Description: This is a photograph of an unidentified man standing between large drums in a factory somewhere in Ohio. He is posing for the camera and wearing overalls and rubber boots. More information needed. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F11_033_1
Subjects: Drums (Containers); Steel-works--Ohio--Pictorial works; Factories--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press during an event at the Ohio State Fairgrounds showing traditional ceremonial music performed by American Indians who were passing through Central Ohio while taking part in "The Longest Walk." Tribal members who participated in the walk spent a week resting at Delaware State Park in Delaware, Ohio, ca. 1978, during which time they shared information about the walk with interested members of the public and demonstrated a variety of ceremonial music traditions. The Longest Walk was an American Indian Movement-led event in support of tribal sovereignty for American Indians and in protest of anti-Indian legislation that was being proposed at the time. The walk covered a 3,200-mile stretch across the United States. 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_B02F15_01
Subjects: American Indian history and society; Cultural heritage; American Indian Movement (AIM); Musical performances; Drums
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joseph Fissell from Circleville, Ohio is believed to be the youngest Civil War soldier to serve in the Union army. He was eleven years old when he enlisted as a musician in the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.) on August 1, 1862. Fissell served until 1865. A tintype is a positive photograph made directly on an iron plate varnished with a thin sensitized film. This tintype and case measure 3.5 by 6.5 (8.89 by 16.51 cm). The 45th O.V.I. was organized at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio on August 19, 1862. Their regiment was mustered out June 12, 1865 and remaining recruits were transferred to the 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). The regiment lost a total of 339 men during the war. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1446_1160585_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Arts and Entertainment; Civil War; Musicians; 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.); Drums
Places: Circleville (Ohio); Pickaway County (Ohio)