2023 Ohio Archives Month Poster “Top 10” Voting Results

This year for the annual Society of Ohio Archivists’ October Archives Month poster we asked for archival images having to do with the theme of Transportation in Ohio.

The Advocacy and Outreach Committee is happy to announce the top ten photographs selected by you (SOA membership)!  These ten photos are in the running to be included in the final poster. Stay tuned for this year’s poster as we get closer to October and Archives Month. Posters will be mailed to members by the end of September.

Thank you to all that submitted! We could not do this without people / institutions who submit such interesting photographs.

Congrats to the University of Akron Archives and Special Collections and to Dayton History for their images being in the top 3.

The top ten images as selected by you were:

  1. NAACP Freedom Bus

    Historic black and white photograph. Group of people sitting and standing by an NAACP freedom bus.

    NAACP Freedom Bus. Courtesy of University of Akron Archives and Special Collections.

  2. Blimps over Cleveland

    Three Goodyear Blimps flying over Cleveland, Ohio skyline. Black and white photograph.

    Blimps over Cleveland. Courtesy of University of Akron Archives and Special Collections.

  3. Sleigh racing in Dayton

    Black and white photograph. Three sleighs pulled by horses on a snowy road.

    Sleigh racing in Dayton. Courtesy of Dayton History.

  4. High Wheeler Bicycle, Oberlin College

    Black and white photograph of a man operating a high wheeler bicycle.

    High Wheeler Bicycle. Courtesy of Oberlin College.

  5. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower waving from a B&O train as he leaves Defiance

    Black and white photograph of a man standing on a train platform and waving his hat.

    U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower waving from a B&O train as he leaves Defiance. Courtesy of Defiance College.

  6. Head Librarian at Dayton Public Library, Electra C. Doren

    Black and white photograph of seven women gathered around a mobile library.

    Head Librarian at Dayton Public Library, Electra C. Doren. Courtesy of Dayton Metro Library.

  7. First controlled, heavier than air flight

    Black and white photograph of an airplane on a beach. A man stands on the right facing the airplane.

    First controlled, heavier than air flight. Courtesy of Wright State University.

  8. Defiance College hot air balloon

    A red and white hot air balloon inflated with the basket on the ground. A group of people standing by the balloon's basket.

    Defiance College hot air balloon. Courtesy of Defiance College

  9. Cincinnati Canal boat and crew, late 1880s / early 1890s

    Black and white photograph of five men standing on a canal boat. Building line the canal in the background.

    9. Cincinnati Canal boat and crew, late 1880s / early 1890s. Courtesy of Cincinnati Museum Center.

  10. Defiance Men’s Glee Club on tour in 1926

    Black and white photograph of two men standing in front of a long car with men inside the car.

    Defiance Men’s Glee Club on tour, 1926. Courtesy of Defiance College.

Thank you,

Society of Ohio Archivists Advocacy and Outreach Committee

Questions? Contact the committee at [email protected].

Last Updated on June 1, 2023 by Emily Gainer