Description: Historical photograph of Columbus waterworks employees ca. 1900, photographed by Perry Okey and included in the Columbus Citizen-Journal Photograph Collection. Some of the men are identified in a typed caption on the back as follows. Front row, seated left to right: John Bauer, boilermaker; Tom Neishan, fireman; and Charley Lyons, blacksmith's helper. Standing in the front left, with a black bow tie and beard, is a Civil War veteran named "Carr," who was a carpenter. The man in light clothes at center is Marvin Custer, the morning engineer and a nephew of General George Armstrong Custer. To his left is Captain Carter, a river patrolman, and at the far right wearing a derby hat is Uncle John Kilroy, chief engineer. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B11F03_04_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History; Waterworks; City employees; Civil engineering;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A man smoking a cigarette flattens new cement on a sidewalk along North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. 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_B12F316_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); City employees;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A street cleaner talks to another man in a shirt and tie while he sweeps the sidewalk, along High Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Across the street, pedestrians stroll past local businesses, including Florsheim Shoes and Nationwide Beauty Academy. Milton Florsheim founded the Florsheim Shoe Company in 1892. Nationwide Beauty Academy offers instruction in cosmetology, and in 1997, joined the Salon Schools Group, which includes programs in barbering, cosmetology, and spa sciences. 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_B05F129_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Street cleaners; City employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: In this photograph from the Columbus Citizen-Journal, members of the Columbus Park Board meet to discuss new recreation areas near Hoover Dam. They are identified on the reverse as (left to right): V. W. Flickinger, state park director; William Coons, board member; Ray S. Dietz, park superintendent; and Ed Wagner, board chairman. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B03F05_04_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Parks; Outdoor recreation; City employees;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A street sweeper pushes a wheeled trash can past a store window along High Street in downtown 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_B05F120_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; Downtowns; Street cleaners; City employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of William A. Jackson, a patrolman born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1860, who was appointed to the Lima (Ohio) Police Department in 1891. The first first African American officer appointed to the police force in Lima, Jackson retired in 1895 and reappointed in 1898. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 352_2L626h_Jackson
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Aytch Miller, a residential patrolman who was appointed to the Columbus Police Department on December 17, 1907. The first African American officer appointed to the Columbus Police Department is reported to be Nelson Tate, ca. 1890. The city had its first African American chief of police, James G. Jackson, named in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 363_20977157H629c_Miller
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Thomas H. Lonesome, a patrolman born in Virginia on April 14, 1866, who was appointed to the Youngstown (Ohio) Police Department on December 12, 1895. Lonesome and his fellow patrolman Charles Williams were among the earliest African Americans to join the police force in Youngstown in the 1890s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 352_2771391_Y87h_Lonesome
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of George Gaston, a patrolman who was appointed to the Columbus Police Department on May 23, 1899. The first African American officer appointed to the Columbus Police Department is reported to be Nelson Tate, ca. 1890. The city had its first African American chief of police, James G. Jackson, named in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 363_20977157H629c_Gaston
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of John H. Jones, a patrolman who was appointed to the Columbus Police Department on December 27, 1904. The first African American officer appointed to the Columbus Police Department is reported to be Nelson Tate, ca. 1890. The city had its first African American chief of police, James G. Jackson, named in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 363_20977157H629c_Jones
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Simon P. Jackson, a patrolman who was appointed to the Columbus Police Department on May 16, 1899. The first African American officer appointed to the Columbus Police Department is reported to be Nelson Tate, ca. 1890. The city had its first African American chief of police, James G. Jackson, named in 1990. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 363_20977157H629c_S_Jackson
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of Charles J. Williams, a patrolman born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 5, 1871, who was appointed to the Youngstown (Ohio) Police Department on May 1, 1899. Williams and his fellow patrolman Thomas Lonesome were among the earliest African Americans to join the police force in Youngstown in the 1890s. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: 352_2771391_Y87h_Williams
Subjects: African American Ohioans; Law enforcement; Police officers; City employees
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)