Description: This hand-colored print produced by Nathaniel Currier, ca. 1845, titled 'The Prodigal Son Receiving His Patrimony,' depicts en elderly man and his two sons, dressed in 19th century American attire. A 19th century re-telling of the story of the prodigal son parable from the Bible, this scene depicts the younger son receiving his inheritance from his father; he then leaves, wastes all his money, and returns penniless. An excerpt from the parable, Luke 15:11-13, is transcribed at the bottom of the print and reads, "A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country." Beneath the image in the lower right corner is the address of the publisher which reads "152 Nassau St. Cor[ner] of Spruce N.Y.," and the text in the lower left corner reads "Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H43004
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Popular culture; Prints and printmaking; Biblical teachings; Fathers and sons
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of C. Walder Parke and his father Charles S. Parke standing in front of a curved staircase by a stream or lake. The location of this photograph is unknown, but a Huth Seed store is visible in the background. Huth Seed Company was a major distributor of floral seeds and hardware in the 19th and early 20th centuries. 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_B03F03_001
Subjects: Parke, Charles Walder, 1924-1996; Fathers and sons; Soldiers--Family relationships; United States Air Force; Military uniforms; Air pilots, Military