Butter sculpture at Ohio State Fair   Save
Columbus Free Press Collection Audiovisual Series
Description: Photograph from the Columbus Free Press Collection showing the butter sculpture at the 1985 Ohio State Fair. This sculpture, credited to artist Dan Ross, shows a veterinarian standing with a cow and calf. The "butter cow" has been a tradition sponsored by the Ohio State University and Dairy Processors of Ohio at the State Fair since the early 1900s. Dan Ross served as the sculptor each summer for more than 30 years. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B02F09_09
Subjects: Ohio State Fair; Agriculture--Ohio; Dairy industry; Dairy products; Cows;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)