The Beatles

Ed Sullivan is pictured chatting with the Beatles shortly after their arrival on their first US visit. On February 9, 1964 on the Ed Sullivan Show, the 'Fab Four' and their music were introduced to American television audiences.

Frozen Niagara Falls

In what is truly a rare photo, people are pictured wandering onto the frozen surface of Niagara Falls on March 29, 1848. An ice jam upstream stopped the flow over the falls for several hours. This was the only known incident of such magnitude in the falls' recorded history.

Early Photography

Titled 'St. Andrews, Baiting the Lines, Fishgate', this photograph is indicative of the developmental years of photography. The carbon print was taken in 1846, and is from the 'Calotype Views of St. Andrews' collection.

Ohio House

In 1876, the United States Centennial Exhibition was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Of all the exhibition buildings erected by individual states, only one remains fully intact and operational today.

The Ohio State Exhibition building in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park as it appeared in 1876.

The Ohio House served as a visitor center during the 1976 Bicentennial, and is now a cafe and eatery.

Shirley Temple

An autographed picture of American child star Shirley Temple shows her with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in July, 1938.

Orson Welles

On October 30, 1938, narrator Orson Welles held his radio audience mentally captive with his adaptation of H. G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds. The one hour broadcast was mostly a series of news bulletins, which led many listeners to believe that an actual Martian invasion was occurring.

Kent State Shootings

Mary Ann Vecchio kneels beside the body of Jeffrey Miller, one of four students killed on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970 when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on anti-war protesting students. This Pulitzer Prize winning photo was taken by John Paul Filo, and is perhaps the most recognizable image from the tragedy.

Jackie O

Jackie Onasis is pictured on the Greek Island of Scorpios in 1975. The widow of the late President John F. Kennedy shocked the world on October 20, 1968 when she married Greek tycoon Aristotle Onasis on his private island of Scorpios.

Genbaku Dome

The A-Bomb Dome

The Genbaku Dome was designed in 1915 and was once known as the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition Hall.  Because the Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 exploded almost directly above it, the walls of the structure remained mostly intact.  Today it stands symbolically as part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.

The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower is pictured in June 1945, shortly after the end of World War II.

The Eiffel Tower is a 19th Century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. Built as an entry way to the World's Fair between 1887 and 1889, the 1063 foot tower stood as the world's tallest structure until 1931, equaling the height of an 81 story building. The Eiffel Tower remains today the tallest building in Paris, and one of its' most popular tourist attractions.