Description: In this 1947 photograph by Joe Munroe, a teenaged farm girl feeds her chickens by hand. Chickens play an integral role on the farm, providing a fresh supply of meat and eggs. Joe Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B27_572_JPG088b
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Livestock; Chickens--Feeding and feeds; Farm life
Places: Palmer (Alaska)
 

Description: Modern contact print made from a glass plate negative depicting Fred Lohman killing chickens in the yard of the Cooke home on Gibraltar Island, Ottawa County, Ohio, 1886. For many years, Gibraltar was the summer home of the Jay Cooke family. Today, the island is owned by The Ohio State University, who maintains the Stone Laboratory, a freshwater research and teaching facility. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05492
Subjects: Ottawa County (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Chickens; Gibraltar Island (Ohio)
Places: Gibraltar Island (Ohio); Ottawa County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of a woman holding three chickens and one chick on her lap. The woman's face is blurred in the portrait, indicating that she moved during the film's exposure. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06258
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States—History; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Photography--History; Chickens; Animals; Pets; Dresses
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: The chicken hatchery of the College of Agriculture at Ohio State University. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_010_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Chickens
Places: Ohio
 

Description: As the demand for chicken grew in the postwar years, large factory farms replaced more traditional family farms. As a result, professional chicken sexers like the one pictured here were needed to separate the large number of chicks into male and female chicks. Photographed by Joe Munroe, 1947. Munroe's career began in 1939 at the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He served in the Air Force during World War II and then joined Cincinnati-based Farm Quarterly magazine. Though raised in Detroit, agriculture became an important subject of Joe's photographs. He moved to California in 1955 and free-lanced, taking magazine assignments and selling his own work. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P400_B12_F08_004
Subjects: Joe Munroe; Farming; Chickens--Breeding; Farm life
Places: Illinois
 

Description: The photograph shows a gravel street with three houses visible. The middle house has a chicken coop visible close to the road. On the near side of the street, there is a utility pole and a sign reading "RAIL ROAD CROSSING" in an X-shaped configuration. Railroad tracks are visible in the foreground. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F06_001_1
Subjects: Dwellings; Railroads; Traffic signs and signals; Chickens; Housing
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the Uhl Hatchery in New Washington, Crawford County, Ohio, ca. 1900. New Washington is known as the "Birthplace of the Baby Chick Industry" thanks to the Uhl Hatchery, which was the first commercial hatchery in the United States and initiated the shipment of baby chicks by rail in 1900. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00487
Subjects: Chickens--Breeding; New Washington (Ohio); Poultry industry; Hatcheries
Places: New Washington (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is part of a series of photographs taken by the Ohio Department of Agriculture documenting farms in Ohio. This photograph shows the chicken coop on the Keller farm owned by Ira C. Keller near Prospect, Ohio. On 86 acres, Keller grew fruit, but mainly raised poultry and was a well-known poultry breeder and judge. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA726AV_B01F18_003_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio; Farming; Barns; Rural Life; Chickens
Places: Prospect (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)