Description: Boys on the field during a little league football game, October 1968. A referee watches as an offensive player tries to push off a defender. The green jerseys read "Nicklaus Drugs," a small pharmacy chain owned and operated by Charlie Nicklaus, father of golfer Jack Nicklaus, around the Upper Arlington neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07643
Subjects: Sports; Football; Football players; Football; Sports--Ohio--History; Sports teams
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows eleven young men dressed in turtlenecks playing football in a field. They are lined up with an older man in a suit, perhaps a coach, standing behind them. The young man on the far left wears a soft helmet. Farm buildings and trees lie behind them. Photograph by Harry Evan Kinley (1882-1969), a native of Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Kinley was active in local events and organizations, and spent his professional career as a clerk at his father's store, and later as a traveling salesman for the Marion Paper & Supply Company (1934-1962). Kinley was also an avid lifelong photographer, and the bulk of the Harry Kinley Collection is comprised of glass plate negatives documenting the Kinley family, the city of Upper Sandusky and Wyandot County and surrounding areas. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV30_B01F01_54
Subjects: Football; Sports--Ohio--History; Sports teams
Places: Upper Sandusky (Ohio); Wyandot County (Ohio);
 

Description: Two inmates identified as Bebic (left) and Johnson (right) engaged in a boxing match at the London Prison Farm in London, Ohio, ca. 1949 - 1955. A note written on the back of the photograph indicates that Johnson won the match. Sports were an important part of the educational and recreational program at the London Prison Farm and their athletic teams were successful. Construction of the London Prison Farm began in the early 1920s. At that time, the institution was a branch unit of the Ohio Penitentiary. With completion in 1925 of its main building, the London Prison Farm was established as a separate correctional institution. It is now known as the London Correctional Institution. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04480
Subjects: Sports; Ohio History--State and Local Government--Corrections; Prisoners; Prisons--Ohio
Places: London (Ohio); Madison County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Harding Stadium- nite. Steubenville, O. Miller and Son, 436 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio." This is a photograph of Steubenville High School's Harding Stadium at night in Steubenville, Ohio. Steubenville High School is commonly referred to by its mascot, "Big Red" and has a very successful football team. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F02_021_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; Football--Ohio--Steubenville; Football stadiums; School sports; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1940, this photograph shows a young man competing in the long jump, or broad jump, at a track meet in Sylvania, Ohio, in Lucas County. The crowd watches the jumper, in addition to a mascot in the background on the left. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F04_006_001
Subjects: Broad jump; Track and field; Recreation; Sports; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Sylvania (Ohio); Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "New York Relay- County Tract Meet- Sylvania." This photograph shows several girls competing in the New York relay during the Lucas County track meet in Sylvania, Ohio. There are girls catching the ball on one side of the net and a line of girls waiting on the other side. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F03_0019_001
Subjects: Sports for girls; Track and field; Recreation; Sports; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Sylvania (Ohio); Toledo (Ohio); Lucas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the Ohio State marching band performing a half time show for the fans, during the Ohio State University football game versus the University of Michigan in Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, November 1968. The two teams are long-time rivals and the game is a big draw for crowds each fall. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07632
Subjects: Sports; Ohio State University Football History; Ohio State University--Athletics; Ohio State University--Football; Ohio State University--Sports--History; Marching bands
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is most likely not Gladys E. Palmer, but was taken by her. Palmer was an athletic administrator at Ohio State University between 1922-1957. As Chairperson of the women's division of Physical Education at OSU, she established the first-ever Intercollegiate Golf Tournament for women. The tournament was held in 1941 at Ohio State's Scarlet Course. Caption reads: "Miss Gladys E. Palmer, 1776 King Ave. Columbus, Ohio, Class D, No. 88." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F11_016_001
Subjects: Golf; Golf--Ohio--History; Palmer, Gladys E.; College sports; Ohio State University; Women golfers--United States; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Inside view of Ohio Stadium (also known as the "Horseshoe" or the "Shoe" because of its unique horseshoe shape), the football stadium at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1935-1943. Architect Howard Dwight Smith designed the plans for Ohio Stadium, earning him an award from the American Institute of Architects. Ohio Stadium was built in 1922 and is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. The original stadium held 66,000 spectators. With renovations throughout the years, the stadium now has a seating capacity of 102,329. While in this image the south end of the stadium is open, in 2001 permanent stands were added to the south end closing the stadium off. This photograph is one of thousands collected for the Ohio Guide, part of the American Guide Series compiled by the Works Progress Administration from 1935-1942. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02888
Subjects: History of the Ohio State University; Stadiums; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); Ohio State University--Sports--History; United States. Works Progress Administration of Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Ohio Stadium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio." This photo depicts a stadium full of people watching the Ohio State Marching Band perform the half-time show at Ohio State Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio State stadium opened in 1922. It cost approximately 1.3 million dollars to build and was one of the earliest stadiums constructed of concrete. At the time of its opening, Ohio Stadium was the largest stadium west of the Allegheny Mountains. It officially could hold 66, 210 fans when it first opened, although fans routinely filled the stadium beyond capacity. The first game played in Ohio Stadium occurred on October 7, 1922, when Ohio State played Ohio Wesleyan. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_050_001
Subjects: Ohio State University--Bands; Ohio State University--Football--History; Sports; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Education; Universities and colleges; Stadiums; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Aerial view of the Ohio Stadium (also known as the "Horseshoe" or the "Shoe" because of its unique horseshoe shape) on the campus of The Ohio State University, taken on October 21, 1922. Architect Howard Dwight Smith designed the plans for Ohio Stadium, earning him an award from the American Institute of Architects. Ohio Stadium was built in 1922 and is home to the Ohio State Buckeyes football team. This photograph depicts the dedication game against the University of Michigan, when the then-66,000 seat stadium was filled with about 72,000 fans. At Bottom: DEDICATION OHIO STADIUM OCT. 21 - 1922 ATTENDANCE 72.000 Bottom Right Corner: SERVICE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY COLUMBUS. OHIO. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03259
Subjects: History of the Ohio State University; Ohio State Buckeyes (Football team); Ohio State University--Sports--History; Aerial photographs
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Toronto High School Stadium. Toronto, O. Miller and Son, 436 Market Street, Steubenville, Ohio." The sign outside the stadium reads: "Home Games 1936. Amsterdam Sept. 18; Freedom Sept. 25; Liverpool Oct. 2; Chester Oct. 9; Sebring Oct. 23; Bridgeport Oct. 31; Libson Nov. 14" Toronto, Ohio is located about 9 miles north of Steubenville, on the Ohio River. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_046_001
Subjects: High schools--Ohio; School buildings--Ohio; Jefferson County (Ohio)--History; Stadiums--Ohio; Sports and recreation facilities; Education; Sports; Athletic fields; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Toronto (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)