Description: Fans arriving for soap box derby races at Derby Downs in Akron, Ohio, 1954. The first All American Soap Box Derby races were held in Dayton, Ohio in 1934. In 1935 the races moved to Akron, Ohio where they are still held today. Derby Downs was built in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05311
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Popular Culture
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit 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; Cultural Ohio--Ohio 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: Modern photographic print made from a glass plate negative depicting a group of Ohio State University football fans and players on the sidelines, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1920. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07844
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports--Ohio--History; Ohio State University--Football
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Race cars in competition at the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, 1962. The first All-American Soap Box Derby race was held in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934. The race was moved to Akron in 1935, when leaders in the Akron community saw the need for the race to have a permanent location. The Works Progress Administration began construction of Derby Downs in 1936. The national competition has been held there each August ever since. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07619
Subjects: Coaster cars; Ohio Economy--Architecture and Engineering; Racing; Sports--Ohio--History; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Soap box derbies--Ohio
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: Modern print made from a glass plate negative of the Buckeye Steel Castings Company Foundry baseball team, August 23, 1915. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03775
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Members of a little league football team sitting on the bench in their uniforms during a game, November 1968. An injured player is also seen cheering his team on. The boys wear jerseys reading "Worthington" as well as helmets labelled with their names View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07630
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Football--Ohio--History; Football players; Children
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Spectators in the bleachers at a little league football game scenes, November 1968. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07631
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Sports; Children; Football--Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Captains Goebel, Marting, and Needham, three All-American football players at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, ca. 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03370
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Football--United States--History--20th century
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: 83rd Infantry Division Football Team, Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, ca. 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03371
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Military Ohio; Football--United States--History--20th century
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photographic postcard with the text "Between the halves at a division team football game - Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio," ca. 1918. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03372
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Football--United States--History--20th century
Places: Chillicothe (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys and girls swim meet, March 1970. Fans watch as young men start their event. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07634
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Swimming; Sports--Ohio--History
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Boys and girls swim meet, March 1970. Fans watch as young women begin their event. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07635
Subjects: Sports; Cultural Ohio--Ohio Sports; Swimming; Sports for women; Sports--Ohio--History
Places: Franklin County (Ohio)