Description: Seven photographs circa 1969-1970 document the Ohio Penitentiary located at 254 West Spring Street in Columbus. They measure 5 by 7 inches (12.70 by 17.78 cm). Shown are the Death House, electric chair, dormitories, Identification Department photograph area, barber shop, and O. Henry Athletic Field. In 1885, the legislature required all executions to take place at the Ohio Pen rather than in the county where the crime occurred. The Death House was built in 1913 to house the electric chair, which was first used to carry out death sentences in 1897. The prison baseball field was named for famous author O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), who was imprisoned at the Ohio Penitentiary in the late 1890s on embezzlement charges. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1909_1980944_002
Subjects: Ohio Government; Architecture; Prisons; Prisoners; Electrocution; Cameras; Barbershops; Television Receivers and reception; Athletic fields; Henry, O., 1862-1910
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A young woman in a leg cast and crutches and a young man astride a bicycle holding a camera are photographed near a car lot along North High Street in the Worthington suburb of Columbus, Ohio. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B15F410_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Teenagers; Automobile dealers; Cameras; Bicycles and bicycling;
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A man standing near a jockey lawn statue takes a photograph, likely during the Worthington Historical Society Flea Market along North High Street in the Worthington suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Across the busy street, booths with artwork can be seen set up outside the front of a grocery store called "Home Market." The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B14F371_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Flea markets; Grocery stores; Cameras;
Places: Worthington (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a man in a cage with two young bears. He appears to be holding a camera and may be recording footage for use in a film. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05642
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture; Motion picture film--History; Cameras; Bears