Description: The Scioto County Courthouse, built in 1925 by architect John Scudder Adkins, is the county’s third. It is Neoclassical. The fourth floor houses the county jail. This image shows the building's front and side facades. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_429
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places;
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio); 602 7th St.
 

Description: Photograph of three men at an Army camp. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2_B06F21_I
Subjects: African American men; African American soldiers
 

Description: Carte de visite of Pvt. Alfred Hemager, who is standing, with rifle. He served with Company B of the 77th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Company B was recruited from Noble and Washington Counties, Ohio. Hemager's last name is also spelled as Hemmager, Hemmeger, and Hemmiger. From: Aurelius Township Age: 21 Enlisted: November 15, 1861, 3-year term Mustered Out: February 20, 1866 View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f16_12
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 77th (1861-1866) Company B
Places: Noble County (Ohio); Washington County (Ohio)
 

Description: These photographs show James (Jimmy) Crum, sports director at NBC 4 in Columbus, interviewing golfer Jack Nicklaus at the 1970 Columbus Pro-Am Golf Spectacular held at Brookside Country Club. The event benefitted Dispatch Charities and Children's Hospital. Participants included Jack Nicklaus, Doug Sanders and Bobby Cole. Nicklaus presented the L. Charles Nicklaus Memorial Trophy to amateurs Carl Mengali and Bob Hoag, who each scored two-under-par 70. The photographs measure 2" x 2" (5.08 x 5.08 cm). Jack William Nicklaus was born in Columbus, Ohio on January 21, 1940. Nicklaus amassed an amazing array of achievements in his career, among which are 20 major championship wins and 100 professional victories worldwide. Nicklaus holds the record for Masters wins (6), and shares the record for PGA championships (5) and U.S. Open titles (4). Nicknamed the "Golden Bear," Nicklaus was known on the course for his intense focus, powerful drives and uncommon sportsmanship. He also became a renowned golf course designer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3121_4875022_001
Subjects: Sports; Golf; Golfers; Sportscasters, Nicklaus, Jack
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Greene County - Wilberforce University, Oct. 20, 1936. New power house (also showing gymnasium on right). Near Xenia, Ohio." Wilberforce University is located on US 42, three miles from Xenia, Ohio on land that at one time occupied the Tawawa Springs summer resort. In 1856, the Methodist Episcopal Church established Wilberforce University near Xenia, Ohio, to provide African American access to a college education. The university was the first private black college in the United States. Its founders named the institution after William Wilberforce, a prominent eighteenth-century abolitionist. A number of African-American Ohioans attended the school during its early years. During the American Civil War, attendance declined as many students enlisted in the Union army. Wilberforce University closed in 1862. In 1863, the African Methodist Episcopal Church acquired ownership of the university. Under the direction of Daniel Payne, a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, John Mitchell, the principal of a school in Cincinnati, and James Shorter, an African Methodist Episcopal pastor from Zanesville, Ohio, Wilberforce reopened its doors. The institution operated as a private university serving the African-American community for the next twenty-four years. In 1887, the State of Ohio began to provide Wilberforce with funds to help finance the institution, brought to an end the university's exclusively private status. The state also helped the university create a Normal and Industrial Department that eventually evolved into Central State University. Wilberforce University has experienced steady growth throughout the twentieth century. During the last decades of the twentieth century, the institution built a new residence hall, a student health center, a recreation and sports facility, and an administrative center. The university offers more than twenty degree programs and has exchange programs with universities around the world. In 2003, enrollment was more than 1,200 students. Arson fire damaged some of the buildings in 1865 and tornado in destroyed much of the campus 1974. Below is a partial list of buildings that have been or are on campus: Galloway Hall - Built in 1905, as an impressive administration building and auditorium. It was destroyed by a tornado in 1974 and was rebuilt as part of the Central State University campus. The new building name is Galloway Alumni Tower. Bundy Hall (recitation building) – built 1917 Arnett Hall (girls dormitory and classrooms) - built 1901 Kenzia Emery Hall (girls dormitory) - built 1913 Shorter Hall (boys dormitory, classrooms and administration) – built 1867 (fire caused remodeling 1922) – survived 1974 tornado - demolished 1999 Carnegie Library - built 1907 (1909?) – survived 1974 tornado - National Register of Historic Places 2004 J.G. Mitchell Hall (boys dormitory and classrooms) - built 1891 S.T. Mitchell Hall (girls dormitory – Model home for senior girls) - built 1912 - Samuel T. Mitchell, President 1884-1900. Mitchell Hall, which once stood where Central State University's Hallie Q. Brown Library and Education Building stands today, was named for President Mitchell. O’Neill Hall (boys dormitory and classrooms – first of the state funded buildings) - built 1890 Model School - built 1889 Howell’s Hall - built 1900 Light, Heat and Power Plant – built 1904 Poindexter Hall (built for the printing and drawing departments) - built 1904 Mechanic Arts (built to house carpentry, blacksmithing and machine shops) – built 1914 Tawawa Hospital – built 1916 Beacom Gymnasium – built 1918 Charles Leander Hill Gymnasium – built 1958 - survived 1974 tornado Margaret Ireland Hall (girls dormitory) – built 1963 – destroyed 1974 Central State University In 1887, the Ohio General Assembly established a separate institution to be housed on the Wilberforce campus known as the Combined Normal and Industrial Department. The state-supported school was to focus on training blacks for work in industrial trades and as school teachers. Although the Combined Normal and Industrial Department imposed no restrictions on the race or sex of its students, it was understood that the Department was intended primarily to serve Ohio's African American community. For six decades the Department was administered as part of Wilberforce University. It was set apart, however, by having its own board of trustees which was responsible for administering the state funding of its activities. In 1941, the Department became the College of Education and established a four year program. In 1947 it was declared legally separate from Wilberforce. Although still sharing its campus with Wilberforce, the institution was now the College of Education and Industrial Arts at Wilberforce. In 1951 the Ohio State Legislature added a liberal arts program and renamed the institution Central State College. Former Wilberforce president Charles H. Wesley served as the first president of Central State from 1947 until 1965. Central State became a university in 1965. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F02_019_1
Subjects: Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Education; Universities and colleges; Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio); Power-plants United States
Places: Wilberforce (Ohio); Greene County (Ohio)
 

