Description: This program describes the ceremonies to be held at Brown Chapel on June 12, 1924, for the 79th Annual commencement at Muskingum College. Events include songs, speeches, a reception and an alumni vs. varsity baseball game. The program lists the students who have earned degrees, as well as those students who have earned honors. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B13F17_004_1
Subjects: Higher education; Universities and colleges; Graduations; College students--United States;
Places: New Concord (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of Charles Jr., the son of Charles Young who was also called "Tonton," standing with an unidentified boy. Charles Young was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS2_B04F05_I
Subjects: African American men; Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Cinci., O., Sept. 1937. University of Cinci. Rear of Students Union." The Student Union Building The “Union”, originally called the Student Union Building on the campus of the University of Cincinnati is a large Georgian Colonial structure with a tall clock tower and was built in 1937. It’s four column Greek Revival façade faces McMicken Hall. Student activities take place in this building, and originally had a restaurant called the Great Hall, a student’s co-op book store, recreation rooms, and business quarters. In 1965, the building was expanded, adding a south wing and bridge, at the cost of $3 million dollars. A third of this money was donated by Mrs. Walter Tangeman and in honor of her gift, the entire facility was named Donald Core Tangeman, who had been killed in action during World War II. Starting in 2001, the facility was moderized, during which time, the south wing and bridge were leveled to make way for a new south wing, and the north wing completely renovated. The south wing reopened in 2003 and the north wing in 2004. About half of the new Tangeman University Center remains visible from the outside. The building’s iconic clock tower rises through a glass roof, supported by 90 feet of web-like structural pieces. The new building remains a center of the student communities activities, with a food hall, the Catskeller game room, a 200 seat movie theater, and breakout rooms. University of Cincinnati In 1819, Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio were founded in Cincinnati. Local benefactors such as Dr. Daniel Drake and William Lytle of the Lytle family suggested and funded these institutions. In 1870, the estate of Charles McMicken willed funds to the City of Cincinnati to establish the University of Cincinnati, absorbing Cincinnati College. While the Medical College of Ohio was loosely affiliated with UC from about 1896, it joined with a splinter medical school, Miami Medical College, to form the Ohio-Miami Medical Department of the University of Cincinnati in 1909. UC would again add another independent organization to its roster of colleges when it absorbed the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1962. UC became a "municipally-sponsored, state-affiliated" institution in 1968. During this time, UC was the second-oldest and second-largest municipal university in the country. It became one of Ohio's state universities in 1977. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F14_006_1
Subjects: University of Cincinnati; Education; Universities and colleges; Buildings; College campuses--Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a contemporary copy of the proposals of James Johnston of Washington County, Lyne Starling of Franklin County, Alexander McLaughlin of Muskingum County, and John Kerr of Ross County, to the legislature of the state of Ohio to lay out Columbus. The men offered the land to the state of Ohio, along with $50,000 in funds to erect a state house, offices, penitentiary, and "such other buildings as shall be directed by the legislature." The legislature accepted the proposal, but Columbus was not officially named the capital until 1816, due to the outbreak of the War of 1812. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1368_1137845_001
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Ohio Government; Capitols
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Half moon Bend Ohio River Just N of Steubenville City Limits" This is a photo of three boats on the Ohio River near Steubenville, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F01_012_001
Subjects: Steamboats; Ohio River
Places: Stubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Rodger Cuccio with a propaganda bomblet that dropped leaflets on Iraqi soldiers urging them to surrender during the first Persian Gulf War in 1991. The bomblet is now on display at the United States Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Rodger Cuccio was a member of the 356th Tactical Airlift Squadron stationed at Rickenbacker Air Force Base near Columbus. His unit, along with four others, was attached to the 907th Tactical Airlift Group, U.S. Airforce Reserve. This squadron, made up of over 250 servicemen and women, served in the Gulf War from January to June of 1991. While in Kuwait, Cuccio’s unit flew over 2,000 sorties, hauled over 4,400 tons of cargo and moved more than 13,000 people during Operation Desert Storm. Additional missions of the 907th squadron included resupplying Kuwait City after its liberation, redeployment of troops from Iraq to Saudi Arabia following the signing of the United Nations peace treaty, and evacuation of Shiite Muslims from southern Iraq. The men and women of the 907th Tactical Airlift Group returned to Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts on June 14, 1991, after 141 days overseas. Other photographs in the Cuccio Collection depict camp life for U.S. soldiers, old artillery and military aircraft, Kuwaiti refugees, and Kuwait City and the surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3217_3813095_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Soldiers; Propaganda; Weapons and artillery; Military uniforms
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Iraq
 

