Digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Ohio

As Ohio’s service hub for the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), Ohio Digital Network (ODN) is working to make digital collections from all Ohio Digital Network Cultural Heritage Institutions freely accessible to the world.

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Women of Britain: come into the factories

Ask at any employment exchange for advice and full details.; Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by Lowe & Brydone Printers, LTD. London, N.W. 10. 51-2171

Source: Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

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Columbus Street bridge CP00183

The clipping contains two images: the first is an illustration of the Columbus Street bridge that was built circa 1835-1836. The second image is a photo-mechanical illustration of the Detroit-Superior bridge, circa 1929.

Source: Cleveland Public Library

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Taounate Village

Taounate village in the Rif mountains. The economy is driven by agriculture including fig farming. Cattle and cereal production are also prevalent industries in the Taounate region. -CK

Source: Kenyon College

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99,234 Items from Ohio in DPLA

The collections shared by Ohio Digital Network represent stories that are both unique to Ohioans and part of our shared national story.

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14 Contributing Institutions

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County (33085)
State Library of Ohio (13812)
Cleveland Public Library (10952)
University of Toledo (8470)
Ohio History Connection (7790)
Bowling Green State University Libraries (6606)
Kent State University (4704)
Kenyon College (4649)
Akron-Summit County Public Library (2365)
Toledo Lucas County Public Library (2285)
Worthington Libraries (1904)
MidPointe Library System (1402)
Columbus Metropolitan Library (1160)
Pontifical College Josephinum (30)

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Pontifical College Josephinum

7625 N High St

Toledo Lucas County Public Library

325 N Michigan St

Akron-Summit County Public Library

60 S High St

Columbus Metropolitan Library

200 Market St

MidPointe Library System

9363 Centre Pointe Dr

Worthington Libraries

820 North High Street

Kenyon College

103 College Park Street

Bowling Green State University Libraries

1001 E Wooster St

Ohio History Connection

800 E 17th Ave

University of Toledo

2801 W Bancroft St

State Library of Ohio

274 E 1st Ave

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

800 Vine St

Cleveland Public Library

525 Superior Avenue

Kent State University

800 E Summit St

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Scrip Note – Contributing Institution: Worthington Libraries

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Welcome to our new site!

08/03/18

Welcome to OhioDigitalNetwork.org! You might have seen the announcement from the State Library of Ohio earlier this week, we hope you’ve had a chance to see some of the great features of the site, too. This site is intended to be a resource and supplement to the institutions in Ohio with digital collections to add […]