Description: National colors of the 76th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Text on flag reads: Fort Donelson. Shiloh. Siege of Corinth. Chickasaw [?] 76th Ohio Veteran Infantry Siege of Vicksburg. Siege of Jackson. Lookout Mountain. Mission Ridg[e]. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02031
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio History--Military Ohio
 

Description: Photograph of Simon Lazarus (1808-1887) of The F. & R. Lazarus Company, ca. 1870. Simon Lazarus arrived in Columbus, Ohio, in 1870 and opened the Lazarus store. He died in 1877 and after his wife Amelia's death in 1899, the name was changed to The F & R Lazarus store after his sons, Fred and Ralph. In 2003, after a successful century and a half, the Lazarus Company was incorporated with Macy's, a member of the Federated Department stores. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03491
Subjects: Stores, Retail; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business; Lazarus Department Store; The F. & R. Lazarus Company (Columbus, Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photo depicts the aftermath of a massive fire that burned down the Chittenden Hotel, Chittenden Hall, Chittenden Park, and the Henrietta Theaters in Columbus, Ohio on November 4th, 1893. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04C_010_1
Subjects: Historic buildings--Ohio--Columbus--Pictorial works; Theaters--Ohio--Columbus--History;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the side facade of the Butler County Courthouse. This structure was built from 1885-1889 by architect David Gibbs, and like most county courthouses, it has undergone many renovations. A fire in 1912 caused the collapse of the commanding four-tiered clock tower into the center of the building's interior. A new three-tiered structure was constructed to replace the original, and it is the tower which stands to this day. Its architectural style is a mix of Second Empire and Palladian. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F01_056
Subjects: Courthouses; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Hamilton (Ohio); Butler County (Ohio); 101 High St.
 

Description: Photograph showing visitors gathered outside the ballroom at Olentangy Park, an amusement park that was located on North High Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1910-1930. Also called the Dance Pavilion, the ballroom was added after the Dussenbury brothers bought Olentangy Park in 1899. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04962
Subjects: Popular culture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Carte de visite of Pvt. Charles Pool, who served with Company I of the 194th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV200_b03_f20_13
Subjects: Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Photographs; United States. Army. Ohio infantry Regiment, 194th (1865) Company I
Places: Ohio
 

Description: St. Xavier College, now Xavier University, is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This illustration, which shows campus buildings including the Athenaeum, is from the "Kimball & James' Business Directory for the Mississippi Valley," 1844. In 1831, Bishop Edward Fenick established a college called the Athenaeum in Cincinnati. This school was the first Roman Catholic college founded in Ohio. Nine years later, Bishop John Purcell determined that Cincinnati would make a good location for a Catholic university to be run by the Society of Jesus, and proposed that the Athenaeum's property would be a good site for the new university. As a result, in 1840 the Jesuits took control of the Athenaeum, renaming it St. Xavier College in honor of the founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Francis Xavier. The college received its charter from the state in 1842. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04181
Subjects: Universities and colleges--Pictorial works; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Education
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)