Description: This flag, a textile (cotton), was manufactured by Metropolitan Flags which is currently located at 131 S Bolmar Street # H, West Chester, PA The Florida State Flag displays the St. Andrew Cross (a red saltire) on a white field. At the center lies the Great Seal of the State of Florida. A Seminole woman spreading hibiscus flowers on the shore. A steamboat and the state's official tree, Cabbage Palmetto or Sabal Palm, are illuminated by the sun on the horizon. Within the outer gold border is printed "Great Seal of the State of Florida", and "In God we Trust". This flag is not cataloged in this collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H65491_001
Subjects: Ceremonial artifact; Great Seal --Florida; Seminole; Trees --Palmetto; Communication artifact; state flags--Florida;
Places: Florida, United States
 

Description: Souvenir program from the Orange Blossom Classic, Florida A&M College vs. Wilberforce University in Orlando, Florida played on Saturday December 7, 1940. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: NAM_MSS6_B08F05_06
Subjects: Wilberforce University; Historical Black Colleges and Universities; Sports; Florida A&M College
Places: Orlando (Florida)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Tug "Florida," Great Lakes Towing Co. Dist. 6 Files." This is a photograph of a Great Lakes Towing Company tugboat named "Florida" headed down the Maumee River in Toledo, Ohio. The Great Lakes Towing Company was founded in 1899 in Cleveland and provided vessel towing as well as marine salvage and ice breaking. It was so successful in 1913 it was charged with operating a monopoly. Today, the Great Lakes Towing Company’s headquarters remains in Cleveland and it is the last remaining tugboat operation in the Great Lakes region. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F11_028_001
Subjects: Tugboats; Maumee River (Ind. and Ohio); Cargo Ships; Toledo (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: This album contains photographs taken during President-elect Warren G. Harding's vacation in St. Augustine, Florida, in the month before his 1921 inauguration. The vacation included activities like golfing, boating, and visiting historical landmarks in the city, and was documented by the St. Augustine Elks Lodge, No. 829, with photographs by P.A. Wolfe. Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) was born in Corsica (now called Blooming Grove), a small town in Morrow County, Ohio. His family moved to Marion, where Harding taught school, briefly studied law, and worked occasionally as a reporter for a local paper before buying the Marion Star in 1884. Harding became popular as a local bandleader at political rallies, and for his skill as an orator. Willing to follow the lead of political bosses, Harding advanced rapidly in Ohio politics, serving as state senator and lieutenant governor. In 1914, Harding was elected to the U. S. Senate. He launched his famous "front porch" 1920 presidential campaign from the porch of his Victorian home in Marion. He won the presidency with sixty percent of the popular vote, promising a "return to normalcy" following the wave of reforms begun during Theodore Roosevelt's administration. St. Augustine is the nation's oldest European-occupied settlement, settled by the Spanish in 1565. It is located along Florida's Atlantic coast, and is home to several historic landmarks that Harding visited including the Hotel Ponce de Leon (now a part of Flagler College), Castillo de San Marcos, the Plaza de la Constitucion, and the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865‐1923; Presidents; Ohio History ‐‐ Presidents and Politics; National monuments
Places: St. Augustine (Florida)
 

Description: Postcard with photograph of the Shoremede Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. C. Walder Parke and his wife stayed here during Parke's military leave shortly after he returned from his tour of duty. One of the upper windows is circled in black marker on this photograph, indicating the room in which the couple stayed. After checking in at the redistribution center in Miami Beach, Parke was assigned to Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus, Ohio as a navigational instructor. Charles Walder Parke was born on July 28, 1924, and grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in 1942 intending to be a pilot during WWII, but spent most of his military career as a navigator on B-17 Flying Fortresses in the 94th Bombardment Group. Parke earned two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal with several Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his successful bombing missions, including some over Berlin. He is best known for being on board a B-17 which was shot down over France by German planes on June 25, 1944, during a non-combat mission. The crew managed to make an emergency landing, and everyone inside survived. After the war, Parke founded the Cleveland-based Laurel Industries Inc., which became a prominent supplier of antimony oxide to the plastics industry. He died of Lou-Gehrig’s Disease on September 15, 1996, at the age of 72. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1510_B03F04_001
Subjects: Hotels; Leave of absence; Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996
Places: Miami Beach (Florida); Miami-Dade County (Florida)
 

Description: Caption reads: "FRIENDSHIP 7 IS SECURED ABOARD NOA" Taken during the recovery of Friendship 7 on February 25, 1962, this photograph shows the spacecraft aboard the USS Noa. After about three orbits around the planet, the spacecraft landed in the North Atlantic Ocean and was retrieved by the U.S. Navy. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_03
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; United States Navy;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Canal plat map showing a section of the Miami and Erie Canal through Henry County and into Defiance County, between stations 2360 and 2530. The Maumee River and the community of Florida are pictured, and properties, bridges, stations, locks, and other landmarks along the route are noted. The map was created under the direction of the members of the Canal Commission of the state of Ohio and approved by the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works (variously referred to as the Board of Public Works and the Division of Public Works). Construction on the Miami and Erie Canal took place between 1825 and 1845, and the finished route connected Cincinnati and Toledo, as well as the Ohio River with Lake Erie. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: BV4923_013
Subjects: Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Transportation; Canals -- Ohio; Rivers--Ohio
Places: Florida (Ohio); Henry County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "ONLY UMBILICAL REMAINS ATTACHED" Taken during the launch of the Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the tip of the spacecraft attached to an umbilical attachment to the launch tower. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_07
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "ASTRONAUT GLENN SUITING UP" Taken before the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows astronaut John Glenn putting on his spacesuit before boarding the spacecraft. Two people help him into the top half. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_05
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Astronauts; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Autographed photograph of the airplane flown by famous female pilot Amelia Earhart. Major Raymond Newson, United States Air Force, obtained Earhart's autograph in Miami, Florida shortly before she left on her last flight in June 1937. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01682
Subjects: Airplanes; Ohio History
Places: Miami (Florida)
 

Description: Caption reads: "ASTRONAUT GLENN RIDES VAN TO LAUNCH PAD" Taken during the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows astronaut John Glenn in his space suit before arriving at the launch pad. He sits on a brown leather seat. The mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_02
Subjects: Glenn, John, 1921-2016; Astronauts; Friendship 7 (Spacecraft);
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);
 

Description: Caption reads: "LIFT OFF!" Taken during the launch of Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, this photograph shows the spacecraft as it lifts off from the launch pad. This mission would make John Glenn the first American to orbit the earth. The John and Annie Glenn collection is comprised of photographs, slides, books and ephemera documenting the career of John Glenn as an astronaut and U.S. Senator. The collection also documents his life with his wife Annie Glenn née Castor, family and friends, such as Robert and Ethel Kennedy and fellow astronauts. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV329_B24F09_04
Subjects: Friendship 7 (Spacecraft); United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Glenn, John, 1921-2016;
Places: Cape Canaveral (Florida); Brevard County (Florida);