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AV 71
Albert J. Ewing Collection
Page 1
OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collections
AV 71
Albert J. Ewing Collection
Ca. 1890 - 1910
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number: AV 71
Title: Albert J. Ewing Collection
Creator: Albert J. Ewing
Dates: Ca. 1890 - 1910
Media: Glass plate negatives and photographs
Quantity: 17 cubic feet
Location: Ohio Historical Center
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
Traveling photographer Albert James Ewing captured the faces of thousands of turn- of-the-
20th century Ohioans and West Virginians. He was born in 1870 to Marquis ( or
Marcus) and Eliza J. Ewing. In the 1905 directory for Marietta, Ohio he is listed as living
in Lowell, Adams Township. The 1907- 1908 directory for Marietta records Ewing as a
resident of Watertown Township, Watertown. His occupation is listed in the 1910
Census as a photographer who operated his own gallery. He is actually counted in the
1910 Census twice, both in Ohio and West Virginia. There is a negative in the collection
signed “ Ewing Bros.” It is likely that Albert recruited his younger brother Frank and
perhaps other relatives to help him with his business, but there are not census records
identifying them as photographers. Evidence indicates that Ewing ran his photography
business from a floating studio that traveled the Ohio River and docked for a time in
Watertown, Ohio. After 1910, he is not found in federal Census records.
Sources:
Directory of Marietta and Washington County Gazetteer, 1907- 1908. The Inter- State
Directory Company, Marion, Ind.
Marietta City, Washington County and Williamstown, W. Va. Directory, 1905. MaGoffin
and Pond, Marietta, Ohio.
United States. Census Bureau. Federal Census, 1870. [ Accessed through www.
ancestrylibrary. com.]
United States. Census Bureau. Federal Census, 1880. [ Accessed through www.
ancestrylibrary. com.]
Object Description
| Title | AV 71 Albert J. Ewing Collection |
| Subject |
Animals -- Photographs. Cemeteries -- Photographs. Children -- Photographs. Dwellings -- Photographs. Families -- Photographs. Older people -- Photographs. Photographers -- Ohio. Photographers -- West Virginia. Rural life -- Photographs. Rural Schools -- Photographs. |
| Description | This item is a finding aid or inventory to an Ohio Historical Society collection or series. Finding aids are descriptive access tools that provide more complete information about a collection than you will find in the online catalog record. For more information on the collection and to view its contents, contact the Ohio Historical Society. |
| Date of Original | [ca. 1890-1910] |
| Collection | Ohio Historical Society Finding Aids Collection |
| Submitting Institution | Ohio Historical Society |
| Rights | Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
| Type | Text |
| File Name | AV 71 Ewing.pdf |
| File Size | 217.514 KB |
| Format | finding aids |
