Description: Taken in 1971 by U.S. Army medic Charles Tweel, this photograph shows a large body of water in Vietnam, probably a lake. This photograph is part of the Charles Tweel Collection (AV 324) at the Ohio History Connection. Charles Tweel grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and attended The Ohio State University. After graduation in 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Army as a non-combatant, first training as a medic at Fort Sam Huston, followed by nine months of additional training at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He finished his training as a Specialist 3 and 91C, MOS, and went on to serve in Bamberg, Germany, with combat engineers for one year. In January 1971, Tweel served in Vietnam with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Air Mobile), 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, based out of Camp Evans near Phu Bai, north of Hue, until December of that year. Tweel spent most of his service on various firebases as the medic in charge, and occasionally shared firebases with South Vietnamese soldiers. He also visited MedCAP stations (Medical Civic Action Programs) where he treated civilians. Tweel received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement, and was promoted to Specialist 5 in 1971. After discharge from the Army, he went to medical school and was in private practice as a family practitioner from 1979-2016, and now works part-time in inner city medical clinics in Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, South Carolina. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV324_B01F03_015
Subjects: Vietnam War (1961-1975); United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Lakes & ponds
Places: Vietnam
 

Description: Photograph showing Columbus, Ohio, architect Noverre Musson as he stirs a bowl at a table. In his hand is a spice container labeled Durkee's. Written on the reverse of the photograph, which was taken for the Columbus Citizen-Journal newspaper, is the address 965 E. Broad Street, possibly Musson's home at the time. Born in Findlay, Ohio, Noverre Musson (1910-1988) was a prolific Columbus architect for many years. After studying under Frank Lloyd Wright and earning an architecture degree from the Ohio State University, he went on to design more than 500 area buildings, including work on the Columbus Museum of Art, the Ohio State University campus, the Ohio School for the Deaf, and many private residences. He worked as a columnist for the Columbus Citizen-Journal from 1941-1962, and later for the Columbus Dispatch. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B03F01_05_01
Subjects: Architects; Architecture--Ohio--Columbus; Cooking; Interior decoration
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This example of Rookwood pottery, made by Virginia Demarest, is an Art Nouveau vase decorated with the Rookwood Standard Glaze with silver inlay. It measures 8.85 by 4.72 inches (22.5 by 12 cm). During its 87-year history, Rookwood pottery of Cincinnati produced five colors of clay bodies and more than 500 glaze lines. Rookwood Pottery was founded by Maria Longworth Nichols in 1880 and financed by her father (the name Rookwood comes from the name of her father's estate). Though the company started out as an amateur pottery club, it soon became one of the most important pottery manufacturing companies in Cincinnati because of its innovative glazing and firing techniques. Rookwood Pottery won many prestigious awards at expositions such as the Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893) and the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo (1901). Rookwood Pottery closed in 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1468_1534298_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Pottery; Pottery industry; Vases; Rookwood Pottery Company
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: The present Union County Courthouse was designed in 1883 and is identical to the Henry County Courthouse. The building is positioned in the middle of a large square, and is made of brick and cut stone with galvanized iron trimmings. The tower bells play tunes like "America the Beautiful" every hour. It is Second Empire style. This image shows the front entrance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV101_B01F06_472
Subjects: Courthouses--Ohio; mansard roofs; towers (building divisions); porticoes; pediments; pilasters; clock towers; Second Empire
Places: Marysville (Ohio); Union County (Ohio); 5th and Court Streets
 

Description: View of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, 1886. This photograph is part of a collection compiled by Henry Howe while researching the 1889 edition of "Historical Collections of Ohio." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00507
Subjects: Bridges; Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio
Places: Piqua (Ohio); Miami County (Ohio)
 

Description: Stone elevator with Scranton chain made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, 1909. The white sheet was used to better define the outline of the object. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01272
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Opening Game. Apr. 15, 1941. Ticket window to Grand Stand.Cin.Ball Park. Findlay near Western ave." This photograph depicts fans waiting in line for their tickets at the ticket counter outside Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds lost 3-7 in the opening game against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 15, 1941. Crosley Field was located at the corner of Western Avenue and Findley Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Originally named Redland Field, this steel and concrete Major League Baseball park was designed by architect Henry Hake and cost $225, 000 to build. It was renamed Crosley Field in 1934, when the team was bought by local businessman Powel Crosley Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F01_011_001
Subjects: Crosley Field (Cincinnati, Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team); St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team); Baseball--Ohio--Cincinnati; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Homes in Lima." The city of Lima was established in 1831, and in 1887, became the first city in Ohio to have an electrified street car system in place. Lima is located in Allen County. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F03_005_001
Subjects: Architecture; Cityscapes
Places: Lima (Ohio); Allen County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a wooden bridge over the Miami and Erie Canal in Montgomery, Ohio, most likely located in or near Dayton, Ohio. Many small bridges had been constructed by this time which precluded any large boats from navigating the canal. The Miami and Erie Canal connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio and Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio and was completed in 1845. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F05_018
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Miami and Erie Canal (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio); Public works
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Plaque reads: "Two hundred yards south of the this site stood in 1829 the first public school established in the City of Cincinnati and within the entire limits of the Northwest Territory. 'Schools and the means of Education shall forever be encouraged' - Northwest Territory Ordinance of 1767. This marker installed Oct 2, 1938 as a gift of Albert S. Bossong in honor of the Daughters of America" View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F06_018_001
Subjects: Cincinnati (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Monuments & memorials--United States--1900-1940; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Steel Mills along the Cuyahoga. Plant of American Steel and Wire Co. in Cleveland's flats." In 1899, numerous barbwire production companies merged together to form the American Steel and Wire Company. These businesses included ones in Texas, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, and several other states. By amassing all of these firms into a single company, it was possible to limit barbwire's production. They could also drive competitors out of business by cutting the product's price. In 1901, the U.S. Steel Corporation purchased the American Steel and Wire Company and operated the company as one of its subsidiaries. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B04F08_18_01
Subjects: Steel-works--Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga River (Ohio)
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Sallee was the artist of the Outhwaite Homes Mural Cartoon. He was born in Oberlin, Ohio in 1911, the eldest of fourteen children. All his life, he only wanted to be an artist. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_024_001
Subjects: Ohio; Mural painting and decoration--United States.
Places: Ohio