Description: A young woman holding notebooks smiles for a portrait along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. She is identified as a buyer for Long's Bookstore, a longtime shop for new and used textbooks for Ohio State University students. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. 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_B12F329_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Portrait photography; Bookstores
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two patrons identified as Michael Martin and Judy Nablo are pictured at Fan the Flames, a feminist bookstore located in the downtown Columbus YWCA. Fan the Flames began as a non-profit collective in 1974, occupying various locations before settling at the YWCA in 1972. This photograph was taken for publication in the Columbus Free Press newspaper. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS1301AV_B04F14_03
Subjects: Businesses; Shopping; Books and reading; Bookstores;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)