James Kilbourn Engraving

Basic details

James Kilbourn Engraving is an art original, with genre portraits.

Its dimensions are 5.75 in. x 8 in..

It was created sometime in 1830.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This is an engraving of James Kilbourn, founder of Worthington, Ohio. Prior to the invention of photography, engravings were a popular means of reproducing portraits. Engravings were used in books and newspapers for illustrations as photographs are now. Son of an impoverished farmer, James Kilbourn set out on his own at 16, illiterate and poor. Self-educated and self-made, his life typifies the frontier entrepreneur. He founded the cities of Worthington, Bucyrus, Norton, Lockbourne and Sandusky, served in the U.S. Congress, and was active in the religious and political life of Columbus and Ohio.

Subjects

It features the person James Kilbourne.

It covers the topics art, businessmen and freemasons.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs0335.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 79-G-298.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on March 6, 2002. It was last updated October 21, 2025.

Copyright

No Copyright - United States

James Kilbourn Engraving from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of James Kilbourn Engraving. Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.