Student Work

At the Ohio Mechanics Institute, Valentine Barker pursued his technical high school degree in Comprehensive Art.  These posters are some of the works he produced while a student at OMI.

  • Ohio Mechanics Institute -- 1908

    Ohio Mechanics Institute -- 1908

    The Ohio Mechanics Institute in 1908, located at 6th & Vine Sts, Cincinnati. Image source:
  • Ohio Mechanics Institute Machine Sketching

    Ohio Mechanics Institute Machine Sketching

    A photograph featuring an OMI class on machine sketching. The image was featured in a 1903 publication titled, The Ohio Mechanics Institute : a school for industrial arts : a brief history and description of present conditions.
  • Ohio Mechanics Institute Design Class

    Ohio Mechanics Institute Design Class

    A photograph of a OMI Design Class. The photograph was featured in a 1903 publication, The Ohio Mechanics Institute : a school for industrial arts : a brief history and description of present conditions.
  • Valentine Barker Class Photo

    Valentine Barker class photo

    Valentine Barker's photo from the 1911 Ohio Mechanics Institute class composite.
  • Ohio Mechanics Institute Class Photo--1911

    Ohio Mechanics Institute Class Photo--1911

    The composite photo for the graduating class of 1911 at the Ohio Mechanics Institute. Barker is the second photo from left in the second row from the top.
  • Diploma for Ohio Mechanics Institute

    Diploma for Ohio Mechanics Institute

    Graduation diploma awarded to Valentine Robert Barker for completing the Ohio Mechanics Institute for Comprehensive Art. The Diploma was awarded in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1911.
  • Commemorative Medallion

    Commemorative Medallion

    A commemorative medal for the Ohio Mechanics Institute's class of 1911's 50th reunion
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