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Title:
4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battle Flags

Description:
4th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battle Flags, ca. 1861-1865.

Creation Date:
ca. 1861-1865

Collection Number:
SC 1179

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Title:
76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Battle Flag

Description:
Tattered and torn national colors of the 76th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, ca. 1865.

Creation Date:
ca. 1865

Collection Number:
SC 4643

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Title:
7th War Loan, Now...All Together

Description:
7th War Loan, Now...All Together, 1945 War Finance Division poster promoting financial support of the war effort.

Creation Date:
1945

Collection Number:
MSS 1222

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Title:
85 Million Americans Hold War Bonds

Description:
85 Million Americans Hold War Bonds, 1945 War Finance Division poster promoting financial support of the war effort.

Creation Date:
1945

Collection Number:
State Archives Series 2829

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Title:
A Careless Word...A Needless Sinking

Description:
A Careless Word...A Needless Sinking, 1943 Office of War Information poster promoting a sense of common purpose during World War II.

Creation Date:
1943

Collection Number:
State Archives Series 2829

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Title:
A Million Boys Behind a Million Fighters

Description:
Poster from World War I with the slogan "A Million Boys Behind A Million Fighters, Every American Boy Should Enroll in the Victory Boys," ca. 1917-1918.

Creation Date:
ca. 1917-1918

Collection Number:
State Archives Series 2729 AV

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Title:
A. W. Livingston's Sons Seed Catalog

Description:
Front cover of the Annual of True Blue Seeds for 1897 published by A. W. Livingston's Sons, a seed company based in Columbus, Ohio. The company founder, Alexander Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was well known for developing the first tomato varieties to become popular in the United States.

Creation Date:
1897

Collection Number:
AV 136

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Title:
A. W. Livingston's Sons Seed Catalog

Description:
Front cover of the Seed Annual for 1898 published by A. W. Livingston's Sons, a seed company based in Columbus, Ohio. The company founder, Alexander Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was well known for developing the first tomato varieties to become popular in the United States.

Creation Date:
1898

Collection Number:
AV 136

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Title:
A. W. Livingston's Sons Seed Catalog

Description:
Front cover of the True Blue Seed Annual for 1895 published by A. W. Livingston's Sons, a seed company based in Columbus, Ohio. The company founder, Alexander Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was well known for developing the first tomato varieties to become popular in the United States.

Creation Date:
1895

Collection Number:
AV 136

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Title:
A. W. Livingston's Sons Seed Catalog

Description:
Front cover of the Annual of True Blue Seeds for 1894 published by A. W. Livingston's Sons, a seed company based in Columbus, Ohio. The company founder, Alexander Livingston of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was well known for developing the first tomato varieties to become popular in the United States.

Creation Date:
1894

Collection Number:
AV 136

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Title:
ABC of Victory Gardens

Description:
Cover of a pamphlet, titled "ABC of Victory Gardens: A Compilation of Facts, Figures, Tables and Charts to Make Backyard Gardening Easy," that was printed during World War II to encourage Americans to plant victory gardens. It is 32 pages long and measures 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm). During World War II (1941-1945), many people supplemented the food they had available for personal use by planting vegetable gardens, both to support the war effort and due to food shortages and rationing. The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort. Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use.

Creation Date:
ca. 1943

Collection Number:
Library

Catalog Number:
PA Box 733 25

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Title:
ABC of Victory Gardens, Diagram of Plan No. 2

Description:
Diagram of a garden designed to feed 4 to 7 people from a pamphlet, titled "ABC of Victory Gardens: A Compilation of Facts, Figures, Tables and Charts to Make Backyard Gardening Easy," that was printed during World War II to encourage Americans to plant victory gardens. It is 32 pages long and measures 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm). During World War II (1941-1945), many people supplemented the food they had available for personal use by planting vegetable gardens, both to support the war effort and due to food shortages and rationing. The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort. Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use.

Creation Date:
ca. 1943

Collection Number:
Library

Catalog Number:
PA Box 733 25

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Title:
ABC of Victory Gardens, No. 1 Plan for a Small Garden

Description:
Diagram of a garden designed to feed 2 to 4 people from a pamphlet, titled "ABC of Victory Gardens: A Compilation of Facts, Figures, Tables and Charts to Make Backyard Gardening Easy," that was printed during World War II to encourage Americans to plant victory gardens. It is 32 pages long and measures 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm). During World War II (1941-1945), many people supplemented the food they had available for personal use by planting vegetable gardens, both to support the war effort and due to food shortages and rationing. The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort. Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use.

Creation Date:
ca. 1943

Collection Number:
Library

Catalog Number:
PA Box 733 25

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Title:
ABC of Victory Gardens, You Will Need These Tools

Description:
Description of tools needed for tending a garden from a pamphlet, titled "ABC of Victory Gardens: A Compilation of Facts, Figures, Tables and Charts to Make Backyard Gardening Easy," that was printed during World War II to encourage Americans to plant victory gardens. It is 32 pages long and measures 6" x 9" (15.24 x 22.86 cm). During World War II (1941-1945), many people supplemented the food they had available for personal use by planting vegetable gardens, both to support the war effort and due to food shortages and rationing. The gardens were promoted widely by the government and industry, and were known as "victory gardens" due to their importance to the war effort. Gardens were planted during World War I as well, but were called "war gardens" until the end of the war, when the term "victory garden" came into use.

Creation Date:
ca. 1943

Collection Number:
Library

Catalog Number:
PA Box 733 25

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Title:
Acme Laundry in Cincinnati

Description:
Acme Laundry in Cincinnati, painted by Caroline Augusta Lord (1860-1927) in 1911. It is one of a series of three paintings depicting women employees at the Acme Laundry. The laundry was established in 1907 and located at 911 Vine St. in Cincinnati. The painting is part of the Ohio Historical Society fine art collection.

Creation Date:
1911

Collection Number:
Museum

Catalog Number:
H 24552

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