The circular, here offered, outlines the Rules..... Read More about United States Secret Service Company. Three 1877 Ephemeral Items for Membership and Rules and...