Description: 7" x 4.5" photograph of a steel truss bridge from a collection of models for the Ohio State School for the Blind. The model is a replica of a highway bridge over the Wabash river in Mercer County, Ohio. The model is length 59.5", width 15", height 13.5". Photographs and descriptions of models were included in the book "Models for the Blind," compiled by workers of the Ohio Writers' Program. The book was meant as a guide, to be used in the building and study of models, and as documentation of the achievements at the Ohio State School for the Blind. The models were a result of research, design and construction by employees of the Works Projects Administration. Models were made of durable materials to withstand regular usage. The average cost of labor for larger models was $45. A special room was built to store the models where teachers could borrow them to be used in classroom instruction. In 1837, the Ohio government established the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind. This institution was the predecessor of the Ohio State School for the Blind. It was the first public school for the blind in the United States. It was the first in the nation to be created and maintained entirely by the State government. The school opened its doors in 1839, and it was located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Any blind children residing in Ohio could attend the institution. Eleven students enrolled at the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind this first year. The school initially had a maximum capacity of sixty students, but upon moving to a new building in 1874, more than three hundred students could attend at one time. Between 1839 and 1901, 2,058 students enrolled at the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind, with 339 attending in 1901 alone. In the early 1900s, the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind became known as the Ohio State School for the Blind, and the Ohio Department of Education assumed control of the school. In 1953, the school moved ten miles north of its original location to its present home. In 2005, 126 students enrolled in the Ohio State School for the Blind. Students as young as three and as old as twenty-one years of age attended the school. Students could receive their entire education (kindergarten through high school) at the institution. In addition, the Ohio State School for the Blind offered vocational training for its students. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_057_001
Subjects: United States. Work Projects Administration; Blind--Education--Ohio; Ohio State School for the Blind; Truss Bridges Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is the cornerstone of the Crawford County Courthouse. The structure was built in 1854, by architect O.S. Kinney and contractor A.E. Hanckock, but extensive renovations between 1906 and 1908 by architect Harlan Jones significantly updated the building. Prior to this, in 1893, a rear addition designed by J.L. Assenheimer was added. The original brick facade was covered with stone, and an impressive stained glass dome was installed above the courtroom. To the left of the courthouse entrance, there is a statue honoring Colonel William Crawford, a Revolutionary War hero and namesake of the county. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F02_100
Subjects: Courthouses; hip roofs; pillars
Places: Bucyrus (Ohio); Crawford County (Ohio); 112 E. Mansfield St.
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Sewage Disposal Plant,June 15,1936 Looking over excavation for Digestion Tank, and showing several of the new Filter Tanks. Taken for Mr.Deri an and 2 5x7 copies sent to him." The sewage disposal plant is still in the location shown in this photo, on W River Rd and Guthrie Rd. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F05_018_001
Subjects: Dayton (Ohio); Sewage
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Certificate stating the appointment of Aaron R. Fisher to the position of Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the United States Army as of June 1, 1918. The document was signed by the Adjutant General and the Assistant Secretary of War and officially recorded in the Adjutant General's office on March 8, 1919. Aaron R. Fisher was a highly decorated African American soldier during and after World War I; he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Croix de Guerre, Purple Heart, Mexican Service Medal, World War I Victory Medal and Army Commendation Medal for his services. After his discharge, he served as an ROTC instructor at Wilberforce University. He retired as a Chief Warrant Officer in 1947. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS9_B01F29
Subjects: African American men; World War I, 1914-1918; African American soldiers; Wilberforce University; Military officers; Awards; Medals
 

Description: A colored postcard of the “First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation” painting by Francis Bicknell Carpenter of Abraham Lincoln along with his cabinet members at the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in the Cabinet Room of the White House. The cabinet members include William H. Seward, Secretary of State; Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of Treasury; Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War; Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy; Edward Bates, Attorney General; Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General; and Celeb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV83_B01F12_008_01
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Pictorial works
Places: Washington, D.C.
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Logan Elm State Park near Circleville O" The Logan Elm, according to local legend, was the location of a speech on Indian and white relations given by Chief Logan of the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe in 1774. Known as "Logan's Lament" the speech included his grievances over the white settlers' betrayal and murder of his family and tribesmen. When the tree died in 1964, it was estimated to be between 200 and 300 years old, and was approximately 24 feet in circumference. In its place, the Ohio Historical Society and Pickaway Country placed a plaque, and, recently, the Society planted a pin oak tree in honor of Chief Logan and the legendary elm tree. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F05_007_001
Subjects: Logan Elm State Memorial (Ohio); Native American history and society; Ohio History--Settlement and Early Statehood
Places: Circleville (Ohio); Pickaway County (Ohio)