Description: Photograph showing the Folk Music Center of Columbus, Ohio, from the Columbus Free Press Collection. A hand-painted sign advertises new and used instruments as well as folk and rock music lessons. This brick building is located at 2194 North High Street. 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_B02F04_03
Subjects: Musical instruments; Musicians; Folk music; Arts and entertainment
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of folk singer and journalist Bill Cohen from the Columbus Free Press Collection. He poses with an acoustic guitar near a torn poster announcing a demonstration to "Bring Troops Home Now!" 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_B02F04_01
Subjects: Musical instruments; Musicians; Folk music; Performers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two musicians identified as Harvey Phelps (left) and Jim Gayle (right), posed with a banjo and guitar, in a photograph taken for the Columbus Free Press. 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_B02F04_04
Subjects: Musical instruments; Musicians; Folk music; Performers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a man identified as Mr. Oscar H. Palmer, playing the banjo on his property in Akron, Ohio. He wears overalls and a straw hat as he performs. The image was submitted by photographer Ronald F. Stockwell of Akron in the Professional category of the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest. In August 1976, the Ohio American Revolution Bicentennial Advisory Committee (OARBAC) began the Spirit of Ohio Bicentennial Photo Contest as part of a larger effort in Ohio to celebrate the 1976 American Bicentennial. The contest was meant to document "the spirit and character of the people and places which represent Ohio during [the] bicentennial year," and to create a permanent photographic archive of the year's festivity for use by future researchers. Both professional and amateur photographers submitted over 500 photographs for consideration, all taken within the state between January 1 and December 31, 1976. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA2734AV_B02F14_01_01
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial (1976); Musical instruments; Musicians; Folk music; Performers
Places: Akron (Ohio); Summit County (Ohio)
 

Description: The information attached to the reverse of the photo is unclear, but it seems to read: "Children's Home,Dayton,Ohio,April 25,1936 Group of [?] in their costumes made by the WPA Sewing Project at the Children's home, for a performance of folk songs and folk dances to be given first at Brown School, April 28, '36. The costumes represent those of some 16 nationalities." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_009_001
Subjects: Folk dance music; Dancers; Dance--Folk and national dances; ' Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project; Costumes;
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)